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Classical Studies BA Honours (Q810)

Bachelor's degree

In Newcastle Upon Tyne ()

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

Investigate the diversity of the classical world on this degree and enjoy studying Greek and Roman culture in all its manifestations.     

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Subjects

  • IT
  • Greek
  • Latin
  • Archaeology
  • Interpretation
  • Classics

Course programme

Course Details

Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.

Please be aware that programme modules do change and therefore may differ for your year of entry.

Stage 1 Compulsory modules
  • CAC1013 Love and Life in Rome and Verona
  • CAC1014 Tragedy, Comedy, History: The World of Greek Literature
Optional modules

You choose four modules from the following optional modules:

  • CAG1001 Beginners’ Greek in Action 1 or CAG1011 Intermediate Greek Language and Literature 1
  • CAG1002 Beginners’ Greek in Action 2 or CAG1012 Intermediate Greek Language and Literature 2
  • CLA1001 Beginners’ Latin in Action 1 or CLA1011 Intermediate Latin Language and Literature 1
  • CLA1002 Beginners’ Latin in Action 2 or CLA1012 Intermediate Latin Language and Literature 2
  • CAC1012 Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology
  • CAC1015 How should I Live? An Introduction to Ancient Moral Philosophy
  • CAH1012 West meets East: Greek History and Society 776–404 BC
  • CAH1013 The Road to Empire: Roman History 510–31 BC

Other optional modules may also be available, including from Stage 1 Archaeology and History. The following are recommended choices:

  • ARA1027 Introduction to Archaeology
  • ARA1030 The Archaeology of Britain from the Romans to the 20th Century
Stage 2 Compulsory modules
  • CAC2001 Researching the Classics
Optional modules

You choose a maximum of two modules from the following list:

  • CAH2006 In Alexander’s Footsteps: Greeks and Macedonians 400-200 BC
  • CAH2007 Caesar’s Gift: Rome under the Emperors*
  • CAH2013 Sex, Bodies and Identities in Antiquity
  • CAH2020 Greek and Roman Religions

If you wish to begin or continue studying Greek and/or Latin you choose one or more language modules appropriate to your previous experience:

  • CAG1011 Intermediate Greek Language and Literature1
  • CAG1012 Intermediate Greek Language and Literature2
  • CAG2001 Level 2 Greek: Interpretation of Texts
  • CAG2002 Special Study in Greek Stage 2
  • CLA1011 Intermediate Latin Language and Literature 1
  • CLA1012 Intermediate Latin Language and Literature 2
  • CLA2001 Level 2 Latin: Interpretation of Texts
  • CLA2002 Level 2 Latin: Special Study Stage 2
  • CAG1001 Beginners’ Greek in Action 1
  • CAG1002 Beginners’ Greek in Action 2
  • CLA1001 Beginners’ Latin in Action 1
  • CLA1002 Beginners’ Latin in Action 2

You take further optional modules to bring your total to 120 credits:

  • CAH2006 In Alexander’s Footsteps: Classical and Hellenistic Empires
  • CAH2007 Caesar’s Gift: Rome under the Emperors
  • CAH2013 Sex, Bodies and Identities in Antiquity
  • CAH2020 Greek and Roman Religions

With the approval of the Degree Programme Director, alternative optional modules may be selected from Stage 2 Archaeology, History or other subject areas (to a maximum of 40 credits). Recommended modules are:

  • ARA2016 Archaeologies of Greece
  • ARA2091 Archaeologies of the Roman Empire: The Roman World from Augustus to Justinian
Study abroad (optional)

UK and EU students also have the opportunity to broaden their academic experience by spending Stage 2 at one of our partner institutions in Europe through the Erasmus exchange programme. This will be a fully recognised period of study which involves assessed work in Classical Studies and/or related areas which counts directly towards your final degree mark.

Stage 3 Compulsory modules
  • CAC3000 Dissertation
Optional modules

You choose a further four optional modules from the following list:

  • CAC3037 The Classical Inheritance in Western Culture
  • CAH3046 Poet and King: Virgil's Aeneid and the Age of Augustus: Stage 3*
  • CAC3050 History, Literature and Truth: the case of the ancient historians: Stage 3*
  • CAC3056 The long shadow of melancholy*
  • CAC3061 Kings and Commonwealths: Roman Republicanism from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment

* You may take these modules if you have not already taken them at Stage 2.

If you wish to begin or continue studying Greek and/or Latin you choose one or more language modules appropriate to your previous experience:

  • CAG1011 Intermediate Greek Language and Literature 1
  • CAG1012 Intermediate Greek Language and Literature 2
  • CAG2001 Level 2 Greek: Interpretation of Texts
  • CAG3002 Level 2/3 Greek: Special Study Stage 3
  • CAG3001 Level 3 Greek: Interpretation of Texts
  • CAG3002 Level 2/3 Greek: Special Study Stage 3
  • CLA1011 Intermediate Latin Language and Literature 1
  • CLA1012 Intermediate Latin Language and Literature 2
  • CLA2001 Level 2 Latin: Interpretation of Texts
  • CLA3002 Level 2/3 Latin: Special Study Stage 3
  • CLA3001 Level 3 Latin: Interpretation of Texts
  • CLA3002 Level 2/3 Latin: Special Study Stage 3
  • CAG1001 Beginners’ Greek in Action 1
  • CAG1002 Beginners’ Greek in Action 2
  • CLA1001 Beginners’ Latin in Action 1
  • CLA1002 Beginners’ Latin in Action 2

You take a maximum of two modules from the following list:

  • CAH3005 City of Athens: Power, Society and Culture
  • CAH3010 The Life and Afterlife of Alexander the Great
  • CAH3025 Celluloid History II
  • CAH3033 The Fall of the Roman Republic
  • CAH3034 'Like ants or frogs around the pond': Mobility and Identity in the Greek Mediterranean
  • CAH3036 Roman Egypt

With the approval of the Degree Programme Director, you may select alternative optional modules from from Stage 3 Archaeology, History or other subject areas (to a maximum of 40 credits). Recommended modules are:

  • ARA3013 Early Medieval Britain: Anglo-Saxons, Celts, Vikings
  • ARA3016 The Archaeology of Byzantium and its Neighbours
  • ARA3021 Frontier Communities of Roman Britain
  • ARA3114 Regionality and the Fall of Rome

Careers Classical Studies careers

Our Classics degrees are designed to equip you with a broad range of skills.

The specific content of your course provides you with a well-developed understanding of different cultures, societies, and perhaps even specific languages such as Latin and Greek.

Throughout your course, you also develop and demonstrate the ability to:

  • research, collate, and analyse materials, including written documentation and statistics
  • critically evaluate and interpret resources to formulate impartial and coherent arguments
  • present information in writing and verbally
  • work autonomously, manage your own workload and work to deadlines
  • comprehend intellectually rigorous and challenging topics

Together, these make for a very well-rounded individual who possesses a mix of practical, intellectual and transferable skills desirable to employers.

You therefore have an excellent choice of further study and career opportunities open to you on completion of your studies.

Classics graduates find themselves in a diverse range of careers, including:

  • research, information work and IT
  • law and legal services
  • journalism and marketing
  • retail
  • social work

Find out more about the career options for Classics from Prospects: The UK's Official Careers Website.

Classical Studies BA Honours (Q810)

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