SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS CLASSICAL STUDIES
Foundation Year available – see pages 58-63 for full details Global Opportunities available † Work Placement or Internship Opportunities available Welsh Scholarships/Bursaries available STUDENT EXPERIENCE (Times Good University Guide 2022) IN THE UK 3 RD CLASSICS & ANCIENT HISTORY
Classical Studies focuses on the literature of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, along with the cultures that created them. Studying this degree will allow you to read all kinds of texts in translation from around the Ancient Mediterranean and develop an understanding of Greek and Roman culture, from the archaic period to the fall of the Roman Empire and beyond. You will explore the stories and mythology of Greece and Rome and learn how to perform close analysis with an eye for detail. You may investigate familiar texts, such as epics and tragedies, as well as often overlooked genres from the ancient world, including novels and satire.
As part of single honours Classical Studies, you could also opt to pursue one of six more specific dedicated pathways: Greek, Latin, Classics (which is both Greek and Latin), Egyptology, English Literature, and Philosophy. This degree aims to equip you with skills that enhance your future employability in a huge range of careers, by developing your interest and passion for antiquity in all its aspects, especially the texts that have managed to survive for so long. The feel for the creativity of ancient authors and flair for in-depth analysis which we hope to inspire in you will set you apart in the eyes of employers. Through the course of your Classical Studies degree, in our close-knit community, you will each have an acdemic mentor from among the teaching staff to lend academic support. The Society for Ancient Studies and our Egyptology Society organise social and cultural events, including museum trips.
TYPICAL MODULES INCLUDE: Year 1 • Beginning Greek Language I • Beginning Latin Language I • Introduction to Ancient Philosophy and Rhetoric •Of Gods and Heroes – Greek Mythology • Ovid's Metamorphoses. The Transformations of Mythology Year 2 • Decision and Responsibility: The Tragic Predicament • Gender in the Roman World • Reading Classical Civilisation • Roman Satire: Ranting and Bantering • The Roman Comic Novel: Excrement and Sacrament Year 3 • Classics, Ancient History, Egyptology Dissertation • Plato’s Republic • Roman Love Poetry • Schools Work Placement: Teaching Ancient History and Ancient Languages • The Greek Romance: Sea, Sun and Sex
TYPICAL OFFER: BBB
Detailed entry requirements and course features available on the Course Reference Grid (page 160) †
BA Single Honours ▲ Classical Studies ♦ Classical Studies
(with Foundation Year) ♦ Classical Studies (with Year Abroad)
▲ 3 YEAR ♦ 4 YEAR For individual UCAS course codes please visit the course web page
FUTURE CAREERS: • Archives • Business
• Education • Marketing • Media and Public Relations • Museum and Heritage
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