Classics

In your first year you take two modules in Greek and Roman Culture and Society, plus Greek and Latin languages at an appropriate level. In your second and third years you continue to study both languages alongside two optional modules. Current options include Democracy and Imperialism, Ancient Greek Theatre, The Vulnerable Body in Roman Literature and Thought, History of Medicine. One of your third-year options will be your dissertation, which enables you to explore an area of particular interest in detail, alongside three further optional modules.

How will I learn?

You will study in a variety of ways: lectures, seminars (involving student presentations or small-group discussion of a particular topic) and (in your final year) by completing a dissertation on a topic of your choice, with guidance from your departmental supervisor.

You will have 2–3 contact hours per week for each module, and will also prepare work independently outside the classroom. Each of your essays will receive detailed written feedback and will also be discussed with you in a one-to-one feedback session with the marker of the essay.

All our degrees involve core modules in your first year. In subsequent years, you build on what you have learnt through a choice of modules, which allow you to engage in your own way with the civilisation of the Ancient Mediterranean.

How will I be assessed?

You will take four modules each year, the assessment of which is generally equally divided between coursework submitted during the year and exams in the summer (100% exam for language modules). Your second and third years (or second and fourth years for Study in Europe degrees) contribute equally to your final degree classification. Some modules involve alternative assessment methods including digital storytelling videos, blog posts and presentations