BA Classical Studies Q810

Bachelor's degree

In Reading

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Reading

Full Time: 3 Years
Explore the literature of ancient Greece and Rome, consider the legacy of the ancient world in modern culture, and be inspired by our highly regarded and award-winning teaching.
Discover the classical world on this course, open to students from any academic background. Through the study of translated texts you can explore genres and themes like poetry, tragedy and love in classical literature, and their influence on the modern world. Broaden your knowledge with optional modules in subjects including art, society, and history, and take advantage of our own unique collection of Greek and Egyptian antiquities.
You will have the opportunity to pursue your own interests and tailor your degree to your own tastes by selecting from a wide range of modules in classics, classical studies, and ancient history. You can enhance your knowledge of the ancient world through optional Latin and Greek language modules, or explore the modern legacy of the ancient world. For example, if you are interested in cinema, you can choose to study the representation of the ancient world in films like Ben-Hur, Gladiator, and Troy. You can also discover Rome through our unique, award-winning digital model of the city. You can also choose from modules offered by other departments such as Archaeology, English Literature or Philosophy.
You will receive careers and employability training in your first and second years and you can also study a modern language as part of your degree.
We encourage all our students to gain direct experience of ancient sites through independent travel, for which scholarships are available. You can also apply to study at the British School at Athens and the British School at Rome, which both offer summer school opportunities to University of Reading students.
Placement
All students are encouraged to undertake a work placement, and the Department benefits from a dedicated placements officer to help with CV writing and applications. Past...

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Location

Start date

Reading (Berkshire)
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Whiteknights, RG6 6AH

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Greek
  • School
  • Latin
  • Art

Course programme

  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3
Year 1 Compulsory modules include:
  • Ancient song
  • Texts, writers and readers
Optional modules include:
  • Latin at an appropriate level, from beginner to expert
  • Ancient Greek at an appropriate level, from beginner to expert
  • Greek History: War, Society and Change in the Archaic Age
  • Roman History: The Rise and Fall of the Republic
  • One or more modules from another department

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Year 2 Compulsory modules include:
  • Prospects for Classicists and Ancient Historians
  • Ancient Epic
  • Ancient Drama
Optional modules

Four or five from a list typically including:

  • Latin at an appropriate level, from beginner to expert
  • Ancient Greek at an appropriate level, from beginner to expert
  • Greek History: Archaic Age to Alexander
  • Roman History: From Republic to Empire
  • Work placement for Classicists and Ancient Historians
  • Egypt and Greece
  • Greek Comedy
  • Modern Greek literature
  • Ancient World on Film
  • Roman Satire
  • Voices from the Roman army
  • Ancient Sport
  • Classical Mythology in the Renaissance
  • Museum History, Policy and Ethics
  • Museum Communication and Interpretation
  • IWLP Modern Greek Level 1
  • Practice of Entrepreneurship
  • One or more modules from another department

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Year 3 Compulsory modules include:
  • Dissertation
Optional modules include:
  • Latin at an appropriate level, from beginner to expert
  • Ancient Greek at an appropriate level, from beginner to expert
  • Anatolia and the Aegean
  • Alexander to Cleopatra: History & Culture of the Hellenistic World
  • Digital Silchester
  • Transformations of Helen
  • Ancient Biography
  • Greek Art and Drama
  • Xenophon’s Anabasis
  • Carthage – The Rise and Fall
  • Ancient Egyptian Language and Hieroglyphs
  • Athenian Political Thought
  • One or more modules from another department

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

BA Classical Studies Q810

£ 9,250 + VAT