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BA Classical Studies and Philosophy

University of Exeter

Institution
University of Exeter
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Classical Studies and Philosophy
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
QVV5
Typical offer
A-level AAB

Entry requirements

A-Level: AAB IB: 34/665 BTEC: DDD

About this course

BA in Classical Studies and Philosophy, a Classics and Philosophy degree centred on the integration of ancient cultural texts and philosophical enquiry. Core topics include Research Methods, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students combine the challenge of exploring the culture and thought of the ancient world with the study of philosophy. The first year covers core foundations through Greek and Roman Narrative, Greek and Roman Drama, Knowledge and Reality 1, Knowledge and Reality 2, Evidence and Argument 1, Introduction to Philosophical Analysis, and Philosophy of Morality. The second year advances learning with Greek and Roman Narrative, Greek and Roman Drama, Philosophy of Mind 1, Body and Mind, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Language, Philosophical Research, and Moral Agency in Social Context. Optional modules across the course allow study in areas such as ancient languages including Ancient Greek or Latin, ethics, and contemporary philosophical issues.

Modules

  • Greek and Roman Narrative
  • Greek and Roman Drama
  • Knowledge and Reality 1
  • Knowledge and Reality 2
  • Evidence and Argument 1
  • Introduction to Philosophical Analysis
  • Philosophy of Morality
  • Ancient World: Racecraft
  • Roman Death and Commemoration
  • Ancient Sources (Written Evidence): Tyranny
  • Ancient Sources (Material Evidence): Brave New Rome of Augustus
  • Text and Context: Roman Laughter
  • Text and Context: Writing Women in Ancient Literature
  • Ancient World: Roman Philosophy
  • Classical Language and Texts Greek I (A)
  • Classical Language and Texts Greek I (B)
  • Classical Language and Texts Latin I (A)
  • Classical Language and Texts Latin I (B)
  • Classical Language and Texts: Greek II
  • Classical Language and Texts: Greek III
  • Classical Language and Texts: Latin II
  • Classical Language and Texts: Latin III
  • Philosophical Problems 1
  • Introduction to Asian Philosophy
  • Philosophy of Film
  • Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
  • Greek and Roman Narrative
  • Greek and Roman Drama
  • Philosophy of Mind 1
  • Body and Mind
  • Metaphysics
  • Philosophy of Language
  • Philosophical Research
  • Moral Agency in Social Context
  • Ancient World: Racecraft
  • Roman Death and Commemoration
  • Classical Language and Texts: Greek II
  • Classical Language and Texts: Greek IV
  • Classical Language and Texts: Latin II
  • Classical Language and Texts: Latin IV
  • Ancient Sources (Written Evidence): Tyranny
  • Ancient Sources (Material Evidence): Brave New Rome of Augustus
  • Text and Context: Roman Laughter
  • Text and Context: Writing Women in Ancient Literature
  • Ancient World: Roman Philosophy
  • Classical Language and Texts: Greek III
  • Classical Language and Texts: Latin III
  • Phenomenology
  • Existentialism
  • Symbolic Logic
  • Philosophy of Science
  • Aesthetics
  • History of Philosophy
  • Philosophy of Psychiatry
  • Philosophy of Law
  • The Deep Past, History and Humanity
  • Ethics of Emerging Technologies
  • Mind and World in Contemporary Japanese Philosophy
  • Plato's Dialogues
  • Philosophy of Music
  • Philosophy of Games
  • Digital Worlds and Social AI
  • The Holocaust: Explanation, Understanding and Responsibility
  • Cyborg Studies