Classical Literature and English

Leeds University Business School

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In Leeds

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Leeds

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Explore literature from the ancient world to contemporary Britain with this wide-ranging degree, which puts English literature into the context of its classical heritage.
Core modules will introduce you to key classical texts such as the Iliad and Aeneid, as well as poetry, prose and drama in English across literary periods. However, the diverse research interests at Leeds mean we can offer an impressive array of optional modules, so you can follow your interests in ancient literature alongside a full range of English topics.

You could study Herodotus and historical writing, Ovid or Greek tragedy, as well how Dante and contemporary authors have engaged with their classical forbears. Then you could explore African literature, language in the media or folklore and mythology.

Classical texts are taught in translation, so you don’t need to have studied an ancient language. However, we offer Ancient Greek and Latin in every year of the degree if you want to learn or continue with either.
Leeds has plenty of useful resources for students of both English and Classics. Aside from a huge array of scholarly material on both subjects, the world class Brotherton Library holds a wide variety of manuscripts, as well as archive and early printed material in its Special Collections.
Our other library resources are also excellent, and the University Library offers a comprehensive training programme to help you make the most of them.

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Leeds (North Yorkshire)
Maurice Keyworth Building, The University Of Leeds, LS2 9JT

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About this course

Entry requirements
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. ntry
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Subjects

  • Greek
  • Latin
  • Translation
  • Classics
  • English
  • Drama
  • University
  • Poetry

Course programme

A joint honours degree allows you to study the same core topics as students on each single honours course, but you’ll take fewer optional and discovery modules so you can fit in both subjects.

You’ll spend your first year taking core modules that introduce you to Greek and Latin literature in translation, as well as taking a foundational module in English studies and choosing to study either poetry or drama. You’ll also have the chance to take discovery modules from a range of subjects across the University – an option that will be open to you throughout the degree.

In the following year you’ll build on this foundation. Core modules will allow you to study two of the foundational works of Western literature, the Iliad and the Aeneid, as well as English literature in a choice of historical periods. You’ll also choose from an impressive variety of optional modules in both subjects, allowing you to tailor your degree to suit your interests.

Your final year offers even more flexibility, as you take your choice of core modules in English and then select from an even wider range of options. You’ll also have the opportunity to demonstrate the critical and research skills you’ve acquired when you undertake an independently researched final year project on a topic of your choice.

Course structure

These are typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.

Modules Year 1

Compulsory modules

  • After Troy: Homecoming in Greek Epic and Tragedy 20 credits
  • Latin Literature: Republic and Empire 20 credits
  • Studying and Researching English 5 credits
  • IT for LCS Students 5 credits
  • Foundations of English Studies
Optional modules
  • Poetry: Reading and Interpretation 20 credits
  • Drama: Reading and Interpretation 20 credits
  • Ancient languages - various levels

Year 2

Compulsory modules

You will also be required to study either Virgil's Aeneid or Homer's Iliad

  • Evidence and Enquiry in Classics 20 credits
  • Virgil's Aeneid
  • Homer's Iliad
Optional modules
  • Traversing Time: The Voyage of Argo 20 credits
  • Herodotus and the Beginning of History 20 credits
  • Pompeii - Past, Present and Future 20 credits
  • Power of Language 20 credits
  • Medieval Literature 20 credits
  • Eighteenth Century Literature 20 credits
  • Literature of the Romantic Period 20 credits
  • Renaissance Literature 20 credits
  • Ancient languages - various levels

Year 3

Compulsory modules

  • Final year project
Optional modules
  • Classics in 20th-21st Century Literature 20 credits
  • The City in the Roman World 20 credits

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