Classics (Latin) with Study in Europe

In your first year, core modules may include Greek Culture and Society and Roman Culture and Society; Latin and Italian. Core modules in second year include Latin and Italian, followed by a dissertation in your fourth year. Your third year will be spent in Italy at one of our partner universities (Venice, Rome, Padua or Bologna).

Examples of optional modules could include City of Rome; Democracy and Imperialism; Greek Religion; Politics and Poetics in Greek and Latin Literature; Principles and Methods of Classical Archaeology; Food & Drink in the Ancient Mediterranean; History of Medicine in the Ancient World; Roman Economy; The Roman Empire from Tiberius to Hadrian; Art & Architecture of Asia Minor; Coinage of Greece & Rome; The Transformation of Roman Society under Augustus; Receptions of Antiquity: East and West; Sexuality & Gender in Antiquity, Ancient Greek Theatre, The Vulnerable Body in Roman Literature and Thought, Humanism and Early Modern Texts.

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.

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.