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BA Greek

Royal Holloway, University of London

Institution
Royal Holloway, University of London
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Greek
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
Q700
Typical offer
A-level ABB, IB 32

Entry requirements

A level: ABB-BBB (Required subjects: AS/A-level Greek grade B, or GCSE grade A or grade 7 if not taken at A-level We require English Language and Mathematics GCSE at grade 4 (C)) IB: 6,5,5 at Higher level or 32 points overall. Including a 5 at Standard or Higher Level Greek

About this course

BA in Classics, combining the study of ancient Greek language and literature with classical civilisation. Core topics include Research Methods, Historical Research. Students can learn Latin alongside Greek and study classical archaeology, ancient philosophy, and ancient history in translation. The programme is part of a Classics Department.

Modules

  • Beginner’s Greek
  • Intermediate Greek
  • Greek Language and Reading
  • Beginner's Latin
  • Intermediate Latin
  • Latin Language and Reading
  • Introduction to Greek Literature
  • Roman Literature of the Republic
  • Roman Literature of the Empire
  • Introduction to Ancient Philosophy
  • Individual and Community
  • Greek History and the City State
  • Key Themes in Roman History
  • Studying Classical Antiquity
  • Introduction to Greek Archaeology
  • Introduction to Roman Archaeology
  • Intensive Greek
  • Aspects of Modern Greek Language and Culture
  • Hellenistic Epic: Apollonius of Rhodes
  • Imperial Greek Poetry: Epic & Epigram
  • Homer (in Greek)
  • The Tragedy of Euripides
  • Greek Dramatic Texts II (Comedy)
  • Herodotus
  • Plato (in Greek)
  • Imperial Greek Literature
  • Greek Historiography (in Greek)
  • Greek Erotic Poetry in Greek
  • Homer (In Translation)
  • Greek Drama (In Translation)
  • Cinema and Classics
  • Ovid’s Metamorphoses: Art and Power in Augustan Rome
  • Virgil’s Aeneid: The Empire in the Literary Imagination
  • Gender in Classical Antiquity
  • Greek Law and Lawcourts
  • Greek History to 322 BC
  • Spinning the Past: Greek Historiography from Herodotos to Diodoros
  • Augustus: Propaganda and Power
  • The Roman Republic: A Social and Economic History
  • The Rise of the Roman Empire: An Economic and Social history
  • Historiography of the Roman World
  • Body and Soul in Ancient Philosophy
  • The Good Life in Ancient Philosophy
  • The Built Environment in Classical Antiquity
  • Greek and Roman Art in Context
  • Understanding Pompeii and Herculaneum
  • Perspectives on Roman Britai
  • Second Year Projects
  • Further Aspects of Modern Greek Language and Culture
  • Roman Oratory
  • Ancient Literary Criticism
  • Roman Drama (In Translation)
  • Greek Lyric, Eros and Social Order
  • Nature and the Supernatural in Latin Literature
  • Greek Literature under the Roman Empire
  • Studying Ancient Myth
  • Culture and Identity from Nero to Hadrian
  • The Roman Novel
  • Augustus
  • Alexander the Great
  • The City from Augustus to Charlemagne: The Rise and Fall of Civilisation
  • The Good Life in Ancient Philosophy II
  • Perspectives on Roman Britain
  • City of Rome
  • City of Athens
  • The Archaeology of the Roman Near East
  • Extended Essay (Dissertation)