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CLASSICS I
This has three strands: 1a is for students who have studies Greek and Latin to A Level (or equivalent); 1b is for those who Latin to A Level, and Ic for those who have Greek to A Level. The first five terms are spent preparing for ‘Mods’ (Moderations), a series of core exams. You then spend seven terms preparing for ‘Greats’. You take eight papers, from a choice of around eighty. They cover literature, philosophy, archaeology, linguistics and history. Examples of current papers on offer include: Religions in the Greek and Roman World, Sexuality and Gender in Greece and Rome, Latin Philosophy, Aristotle Physics, Historiography, Byzantine Literature, The Reception of Classical Literature in Poetry in English since 1900, Art under the Roman Empire AD 14-337, Greek Literature of the 5th Century BC. DATA
Back to Courses CLASSICS with English I If you are studying Latin and/or Greek to A-Level this is normally a three-year option (Course I). The course is well integrated, looking at English literature of and beyond the Renaissance, and Graeco-Roman authors such as Herodotus, Euripides, Virgil, Catullus and Juvenal, also explores the rich connections between ancient and modern literature. You can pursue whatever aspect of English or classical literature appeals to you, but among the highlights of the course are the three ‘Link Papers’ studied in the final year. In these, through topics such as Epic, Tragedy, Comedy, Pastoral and Satire, the twists and turns of literary genres can be traced from Homer to Milton and Walcott, or from Theocritus to Arnold and Heaney. DATA
Back to Courses CLASSICS with Modern Languages If you are studying Latin and/or Greek to A-Level this is normally a three or, if a year abroad is taken, a four-year option (Course I). Classics and Modern Languages enables you to combine study of either one or both of Latin and Ancient Greek with a modern language. The course involves extensive study of major literary texts alongside training in linguistic skills. The Greeks and Romans were active in all the countries covered by the available languages. Studying this course helps to give you greater access to the ancient cultures, as well as a chance to examine how it has been received into the modern one. The option of a year abroad helps bring the course to life even more. Students an take Option A (which splits time evenly between modern languages and Classics) or Option B (which focuses on the Classics in the first two years) LANGUAGE OPTIONS: Czech, French, German, Modern Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish (Czech, Modern Greek, Italian or Greek can be taken ab initio) DATA
Back to Classics Back to Courses CLASSICS with Oriental Studies If you are studying Latin and/or Greek to A-Level this is normally a three or, if a year abroad is taken, a four-year option (Course I). Classics with Oriental Studies has a focus on the Classics; Oriental Studies with Classics has more of a focus on the Oriental Studies... the second mentioned subject takes about a third of the degree. This course allows you to combine the study of an Oriental language and culture with Latin and / or Greek and the study of the ancient world. There are six main languages or subjects you can take as part of the degree: Arabic, Egyptology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies (with Akkadian or Egyptian), Hebrew, Persian, Sanskrit and Turkish. DATA
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CLASSICS II
On course IIa, you learn Latin from scratch, those who take Course IIb learn Greek from scratch. If you are accepted on a course to study one of the languages as a beginner, you will be asked to attend a summer school before you start your degree. The first five terms are spent preparing for ‘Mods’, a series of core exams. Classics II students take 7 papers. You then spend seven terms preparing for ‘Greats’. You take eight papers, from a choice of over eighty. They cover literature, philosophy, archaeology, linguistics and history. Examples of current papers on offer include: Religions in the Greek and Roman World, Sexuality and Gender in Greece and Rome, Latin Philosophy, Arisotle Physics, Historiography, Byzantine Literature, The Reception of Classical Literature in Poetry in English since 1900, Art under the Roman Empire AD 14-337, Greek Literature of the 5th Century BC. DATA
Back to Courses CLASSICS with English II If you have not had the opportunity to study an ancient language then you take a four-year course beginning with an intensive introduction to Latin and Greek (Course II). The course is well integrated, looking at English literature of and beyond the Renaissance, and Graeco-Roman authors such as Herodotus, Euripides, Virgil, Catullus and Juvenal, also explores the rich connections between ancient and modern literature. You can pursue whatever aspect of English or classical literature appeals to you, but among the highlights of the course are the three ‘Link Papers’ studied in the final year. In these, through topics such as Epic, Tragedy, Comedy, Pastoral and Satire, the twists and turns of literary genres can be traced from Homer to Milton and Walcott, or from Theocritus to Arnold and Heaney. DATA
Back to Courses CLASSICS with Modern Languages If you have not studied Latin and/or Greek to A-Level this is normally a four or, if a year abroad is taken, a five-year option (Course II). Classics and Modern Languages enables you to combine study of either one or both of Latin and Ancient Greek with a modern language. The course involves extensive study of major literary texts alongside training in linguistic skills. The Greeks and Romans were active in all the countries covered by the available languages. Studying this course helps to give you greater access to the ancient cultures, as well as a chance to examine how it has been received into the modern one. The option of a year abroad helps bring the course to life even more. Students an take Option A (which splits time evenly between modern languages and Classics) or Option B (which focuses on the Classics in the first two years) LANGUAGE OPTIONS: Czech, French, German, Modern Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish (the language must have been taken, to A Level, or be spoken comfortably). DATA
Back to Classics Back to Courses CLASSICS with Oriental Studies If you have not studied Latin and/or Greek to A-Level this is normally a four or, if a year abroad is taken, a five-year option (Course II). Classics with Oriental Studies has a focus on the Classics; Oriental Studies with Classics has more of a focus on the Oriental Studies... the second mentioned subject takes about a third of the degree. This course allows you to combine the study of an Oriental language and culture with Latin and / or Greek and the study of the ancient world. There are six main languages or subjects you can take as part of the degree: Arabic, Egyptology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies (with Akkadian or Egyptian), Hebrew, Persian, Sanskrit and Turkish. DATA
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