Ancient World with a Year Abroad BA
Bachelor's degree
In London
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
London
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Duration
4 Years
In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 15 or 30 credits, adding up to a total of 120 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 30-credit module is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
This flexible programme offers an almost entirely free choice of modules covering classical literature, history and archaeology, and does not require prior knowledge of Greek or Latin.
In the first year, all students must take at least 1.0 credit of either Latin or Greek – they continue with this same language in the next year to complete the 1.5 credit requirement. Students must also take one history module, one archaeology module, and one compulsory module on the ancient world in their first year.
You will also take 0.5 to 1.0 credit of a modern language (depending on prior proficiency) in years one and two.
The third year will be spent abroad, and in the fourth year, students take an Extended Essay module.
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About this course
UCL is ranked in the top three universities in the UK for Classics by the Guardian University Guide 2018.
You will have access to an unparalleled range of options, from Roman Love Poetry to Greek Palaeography, from Ancient Greek Religion to Roman Epic.
UCL has excellent library facilities, and is ideally situated close to world-renowned resources such as the British Museum, the British Library, and the Institute of Classical Studies.
The lively student-run Classical Society organises an annual Classics play (a Greek or Latin drama in translation) shown at the nearby Bloomsbury Theatre, as well as other events.
Knowledge of languages such as Latin and Greek will allow you to develop mental agility and versatility, equipping you with the ability (amongst other things) to learn modern languages with comparative ease, opening up a wider range of possibilities in the future.
The Ancient World with a Year Abroad BA is a rigorous and broad-ranging degree which qualifies you for a remarkably wide variety of jobs. The Classical Society hosts regular talks from former students which may help guide you in your future career choices.
Career destinations in recent years have included: graduate study, teaching, law, computing, accountancy, marketing, banking, music (classical and popular), acting, the media, business, the voluntary sector, local government and politics.
English Language at grade B or 6, Mathematics at grade C or 5 and an ancient or modern foreign language at grade C or 5 (to be attained prior to admission).
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Subjects
- Greek
- Latin
- Archaeology
- Greek0.5
- Greek1.0
- Ancient language
- Graduate Trainee
- Aegis
- European Credit Transfer System
- Ancient World with a Year Abroad BA
Course programme
Core or compulsory module(s)
- Approaches to the Ancient World
- 1.0 credit of Latin or Greek
- 0.5 to 1.0 credit of a modern language (depending on prior proficiency)
You will select your remaining credits from a wide range of optional modules, to include:
- at least one archaeology module
- at least one history module.
YEAR 2
- 0.5 credits of the Ancient Language chosen in the first year
- 0.5 to 1.0 credit of a modern language (depending on prior proficiency)
- You will select your remaining credits from a wide range of optional modules.
YEAR 3
- Year abroad at an approved university.
YEAR 4
- Essay on an approved subject.
- You will select 3.5 credits from a wide range of optional modules.
You will be taught through lectures, seminars and small-group work. Some sessions involve direct study of artefacts, including access to the collections of the British Museum.
AssessmentMost modules combine both continuous assessment and end-of-year written examinations, although a few modules are assessed solely by one or other of these methods.
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Ancient World with a Year Abroad BA