Classics (Classical Civilisation)
Entry requirements
A level: ABB or BBB (Additional requirements: A-level English or another Humanities subject.) IB: 34 (6,5,5) (Additional requirements: English HL6 or Humanities HL6 with English SL6.) Scottish Higher: BBBB is the minimum requirement from S5 to be reviewed for an S6 offer Offers are not guaranteed to applicants who meet the minimum from S5 Typically offers will be made at AAAAB by end of S6. B at Advanced Higher is equivalent to A at Higher Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject at AA. (AB or BA may be considered). Scottish Higher (widening access): MD20 : BBBB (also other target groups*) MD40 : AABB* Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject. Successful completion of Top-Up or one of our Summer Schools.
About this course
MA/MA(SocSci) in Classics (Classical Civilisation), a psychology and classics degree centred on the literature, history, art and material culture of ancient Greece and Rome. Core topics include Research Methods. Students can study Latin and Greek languages at any level and have the opportunity to visit archaeological sites and museums in Italy and Greece. The first year introduces foundational themes through Classical Civilisation 1A: Myth and Politics in Classical Athens, Classical Civilisation 1B: Augustan Rome: From Republic to Empire, Greek 1A: Basic Greek 1, and Latin 1A: Basic Latin 1. The second year expands historical and cultural knowledge with modules such as Classical Civilisation 2A: Identities, Ideology and the Hellenistic World, Classical Civilisation 2B: Empire and Identity, Greek 2A:Intermediate Greek 1, and Latin 2A: Intermediate Latin 1. In subsequent years, students undertake advanced study and complete a Dissertation (Classics), alongside specialized options exploring areas like Ancient Medicine, Ancient Warfare, and Interpreting Greek Tragedy.
Modules
- Classical Civilisation 1A: Myth and Politics in Classical Athens
- Classical Civilisation 1B: Augustan Rome: From Republic to Empire
- Greek 1A: Basic Greek 1
- Greek 1B: Basic Greek 2
- Latin 1A: Basic Latin 1
- Latin 1B: Basic Latin 2
- Classical Civilisation 2A: Identities, Ideology and the Hellenistic World
- Classical Civilisation 2B: Empire and Identity
- Greek 2A:Intermediate Greek 1
- Greek 2B: Intermediate Greek 2
- Latin 2A: Intermediate Latin 1
- Latin 2B: Intermediate Latin 2
- and two other subjects at pre-Honours
- Core travel course (Years 3 and 4)
- Dissertation (Classics)
- Ancient Emotions
- Ancient Medicine
- Ancient Technology in Context
- Ancient Warfare
- Athenian Democracy: Model Or Mob-Rule?
- Basic ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs for Honours
- Cleopatra: Life and Legend (Hons)
- From the Gracchi to Sulla: the sources and the history 133-70 BC
- Hellenistic Poetry
- Heroes and Heretics (Egypt)
- The Histories of Trans People (UG)
- Imperium Indivisum?: The Collapse of the West Roman Empire in the fifth century AD
- Interpreting Greek Tragedy
- The Later Roman Empire, 270-400 AD
- Literature in Fragments (Greek)
- Lyric poems and their performance in ancient Greece
- The Material World in Greek Religious Thought and Practice
- Myths, Fictions, and Histories of Alexander
- The Novel In Antiquity: Impotent Heroes And Damsels In Distress
- Reasons To Be Cheerful: Theorising Comedy With Aristophanes And Menander
- Religion in Ancient Greece
- Rhetoric At Rome
- ROMAN ART
- The Roman Stage: A History Of Roman Drama From The Republic To The Empire
- Rome In Transition, 49-27 BC
- The Art of Divergence in Ancient Egypt (Hons)
- The Invention of History: Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon
- The Other Greeks: Sparta, Crete, Thessaly
- Women and Power? The extraordinary women of the ancient world
- Women, Witches & Witchcraft in Antiquity
- Writing Ancient Women (Honours)
- Basic Greek For Honours 1
- Basic Greek For Honours 2
- Basic Latin For Honours 1
- Basic Latin For Honours 2
- Intermediate Greek for Honours 1
- Intermediate Greek for Honours 2
- Intermediate Latin for Honours 1
- Intermediate Latin for Honours 2
- Advanced Greek for Honours
- Advanced Latin for Honours