Classics BA Honours (Q800)

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.

Programme modules do change and may differ for your year of entry.

Stage 1 Compulsory modules

You take a pair of Greek language modules and a pair of Latin language modules, at a level which best suits your ability in both languages.

Greek language modules

• CAG1001 Beginners’ Greek in Action 1 and CAG1002 Beginners’ Greek in Action 2
• or CAG1011 Intermediate Greek Language and Literature 1 and CAG1012 Intermediate Greek Language and Literature 2

Latin language modules

• CLA1001 Beginners’ Latin in Action 1 and CLA1002 Beginners’ Latin in Action 2
• or CLA1011 Intermediate Latin Language and Literature 1 and CLA1012 Intermediate Latin Language and Literature 2

Optional modules

You choose two optional modules, ormally selected from the following list:

• CAC1012 Classical Art from Greek to Roman
• CAC1013 Life and Literature in the Roman Republic
• CAC1014 Tragedy, Comedy, History: The World of Greek Literature
• CAC1015 How should I Live? 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

Modules from our archaeology or history degrees may also be available, with agreement, such as:

• ARA1027 Introduction to Archaeology
• ARA1030 The Archaeology of Britain from the Romans to the 20th Century

Stage 2 Compulsory modules

You choose a pair of Greek language modules and a pair of Latin language modules, following on from the modules studied in Stage 1:

Greek language modules

• CAG1011 Intermediate Greek Language and Literature 1 and CAG1012 Intermediate Greek Language and Literature 2
• or CAG2001 Level 2 Greek: Interpretation of Texts and CAG2002 Special Study in Greek Stage 2

Latin language modules

• CLA1011 Intermediate Latin Language and Literature 1 and CLA1012 Intermediate Latin Language and Literature 2
• or CLA2001 Level 2 Latin: Interpretation of Texts and CLA2002 Level 2 Latin: Special Study Stage 2

Optional modules

You choose two further modules from the following list:

• CAC2001 Researching the Classics
• CAC2037 The Classical Inheritance in Western Culture
• CAC2046 Poet and King: Virgil’s Aeneid and the Age of Augustus, Stage 2
• CAC2050 History, Literature and Truth: the case of the ancient historians
• CAC2056 The long shadow of melancholy
• CAC2058 Approaches To Near Eastern and Greek Myth
• 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

Modules from our archaeology or history degrees may also be available, with agreement, such as:

• ARA2016 Archaeologies of Greece
• ARA2091 Archaeologies of the Roman Empire: The Roman World from Augustus to Justinian

Study abroad (optional)

UK and EU students 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 Classics which counts directly towards your final degree mark.

Stage 3 Compulsory modules

• CAG3002 Level 2/3 Greek: Special Study Stage 3
• CLA3002 Level 2/3 Latin: Special Study Stage 3

You also choose one Greek language and one Latin language module for the options below, following on from the modules studied in Stage 2:

Greek language modules

• CAG2001 Level 2 Greek: Interpretation of Texts
• CAG3001 Level 3 Greek: Interpretation of Texts

Latin language modules

• CLA2001 Level 2 Latin: Interpretation of Texts
• CLA3001 Level 3 Latin: Interpretation of Texts

Optional modules

You choose two further 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
• 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

* You can take these modules if you have not already studied them at Stage 2.

Modules from our Archaeology, Classics or History degrees may also be available, with agreement, such as:

• CAC3000 Dissertation
• ARA3013 Early Medieval Northern Europe
• ARA3016 The Archaeology of Byzantium and its Neighbours
• ARA3021 Frontier Communities of Roman Britain
• ARA3114 Regionality and the Fall of Rome

Careers Classics 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.