Latin and English BA

University College London

Bachelor's degree

In London

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    3 Years

In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 15 or 30 credits, adding up to a total of 120 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 30-credit module is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
Each year you will take 4.0 credits, divided evenly between Latin and English.
You must take 1.0 credit in Latin at a level appropriate to your previous experience every year. In addition there are compulsory modules including: Interpreting Latin Literature, Narrative Texts, Intellectual and Cultural Sources in year one, Classics and Literary Theory in year two, and an interdisciplinary extended essay in year three.
Remaining optional modules may be selected from the range offered by UCL Greek & Latin and UCL English. Students on this degree programme may not take elective modules in other departments.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

Start date

On request

About this course

Study in two top-rated departments (Guardian University Guide 2018) in one of the world's top-rated universities (QS World University Rankings 2018).
You will have access to an unparalleled range of options, from Roman Love Poetry and Roman Satire to Renaissance Literature, Shakespeare, the Eighteenth Century and Modern Literature.
UCL has excellent library facilities, and is ideally situated, close to world-renowned resources such as the British Museum, the British Library and the Institute of Classical Studies.
The lively student-run Classical Society organises an annual Classics play (a Greek or Latin drama in translation) at nearby Bloomsbury Theatre. The English Society also supports theatre productions, as well as social activities, speaker events, and contributing to UCL Festival of the Arts.

Graduates of Latin and English will acquire a thorough grounding in the skills of expression and analysis, and a refined sensibility of cultural appreciation and analysis.
The degree is rigorous and will open up a wide range of career possibilities including culture and the arts, media, law, finance, management and consultancy, government and politics.

English Language at grade B or 6, plus Mathematics at grade C or 5. For UK-based students, a grade C or 5 or equivalent in a foreign language (other than Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew or Latin) is required.

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Subjects

  • Greek
  • Latin
  • English
  • Interpreting Latin Literature
  • Latin Literature
  • Greek & Latin modules
  • Literary Theory
  • UCL
  • Analysis
  • Critical Commentary

Course programme

YEAR 1

Core or compulsory module(s)

Greek & Latin Department modules:

  • 1.0 credit in Latin at a level appropriate to your experience
  • Interpreting Latin Literature

English Department modules:

  • Intellectual and Cultural Sources
  • Narrative Texts
Optional modules

Greek & Latin Department modules:

  • 0.5 credits from Greek & Latin modules at the appropriate level, either in the original or in translation

YEAR 2

Core or compulsory module(s)

Greek & Latin Department modules:

  • 1.0 credit in Latin at a level appropriate to your previous experience
  • Classics and Literary Theory
Optional modules

Greek & Latin Department modules:

You will select 0.5 credits from all Greek & Latin modules, either in the original or in translation.

English modules:

You will select two 1.0 credit modules from the wide range of second- and third-year modules available in UCL English (excluding Critical Commentary and Analysis).

YEAR 3

Core or compulsory module(s)

Greek & Latin Department modules:

  • 1.0 credit in Latin at a level appropriate to your previous experience
  • 0.5 credit Latin and English extended essay
Optional modules

Greek & Latin Department modules
0.5 credits from all Greek & Latin modules, either in the original or in translation

English Department modules:

You will select two 1.0 credit modules from the wide range of second- and third-year modules available in UCL English (excluding Critical Commentary and Analysis).

Your learning

You will be taught through lectures, seminars and small-group work. Some modules will involve student presentations. You will be assigned a Personal Tutor with whom you will review your progress on a regular basis.

In the English Department students will be producing two tutorial essays a term (one for each of their English courses) for one-to-one tutorials with their Personal Tutor.

Assessment

The modules will be examined by a mixture of essays, end-of-year examinations, and a compulsory final-year extended essay. Some Latin-language modules involve in-class tests and grammar quizzes. The final-year extended essay is based on supervised independent research.

Additional information

Overseas students Fee - £19,390 (2018/19)

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