Classical Studies and Theology with Study Abroad BA

Programme structure

The modules we outline here provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.

The Classical Studies and Theology degree programme is made up of compulsory (core) and optional modules, which are worth 15 or 30 credits each. Full-time undergraduate students need to complete modules worth a total of 120 credits each year.

Depending on your programme you can take up to 30 credits each year in another subject, for instance a language or business module, to develop career-related skills or just widen your intellectual horizons.

The third year is spent abroad.

Please note that modules offered are subject to change, depending on staff availability, timetabling, and demand.

Year 1

The first year gives you a foundational knowledge of classics and theology theory, concepts, and texts. You will also gain important analytical techniques that will be useful across a range of subjects and research tasks.

Compulsory modules

Please note, modules CLA1507 and CLA1508 run in alternate years and CLA1510 runs intermittently. Students will either choose between two modules, or take whichever module is running.

CodeModuleCredits THE1102Christian Origins: From Jesus to the Early Church15 Either CLA1507, CLA1508 or CLA1510 CLA1507Ancient World: Greek Philosophy15 CLA1508Ancient World: Roman Philosophy15 CLA1510Ancient World: Roman Religion15 Optional modules

For Classical Studies you would take one module from Ancient World, one from Text and Context, and then choose two from Ancient Sources, Text and Context or Ancient World. Alternatively you could take one each from Ancient World , Text and Context and Classical Language and Texts at an appropriate level of achievement depending on previous achievement.

Select 15 credits of Theology Level 1 optional modules.

CodeModuleCredits Theology THE1051Introduction to Theology15 THE1052Philosophical Questions About Religion15 THE1072Introducing Biblical Hebrew15 THE1075Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics15 THE1076Religion in the Modern World15 THE1107 Atonement and Salvation15 Classical Language and Texts CLA1201Classical Language and Texts: Greek I30 CLA1202Classical Language and Texts: Greek II30 CLA1204Classical Language and Texts: Greek III30 CLA1251Classical Language and Texts: Latin I30 CLA1252Classical Language and Texts: Latin II30 CLA1254Classical Language and Texts: Latin III30 Ancient Sources (Written Evidence) CLA1303Ancient Sources (Written Evidence): Roman Historical Writing15 CLA1308Ancient Sources (Written Evidence): Comparing Empires and Imperialism15 Ancient Sources (Material Evidence) CLA1354Ancient Sources (Material Evidence): Brave New Rome of Augustus15 CLA1357Ancient Sources (Material Evidence): Globalisation and Identity in the Western Roman Empire15 Text and Context CLA1406Text and Context: Roman Love Elegy15 CLA1408Text and Context: Suetonius and Imperial Power15 CLA1410Text and Context: Writing Women in Ancient Literature15 Ancient World CLA1508Ancient World: Roman Philosophy15 Year 2

In the second year you will advance your grasp of classics and theology knowledge, methods, and texts through a set of compulsory modules. Optional modules enable you to develop specialist knowledge on a range of topics.

Compulsory modules

Please note, modules CLA1507 and CLA1508 run in alternate years and CLA1510 runs intermittently. Students will either choose between two modules, or take whichever module is running.

CodeModuleCredits THE2069Introducing Paul 15 Either CLA1507, CLA1508 or CLA1510 CLA1507Ancient World: Greek Philosophy15 CLA1508Ancient World: Roman Philosophy15 CLA1510Ancient World: Roman Religion15 Optional modules

For Classical Studies you would take one module from Ancient World, one from Text and Context, and choose two from Ancient Sources, Text and Context or Ancient World. Alternatively you could choose one each from Ancient World, Text and Context and Classical Language and Texts.

Select 45 credits of Theology optional modules.

CodeModuleCredits Theology THE1072 Introducing Biblical Hebrew15 THE2035Intermediate Biblical Hebrew15 THE2059Christian Moral Theory and Ethics15 THE2125Modern Theology15 THE2150The Divine World in the Hebrew Bible15 THE2152Evolution, God and Gaia30 THE2177Dead Sea Scrolls15 THE2179'Deviant Bodies': Disability Studies and the New Testament30 THE2180Reading Augustine through the Confessions30 THE2190Art in Syria and the Holy Land at the time of the Crusades15 THE2194Critical Readings in Theology and Religion15 THE2195Blasphemy and the Abrahamic Faiths30 THE2196Encounters in Philosophy and Theology30 THE2197The Earliest Christian Communities15 THE2199Theology and Criminal Justice30 THE3182 Reading Early Jewish and Christian Texts15 Classical Language and Texts CLA2202Classical Language and Texts: Greek II30 CLA2205Classical Language and Texts: Greek IV30 CLA2252Classical Language and Texts: Latin II30 CLA2254Classical Language and Texts: Latin IV30 CLA3204Classical Language and Texts: Greek III30 CLA3254Classical Language and Texts: Latin III30 Ancient Sources (Written Evidence) CLA2303Ancient Sources (Written Evidence): Roman Historical Writing15 CLA2308Ancient Sources (Written Evidence): Comparing Empires and Imperialism15 Ancient Sources (Material Evidence) CLA2354Ancient Sources (Material Evidence): Brave New Rome of Augustus15 CLA2357Ancient Sources (Material Evidence): Globalisation and Identity in the Western Roman Empire15 Text and Context CLA2406Text and Context: Roman Love Elegy15 CLA2408Text and Context: Suetonius and Imperial Power15 CLA2410Text and Context: Writing Women in Ancient Literature15 Ancient World CLA2508Ancient World: Roman Philosophy15 Year 3

Students will spend the third year of their studies in a partner university on an Erasmus/Socrates exchange or other approved programme of study. The year abroad comprises 120 credits and assessment is based on the credits gained at the partner institution.

Compulsory modules CodeModuleCredits HUM3999Year Abroad 120 Year 4 Compulsory modules

You can choose to do a dissertation in Classical Studies (CLA3009) or Theology (THE3082), or you can choose 60 credits of available level 3 modules in both subjects.

CodeModuleCredits Select one of the following: CLA3009Dissertation 30 THE3082 Dissertation30 Optional modules

If you have chosen to take the Classical Studies dissertation, you will select 30 credits of Classical Studies options and 60 credits of Theology options.

If you have chosen to take the Theology dissertation, you will select 30 credits of Theology options and 60 credits of Classical Studies options.

CodeModuleCredits Classical Studies CLA3010Greek Mythology30 CLA3018Neronian Literature and Society30 CLA3020Sexuality and Gender in the Ancient World30 CLA3028Philip II and Alexander the Great of Macedon30 CLA3108The World of Late Antiquity30 CLA3112Medicine in Antiquity15 CLA3116Britain in the Roman World15 CLA3255Greek Political Thought15 CLA3256Impact of Greek Culture15 CLA3258The Reception of Greek Culture15 CLA3259The Ancient Greek Novel15 CLA3260Tales of the Unexpected: Paradoxography, Fiction and the Culture of Wonder15 CLA3263Being and Not-Being in Greek Philosophy: from Parmenides to Aristotle15 CLA3264Ancient Science and Society15 CLA3265Art and Visual Culture in the Roman World15 CLA3267Dialogues with the Past: Creative Interpretative Project15 Classical Language and Texts CLA2205Classical Language and Texts: Greek IV30 CLA2254Classical Language and Texts: Latin IV30 CLA3204Classical Language and Texts: Greek III30 CLA3254Classical Language and Texts: Latin III30 CLA3251Classical Language and Texts: Latin V: Epic30 CLA3266Classical Language and Texts: Greek V: Comedy30 Theology THE3152Evolution, God and Gaia30 THE3177Dead Sea Scrolls15 THE3179'Deviant Bodies': Disability Studies and the New Testament30 THE3180Reading Augustine through the Confessions30 THE3182Reading Early Jewish and Christian Texts15 THE3190Art in Syria and the Holy Land at the time of the Crusades15 THE3194Critical Readings in Theology and Religion15 THE3195Blasphemy and the Abrahamic Faiths30 THE3196Encounters in Philosophy and Theology30 THE3197The Earliest Christian Communities15 THE3199Theology and Criminal Justice30 Full module descriptions

For full module descriptions please visit the Classics and Ancient History website and Theology website.