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BA Classical Studies

University of Lincoln

Institution
University of Lincoln
Level
undergraduate
Subject
BA (Hons) Classical Studies
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
Q820
Typical offer
A-level BBC, IB 29

Entry requirements

A level: BBC IB: 29 points overall

About this course

BA (Hons) in Classics, combining history, literature, philosophy, art, archaeology, and ancient language study. Core topics include Historical Research, Research Methods, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Project Management. The course includes introductory Latin and Greek modules, with no prior language knowledge required, and a final-year independent study project. Lincoln's Roman heritage provides access to archaeological sites, museums, and heritage collections as part of the learning environment.

Modules

  • Beyond The Sea: People and Society in the Ancient and Medieval Mediterranean
  • Daily Life in Ancient Greece and Rome
  • Humanities in a Digital World
  • Latin I: Veni, Vidi, Latin
  • Myth and Religion in the Ancient World
  • Scrolls of the Ancients: Greek and Latin Literature
  • Stone, Iron and Empire: From Britannia to Medieval Britain
  • Great Thinkers in Philosophy from Classical to Modern Times
  • Power and Politics in the Ancient World
  • Designing your Independent Study
  • Roman Lincoln
  • Alexander the Great and his Legacy: the Hellenistic World
  • Ancient Graffiti
  • Ancient Voices: Themes in Classical Texts
  • Applied Ethics Level 5
  • Britons and Romans, 100 BC-AD 450
  • Classical Indian Philosophy L5
  • Classical Reception: from Medieval to Modern
  • Clio’s Children: How Greeks Wrote History
  • Collections Care and Management
  • Decolonising the Past
  • Digital Archaeology Of Memory And Landscape: Iron Age, Roman, And Early Medieval Britain
  • Digital Heritage
  • Elementary Greek I: Archē, Beginnings
  • Elementary Greek II: Logos, Structure
  • Environmental Philosophy
  • Existentialism and Phenomenology
  • Exploring the Digital Past: Introduction to Digital Humanities
  • From Idea to Impact: Creative Project Design in Classics I
  • From Idea to Impact: Creative Project Design in Classics II
  • From King Alfred to the Anarchy: Society, Politics and State-building in England, 871-1153
  • Industry Placement
  • Inscriptions and other evidence of writing in the ancient world
  • Latin II: Iter Romanum
  • Making and Meaning; History through Objects
  • Medieval Literature
  • Queering the Past
  • Reading Medieval Manuscripts
  • Renaissance Literature
  • Rome in the Provinces
  • Study Period Abroad: Classical Studies
  • Teaching History: designing and delivering learning in theory and practice
  • The Arthurian Myth
  • The Philosophy of Language L5
  • The World of the Crusades
  • Theatrical Legends: Greek and Roman Drama Unveiled
  • Women in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds
  • Independent Study: Final Project
  • The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
  • Ancient Graffiti
  • Ancient Philosophy
  • Ancient Voices: Themes in Classical Texts
  • Applied Ethics
  • Britons And Romans, 100 BC-AD 450 (third year)
  • Chivalry in Medieval Europe
  • Classical Experiences
  • Classical Indian Philosophy
  • Classical Reception: from Medieval to Modern
  • Clio’s Children: How Greeks Wrote History
  • Curatorial Practice
  • Digital Archaeology of Memory and Landscape: Iron Age, Roman, and early Medieval Britain
  • Digital Heritage Tools and Techniques
  • Elementary Greek I: Archē, Beginnings (Third Year)
  • Elementary Greek II: Logos, Structure (Third Year)
  • Environmental Philosophy
  • Existentialism and Phenomenology
  • Gothic Visions: Stained Glass in Britain c. 1220-1960
  • Heroes and Villains: The Reigns of Richard ‘the Lionheart’ (d. 1199) and ‘Bad’ King John (d. 1216)
  • Inscriptions and other evidence of writing in the ancient world
  • Intermediate Greek I: Hermēneia, Reading
  • Intermediate Greek II: Sophia, Interpretation
  • Latin II: Iter Romanum (Third Year)
  • Latin III: Per Aspera ad Astra
  • Objects of Empire: the material worlds of British colonialism
  • Queering the Past - Level 3
  • Reading Medieval Manuscripts
  • Revolutionary Ideas in Tudor and Stuart Britain: Republicanism, Regicide and Liberty
  • Rome in the Provinces
  • Teaching History: designing and delivering learning in theory and practice - level 3
  • The Medieval Mediterranean: Sites and Artefacts – Coexistence and Conflict
  • The Philosophy of Language L6
  • Theatrical Legends: Greek and Roman Drama Unveiled
  • Women in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds
  • Work Placement: Classical Studies