Classics and Modern Languages
Bachelor's degree
In Oxford
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Oxford
UCAS code See course combinations Duration 4 or 5 years with year abroad (BA)
Entrance requirements AAA (in Latin and Greek if taken) Subject requirements Latin and/or Greek (for Course I only), and a modern language (depending on course choice)
Admissions test(s) ox.ac.uk/cat
ox.ac.uk/mlat
Written work Two/four pieces
Admissions statistics*
Interviewed: 79%
Successful: 30%
Intake: 5
*3-year average 2017-19
Contact
+44 (0) 1865 288391
Email Classics
+44 (0) 1865 270750
Email Modern Languages
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Classics and Modern Languages enables you to combine study of Latin and/or Ancient Greek with a modern language. The course involves extensive study of major literary texts, alongside training in linguistic skills. The Greeks and Romans were active in all the countries covered by the available languages. Not only does studying this course help to give students greater access to the ancient cultures, it is also a chance to examine how classical literature and culture have shaped their modern counterparts. Some options provide an opportunity to directly compare texts from both sides of the course, focusing on classical influence on modern European literature.
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Oxford has the largest Classics Faculty in the world, and the Medieval and Modern Languages Faculty is one of the largest in the country, with a major research library, the Taylor Institution, and a well-equipped Language Centre. Undergraduates have access to the Sackler and Bodleian Libraries, the Ashmolean Museum and a dedicated Classics Centre. Students develop oral proficiency in the modern language by regular contact with native speakers.
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Subjects
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- Greek
- Latin
- Translation
- Options
- IT
- Classics
- English
- University
- Modern
- Preliminary
Course programme
Your time is divided between lectures, tutorials and private study. The working week is typically structured around two tutorials in different subjects. Most of your independent work will be in preparation of essays for your tutorials, although systematic language-learning and reading of texts will also require considerable time and effort. Much of the teaching will take place in your college, but lectures are given in the Classics Faculty, the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages and the Examination Schools. For particular subjects you may also work with tutors from other colleges.
Tutorials are usually up to four students and a tutor. Seminar and language class sizes may vary depending on the options you choose or the language you are studying, but there would usually be no more than around 20 students and would often be much smaller. Most tutorials, classes, and lectures are delivered by staff who are tutors in their subject. Many are world-leading experts with years of experience in teaching and research. Some teaching may also be delivered by postgraduate students who are usually studying at doctorate level.
Course structureTwo routes through the course, called ‘options’, are available to CML students. This is separate from whether you will study Course I (if you have studied Latin and/or Greek to A-level standard or equivalent) or Course II (if you have not). You will be asked which route you wish to take only after you have applied to Oxford. The two routes are identical in their last two years, and lead to the same final exams; they differ only in their first one or two years.
Option A divides its time evenly between Classics (mostly language and literature) and Modern Languages. This option (also known as the ‘Prelims route’, because you will take a Preliminary Examination similar to that taken by Classics and English or Modern Languages students) lasts three years for Course I students, and four years for Course II students. (With the year abroad, this makes a total of four or five years.)
Option AClassics and EnglishModern LanguagesOption B begins with a focus on Classics. For the first five terms, students take all the same options in Greek and/or Latin language, literature, ancient history, archaeology, philology and ancient or modern philosophy as are available to students of Classics. This option (also known as the ‘Mods route’, because you will take Honour Moderations (first exams) in Classics identical to those taken by Classics students) lasts four years for students on both Course I and Course II. (With the year abroad, this makes a total of five years.)
Option BClassicsTo find out more about how our teaching year is structured, visit our Academic Year page.
Academic YearOPTION A YEAR 1 (COURSE I) or YEARS 1 AND 2 (COURSE II)Course II students spend a preliminary year studying Latin or Greek, then follow Course I
COURSES
- Translation from the ancient language(s) into English (one paper)
- Literature in the ancient language or languages (two papers)
- Practical language work for the modern language (two papers)
- Literature in your modern language (two papers)
ASSESSMENT
First University examinations: three papers in the ancient language; four papers in the modern languageOPTION B YEARS 1 AND 2 (TERMS 1–5)COURSES
As for Classics for the first five terms. Course II students follow Classics Course II. In addition, undergraduates normally maintain their modern language through language classes.
ASSESSMENT
First University examinations in Classics: ten papers
OPTIONS A AND B (plus intercalated year abroad)TERMS 4–9 (OPTION A, COURSE I), 6–12 (OPTION B), or 7–12 (OPTION A, COURSE II)
COURSES
- Classics (three/four papers): a core paper in Latin or in Greek literature, two or three Classics options
- Modern Language (four/five papers)
- Possibility of a paper or a long essay exploring the links between ancient and modern literatures
ASSESSMENT
Final University examinations: nine papers in total (eight compulsory, one optional) plus oral exam in the modern language. A thesis may be offered in place of one of the compulsory papers in Classics.
The options listed above are illustrative and may change. More information about current options is available on the Classics and Modern Languages websites.
OPTION A YEAR 1 (COURSE I) or YEARS 1 AND 2 (COURSE II)Course II students spend a preliminary year studying Latin or Greek, then follow Course I
COURSES
- Translation from the ancient language(s) into English (one paper)
- Literature in the ancient language or languages (two papers)
- Practical language work for the modern language (two papers)
- Literature in your modern language (two papers)
ASSESSMENT
First University examinations: three papers in the ancient language; four papers in the modern languageOPTION B YEARS 1 AND 2 (TERMS 1–5)COURSES
As for Classics for the first five terms. Course II students follow Classics Course II. In addition, undergraduates normally maintain their modern language through language classes.
ASSESSMENT
First University examinations in Classics: ten papers
OPTIONS A AND B (plus intercalated year abroad)TERMS 4–9 (OPTION A, COURSE I), 6–12 (OPTION B), or 7–12 (OPTION A, COURSE II)
COURSES
- Classics (three/four papers): a core paper in Latin or in Greek literature, two or three Classics options
- Modern Language (four/five papers)
- Possibility of a paper or a long essay exploring the links between ancient and modern literatures
ASSESSMENT
Final University examinations: nine papers in total (eight compulsory, one optional) plus oral exam in the modern language. A thesis may be offered in place of one of the compulsory papers in Classics.
The options listed above are illustrative and may change. More information about current options is available on the Classics and Modern Languages websites.
OPTION A YEAR 1 (COURSE I) or YEARS 1 AND 2 (COURSE II)OPTION A YEAR 1 (COURSE I) or YEARS 1 AND 2 (COURSE II)OPTION A YEAR 1 (COURSE I) or YEARS 1 AND 2 (COURSE II)OPTION ACourse II students spend a preliminary year studying Latin or Greek, then follow Course I
COURSES
- Translation from the ancient language(s) into English (one paper)
- Literature in the ancient language or languages (two papers)
- Practical language work for the modern language (two papers)
- Literature in your modern language (two papers)
ASSESSMENT
First University examinations: three papers in the ancient language; four papers in the modern languageCourse II students spend a preliminary year studying Latin or Greek, then follow Course I
COURSES
- Translation from the ancient language(s) into English (one paper)
- Literature in the ancient language or languages (two papers)
- Practical language work for the modern language (two papers)
- Literature in your modern language (two papers)
Course II students spend a preliminary year studying Latin or Greek, then follow Course I
COURSES
- Translation from the ancient language(s) into English (one paper)
- Literature in the ancient language or languages (two papers)
- Practical language work for the modern language (two papers)
- Literature in your modern language (two papers)
ASSESSMENT
First University examinations: three papers in the ancient language; four papers in the modern languageASSESSMENT
ASSESSMENTOPTION B YEARS 1 AND 2 (TERMS 1–5)OPTION B YEARS 1 AND 2 (TERMS 1–5)OPTION B YEARS 1 AND 2 (TERMS 1–5)COURSES
As for Classics for the first five terms. Course II students follow Classics Course II. In addition, undergraduates normally maintain their modern language through language classes.
ASSESSMENT
First University examinations in Classics: ten papers
COURSES
As for Classics for the first five terms. Course II students follow Classics Course II. In addition, undergraduates normally maintain their modern language through language classes.
COURSES
COURSESAs for Classics for the first five terms. Course II students follow Classics Course II. In addition, undergraduates normally maintain their modern language through language classes.
ClassicsASSESSMENT
First University examinations in Classics: ten papers
ASSESSMENT
ASSESSMENTFirst University examinations in Classics: ten papers
OPTIONS A AND B (plus intercalated year abroad)TERMS 4–9 (OPTION A, COURSE I), 6–12 (OPTION B), or 7–12 (OPTION A, COURSE II)OPTIONS A AND B (plus intercalated year abroad)
TERMS 4–9 (OPTION A, COURSE I), 6–12 (OPTION B), or 7–12 (OPTION A, COURSE II)OPTIONS A AND B (plus intercalated year abroad)
TERMS 4–9 (OPTION A, COURSE I), 6–12 (OPTION B), or 7–12 (OPTION A, COURSE II)OPTIONS A AND B (plus intercalated year abroad)
OPTION OPTION COURSE
COURSES
- Classics (three/four papers): a core paper in Latin or in Greek literature, two or three Classics options
- Modern Language (four/five papers)
- Possibility of a paper or a long essay exploring the links between ancient and modern literatures
ASSESSMENT
Final University examinations: nine papers in total (eight compulsory, one optional) plus oral exam in the modern language. A thesis may be offered in place of one of the compulsory papers in Classics.
COURSES
- Classics (three/four papers): a core paper in Latin or in Greek literature, two or three Classics options
- Modern Language (four/five papers)
- Possibility of a paper or a long essay exploring the links between ancient and modern literatures
COURSES
COURSES- Classics (three/four papers): a core paper in Latin or in Greek literature, two or three Classics options
- Modern Language (four/five papers)
- Possibility of a paper or a long essay exploring the links between ancient and modern literatures
ASSESSMENT
Final University examinations: nine papers in total (eight compulsory, one optional) plus oral exam in the modern language. A thesis may be offered in place of one of the compulsory papers in Classics.
ASSESSMENT
ASSESSMENTFinal University examinations: nine papers in total (eight compulsory, one optional) plus oral exam in the modern language. A thesis may be offered in place of one of the compulsory papers in Classics.
The options listed above are illustrative and may change. More information about current options is available on the Classics and Modern Languages websites.
The options listed above are illustrative and may change. More information about current options is available on the Classics and Modern Languages websites.
The options listed above are illustrative and may change. More information about current options is available on the Classics and Modern Languages websites.
The options listed above are illustrative and may change. More information about current options is available on the Classics and Modern Languages websites.ClassicsModern Languages
The content and format of this course may change in some circumstances. Read further information about potential course changes.
The content and format of this course may change in some circumstances. Read further information about potential course changes.
The content and format of this course may change in some circumstances. Read further information about potential course changes.
The content and format of this course may change in some circumstances. Read further information about potential course changes.
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