Classics
University of Nottingham
UCAS Code: Q800 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
University of Nottingham
UCAS Code: Q800 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
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Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
Extended Project
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GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE English grade 4 (alpha grade C)
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
or 655 in 3 Higher Level Certificates
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
and A Level grade B.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
and A Level grades BB.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Scottish Advanced Higher
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Scottish Higher
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Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
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About this course
Build you love for, and understanding of, the ancient world to new levels.
Classics is a language-based course. You will investigate the culture and history of ancient Greece and Rome by examining texts in their original language. Immerse yourself in ancient speeches, drama, epic, and satire in the original Greek or Latin, and explore how language and culture inform one another.
Reading ancient texts in their original Latin or Greek is one of the greatest pleasures of studying Greek and Roman culture. You can learn either language from scratch, or build on your existing knowledge.
Studying Latin and ancient Greek will give you greater insight into the texts you’re reading in translation. You can combine modules on the history, art, and culture of the ancient Mediterranean with detailed study of both Latin and Greek. Learning an ancient language also builds skills in linguistic analysis and literacy that are valued by employers.
**Beginners' Latin and ancient Greek**
As a beginner of both languages, you will receive extensive language tuition in your first year, reaching an advanced level by year three. You will also begin the other language in your second year.
**If you have A level Latin or ancient Greek**
You will study both languages from year one.
Whatever your entry level, you will use your language skills to interpret ancient art, history, literature, mythology and drama. Ancient languages live on in the modern world: just see how the Nottingham LatinNow research team is exploring the role of Latin language and culture in the diversity of modern Europe.
Modules
Our first-year core modules are designed as an introduction. Even if you haven’t studied classics before, we’ll build everyone's knowledge to the same level, so you can progress through to year two.
Your split of core and optional modules will be dependent on your current language abilities. If you have an A level in either Greek or Latin, then you will study both languages from the start. If you are a beginner in both languages then you will choose either Greek or Latin in year one.
In year one, if you have an A level in either Greek or Latin, you will receive an integrated introduction to the history and culture of Greece and Rome and their reception. You will take text modules in your A level language, and beginners modules in the second language. You will also choose one optional classics module from a range.
If you are a beginner in both Greek and Latin, you will receive an integrated introduction to the history and culture of Greece and Rome and their reception. You will also start to learn either Greek or Latin, and have a choice of optional modules.
If you started at post-A level Greek or Latin, you will take text modules in your A level language, and intermediate modules in your second language. You will also choose from a range of modules, including a work placement module.
If you started the course as a beginner in both Greek and Latin, you will take intermediate modules in your year one language and start as a beginner in your second language. You will also choose from a range of optional modules including a work placement module.
Irrespective of language pathway, if you are planning a dissertation in your third year, you must take the Studying Classical Scholarship modules.
In year three, if you started the course with an A level in either Greek or Latin, you will continue with Greek or Latin language modules at the appropriate level.
If you started the course as a beginner in both Greek and Latin, you will continue with Latin and Greek language modules at the appropriate level.
In addition to your language modules, you will also choose from a range of optional modules, including continuing with your second language at the appropriate level, and a Dissertation (if you took the 'Studying Classical Scholarship' module in year two).
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