BA Italian and Latin
Entry requirements
A level: ABB (Latin grade A required, foreign language preferred.) IB: 34 points (A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects, including 6 in Latin, with no higher level score below 5. Foreign language preferred.)
About this course
BA in Italian and Latin, an Italian and Classics degree focusing on classical literature, language acquisition, and cultural study. The programme includes a compulsory academic year spent abroad in an Italian-speaking environment. Year 1 establishes foundational knowledge through compulsory modules such as Interpreting Latin Literature, First Year Italian Language, Introduction to Italian Studies 1, Introduction to Italian Studies 2, and Advanced Latin A and Advanced Latin B, alongside optional choices like Greek Myth: Its Use and Meaning. Year 2 continues language training with Second Year Italian Language, while offering optional topics including Roman Epic, Roman Authors: Roman Love Poetry, and The Dialogues of Plato. Year 3 consists of SELCS Year Abroad Term 1 and SELCS Year Abroad Term 2. Year 4 concludes the degree with compulsory modules in Classics and Literary Theory and Final Year Italian Language, alongside further option modules such as Greek Comedy and Futurism in Italy.
Modules
- Interpreting Latin Literature
- First Year Italian Language
- Introduction to Italian Studies 1
- Introduction to Italian Studies 2
- Advanced Latin A and Advanced Latin B
- Greek Myth: Its Use and Meaning
- Introduction to the Study of Language
- Ancient Emotions in the Modern World
- Second Year Italian Language
- Roman Epic
- Roman Authors: Roman Love Poetry
- The Dialogues of Plato
- Xenophon: Politics, Identity and Text in Classical Greece
- Greek Authors: Homer
- Dramaturgy, Ancient and Modern
- Archaic Greece, 800-479: A Cultural History
- Classical Poetry and its Reception in English Literature
- Italian Culture during Fascism
- Issues in Italian Syntax
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 1
- SELCS Year Abroad Term 2
- Classics and Literary Theory
- Final Year Italian Language
- Roman Epic
- Roman Authors: Roman Love Poetry
- The Dialogues of Plato
- Xenophon: Politics, Identity and Text in Classical Greece
- Greek Comedy
- Greek Authors: Homer
- Dramaturgy, Ancient and Modern
- Archaic Greece, 800-479: A Cultural History
- Classical Poetry and its Reception in English Literature
- Futurism in Italy