Overview

Overview

• Our BA in Classical Studies focuses specifically on the rich heritage of ancient Greece and Rome and their cultural interactions within the broader Mediterranean. Studying with us, you will gain a critical yet empathetic appreciation of different worldviews on a course that blends the study of history, literature, drama, mythology, philosophy, archaeology, art and architecture and spans the Bronze Age to the twenty-first century.
• Study begins by establishing a framework for classical studies. You are introduced to key events, figures, themes and concepts via a range of sources and methods.
• In Year 2, you explore the nature of classical studies as a discipline and its changing assumptions, methods and definitions. You engage with a range of modules covering classical history, literature and culture. Topics may include the high point of Athenian democracy, the world of Alexander the Great, the Roman Republic and early Empire, and the construction of the classical past in modern museum collections.
• In your final year, you will hone your research methods, write a dissertation and undertake more specialised modules that focus on the areas of academic expertise of the teaching staff. Topics may include gender and sexuality in the classical world and its modern legacy, the Pax Romana, popular culture in the classical world, the Trojan War in the ancient imagination, and ancient approaches to death and ritual.
• There is no classical languages requirement for our degree, and there is no expectation that you have studied Classical Civilisation or Ancient History at either GCSE or A Level.
• The innovative, multidisciplinary nature of the course makes for graduates who are curious, broadminded and interested. At the end of your three years, you’ll have a grounding in the cultural, political and economic basics of the Greek and Roman worlds that lends itself to understanding how we continue to interact with the classical world in our modern society. The skills you cultivate on your modules – time management, critical reading and writing skills, independent thinking and public speaking – transfer readily to today’s workplace.