Classical Civilisation and English BA
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It was quite expensive to live, but mainly because I lived off-campus. Otherwise it was not that expensive to live and study. A great way to meet locals is to find a part-time job or volunteering.
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Bachelor's degree
In Leeds
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Leeds
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Duration
3 Years
This degree allows you to study the full range of literature in English alongside the classical texts which have influenced the literary tradition and the historical context that shaped them.
Core modules will introduce you to the Greek and Roman worlds and key texts like the Iliad and Aeneid, while you’ll also explore aspects of poetry, drama and prose in English.
You’ll also be able to choose from a wide range of optional modules on topics as broad as medieval English romance, Plato, creative writing, Greek religion, postcolonial fiction, Pompeii, and the ways in which contemporary writing has engaged with Classics. There’s even the option to learn from scratch or continue with Ancient Greek or Latin.
Spanning literature, history, archaeology and philosophy among other disciplines, this wide-ranging Joint Honours degree will equip you with a broad set of skills. It will also give you an insight into the making of the world we live in and its ancient cultural heritage.
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A degree as demanding and broad as Classical Civilisation and English equips you with a wide range of transferable skills that are highly valuable to employers.
You’ll have advanced communication skills, which allow you to present and defend your ideas confidently and clearly. You’ll also have strong independent research skills, and be able to think critically about the information you find. You’ll also have teamwork skills, and the organisational skills needed to handle two different subjects.
A-level: AAB including A in English and excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking
Other course specific tests:
Where an applicant is taking the EPQ in a relevant subject this might be considered alongside other Level 3 qualifications and may attract an alternative offer in addition to the standard offer. If you are taking A Levels, this would be ABB at A Level including A in English (excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking) and grade A in the EPQ.
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It was quite expensive to live, but mainly because I lived off-campus. Otherwise it was not that expensive to live and study. A great way to meet locals is to find a part-time job or volunteering.
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Subjects
- Greek
- Latin
- Classics
- English
- Prose
- Poetry
- Joint
- Writing
- Project
- Drama
Course programme
You’ll spend your first year exploring poetry, drama and prose in English through core modules, as well as discovering Greek and Roman literature and society and developing your research skills.
This will lay the foundations for the next two years, when you’ll choose from core modules covering different periods of English literary history from the medieval period to today, and focus on two classical texts which have been the cornerstones of European literature: the Iliad and the Aeneid.
You’ll also choose from an impressive spread of optional modules in each subject, which could include Greek art, contemporary theatre, Ovid, American fiction, Dante’s engagement with Classics, folklore and mythology, Shakespeare, Augustus, and refugee narratives. You could specialise even further in your final year project, where you’ll demonstrate your critical and research skills by focusing on a topic of your choice.
Modules
Year 1
Compulsory modules
- Studying and Researching English
- Foundations of English Studies
Optional modules
- Ancient Lives
- Intermediate Ancient Greek
- Intermediate Latin
- The Greek World: an Introduction
- The Roman World: An Introduction
- After Troy: Homecoming in Greek Epic and Tragedy
- Latin Literature: Republic and Empire
- Introduction to Classical Archaeology
- Beginners Ancient Greek
- Beginners Latin
- Prose: Reading and Interpretation
Year 2
Compulsory modules
- Evidence and Enquiry in Classics
Optional modules
- Intermediate Ancient Greek (Level 2)
- Classical Receptions in the Brotherton Archives and Special Collections
- The Athenian Empire
- Subversive Desires: Roman Love Elegy
- Virgil's Aeneid
- Greek Art and Society
- Homer's Iliad
- Victorian Literature
- American Words, American Worlds, 1900-Present
Year 3
Optional modules
- Major Research Project
- Final Year Project
- Quiet Rebels and Unquiet Minds: writing to contemporary anxiety
- Aesthetic Movements of the Nineteenth Century
- Milton
- Language of the Media
- Writing America
- Folklore and Mythology
- Creative Writing
Classical Civilisation and English BA