BA Classics
Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 30 points overall
About this course
BA in Classics, exploring the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome through their languages and histories. Core topics include Research Methods. Language modules are offered at all levels from beginner to advanced across all three years. Students may study Ancient Egyptian and hieroglyphs, take a modern foreign language, or apply to spend a semester or year abroad.
Modules
- Greek History: War, Society and Change in the Archaic Age
- Texts, Readers and Writers
- Ancient Greek 1-3
- Latin 1-3
- Roman History: The Rise and Fall of the Republic
- Ancient Song
- Presenting the Past: An Introduction to Museum Studies
- Optional Language or University Wide Modules
- Latin 2-4
- Ancient Greek 2-4
- Greek History: Persian Wars to Alexander
- Roman History: From Republic to Empire
- Careers for Classicists and Ancient Historians
- Careers for Classicists and Ancient Historians with Placement
- Ancient Epic
- Greek Sculpture and Architecture
- My Mother's Sin and Other Stories
- Ancient Drama
- Entertainment and Leisure in Roman Society
- Greek Religion and Mythology
- Ancient Egyptian Language and Hieroglyphs
- Museum Learning and Engagement
- Curatorship and Collections Management
- Optional Language or University Wide Modules
- Ancient Greek 3-6
- Latin 3-6
- Dissertation in Classics
- Independent Project in Classics
- '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
- Aristotle: Philology, Philosophy, Politics
- History, Culture, and Society in the Time of Nero
- Ancient Biography
- Xenophon's Anabasis
- Ancient Ethiopia: The Aksumite Kingdom