BA Classical Studies
Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 30 points overall
About this course
BA in Classics, covering ancient Greek and Roman literature, history, and material culture. Core topics include Research Methods. Students study Latin and Greek at elementary level and take modules in epic poetry, drama, sculpture, and museum studies, and complete a final-year dissertation or independent project. A four-year route with a professional placement year is available.
Modules
- Texts, Readers and Writers
- Ancient Song
- Greek History: War, Society and Change in the Archaic Age
- The Past in the Present
- Roman History: The Rise and Fall of the Republic
- Latin 1-3
- Ancient Greek 1-3
- Presenting the Past: An Introduction to Museum Studies
- Optional Language or University Wide Modules
- Ancient Epic
- Ancient Drama
- Careers for Classicists and Ancient Historians
- Careers for Classicists and Ancient Historians with Placement
- Greek History: Persian Wars to Alexander
- Roman History: From Republic to Empire
- Ancient Greek 1-4
- Latin 1-4
- Greek Sculpture and Architecture
- My Mother's Sin and Other Stories
- Museum Learning and Engagement
- Entertainment and Leisure in Roman Society
- Ancient Egyptian Language and Hieroglyphs
- Optional Language and University Wide Modules
- Dissertation in Classics
- Independent Project in Classics
- Latin 1-6
- Ancient Greek 1-6
- 'Race' and Ethnicity in the Ancient Greek and Roman Worlds
- From Classroom to Courtroom: Mastering the Art of Persuasion in the Ancient World
- Optional Language or University Wide Modules
- History, Culture, and Society in the Time of Nero
- Aristotle: Philology, Philosophy, Politics
- Ancient Biography
- Xenophon's Anabasis
- Ancient Ethiopia: The Aksumite Kingdom