Classical Civilisation and Philosophy BA

A Joint Honours degree allows you to study the same core topics as students on each Single Honours course, but you’ll take fewer options and discovery modules so you can fit in both subjects.

Core modules in your first year will introduce you to key principles, ideas and texts in both subjects, such as logic, ethics and Greek and Roman literature or culture. You’ll also be able to choose from optional modules such as philosophy of religion or science or take discovery modules from across the University.

From this foundation, you’ll build and expand your knowledge over the remaining two years. Core modules will allow you to discover major texts such as the Iliad or Aeneid, and you’ll be expected to maintain a balance over a few key areas of philosophy such as value philosophy, logic and language or mind and knowledge.

But you’ll also be able to specialise in topics which interest you through optional modules such as feminist philosophy, Plato’s Republic, philosophy of science and technology, or Dante’s engagement with classical material. You’ll also be able to showcase the critical and research skills you’ve gained when you undertake an independent dissertation on a topic of your choice in your final year.


Modules

Year 1

Compulsory modules

• How to Think Clearly and Argue WellOptional 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
• Magic, Science and Religion
• History of Psychology
• Introduction to the History of Science
• Darwin, Germs and the Bomb
• LCS Academic Essentials
• The Mind
• Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion
• The Good, the Bad, the Right, the Wrong
• How Science Works

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
• Intermediate Latin (Level 2)
• Ovid the Innovator
• Satyrs and Donkeys: The Latin Novel (Level 2 module)
• Augustus and his Legacy
• Subversive Desires: Roman Love Elegy
• Virgil's Aeneid
• Homer's Iliad
• Edge of Empire
• Introduction to Dante's Comedy (in Translation)
• Black Europe
• Ancient Philosophy
• History of Modern Philosophy: Locke and Berkeley
• Political Philosophy
• Moral Philosophy
• Topics in Epistemology: Theory and Evidence
• Topics in Epistemology: Knowledge and Justification
• Introduction to Metaphysics
• Thinking About Race

Year 3

Optional modules

• Advanced Ancient Language
• Major Research Project
• Classical Receptions in the Brotherton Archives and Special Collections
• Intermediate Ancient Greek (Level 3)
• The Athenian Empire
• Ovid the Innovator
• Satyrs and Donkeys: The Latin Novel
• Greek Art and Society
• Kant
• Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics
• Hume
• Philosophical Issues in Technology
• Philosophy of the Social Sciences
• Independent Research Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science
• Integrated Research Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science
• External Placement: Beyond the University