MA Latin
Entry requirements
A level: AAA, including A in a foreign language. IB: 36 (HL 6,6,5), including HL6 in a foreign language.
About this course
MA (Honours) in Latin, a history and classics degree centred on the study of the Latin language, literature, and Roman culture. The course requires engagement with a wide range of texts from classical antiquity across multiple genres. The first year introduces the foundations through Elementary Latin 1, Elementary Latin 2, World of Latin 1, and World of Latin 2. The second year advances linguistic and literary study through Latin in Progress 1, Latin in Progress 2, Latin Language and Literature 1, and Latin Language and Literature 2. Later stages include advanced modules such as Constantinian Latin, Horace and You, Roman Biography, and Roman Comedy.
Modules
- Constantinian Latin
- Horace and You
- Roman Biography
- Roman Comedy
- Epic Latin: Skills, Theory, Methods
- Senecan Tragedy
- Drama, ancient and early modern
- Roman Satire
- Africa in Latin Literature
- Ritual and Religion in Latin Literature
- Transformed Texts: Rewriting Roman Literature
- Elementary Latin 1 : provides an introduction to the Latin language for beginners, concentrating on morphology, vocabulary, and basic syntax
- Elementary Latin 2 : builds on work from 'Elementary Latin 1' and develops knowledge of Latin language and enables the reading of Latin texts for beginners
- World of Latin 1 : enhances understanding of Latin language and literature through the study of a range of verse or prose set texts in the original language and regular language classes. The authors chosen may vary from year to year
- World of Latin 2 : builds on work from 'World of Latin 1' and introduces students to a wider range of Latin literature
- Latin in Progress 1 : building on work covered in 'Elementary Latin 1 and 2', this module introduces students to verse texts from the Republican period, and enhances Latin language skills through regular language classes. The authors chosen may vary from year to year
- Latin in Progress 2 : building on work from 'Latin in Progress 1', this module examines a wide range of texts in both prose and verse from the imperial period, and enhances Latin language skills through regular language classes
- Latin Language and Literature 1 : building on 'World of Latin 1 and 2', this module examines a wide range of verse texts taken mostly from the Republican period, and enhances Latin language skills through regular language classes. The authors chosen may vary from year to year
- Latin Language and Literature 2 : building on 'Latin Language and Literature 1', this module examines a wide range of prose texts from the Roman Imperial period, and enhances Latin language skills through regular language classes. The authors chosen may vary from year to year