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Programme Requirements for 2025/26 Session


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B.A. Classics Full-time

Year: 3
2025/26 Session

The following must be taken:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Classics Dissertation 09 29983 40 Full Term

Students choose 80 credits of optional modules. Language module selection will depend on how many credits have already been achieved at level LI, as students must complete 100 credits or more of Language modules by the end of their degree to quality for BA Classics. Optional modules Students may choose ONE 20-credit LH Professional Skills module if not undertaken at Level I. Optional modules All optional lists are indicative; not all modules will run each year depending on staff availability. Optional modules Students with A-Level Latin: Optional modules Students may choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 and TWO 20 credit co-requisite Special Subject modules AND LH Latin Texts OR Students may choose TWO 20-credit options (one from each Semester) and TWO 20 credit co-requisite Special Subject modules OR Students may choose TWO 20-credit options in Semester 1 AND LH Latin Texts AND LH Greek Texts OR Students may choose TWO 20-credit options in Semester 1 AND ONE 20-credit option in Semester 2 AND LH Greek Texts Optional modules Students Without A-level Latin Optional modules Students may choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 AND LH Greek 3 AND LH Latin Texts and LH Greek Texts OR Students may choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 AND LH Greek 3 AND ONE 20-credit option in Semester 2 AND LH Greek Texts OR Students may choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 AND LH Greek 3 AND ONE 20-credit option in Semester 2 AND LH Latin Texts OR Students may choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 AND TWO 20 credit co-requisite Special Subject modules AND LH Latin Texts OR Students may choose TWO 20-credit options in Semester 1 AND LH Latin Texts AND LH Greek Texts

Optional modules. This list is indicative; not all modules will run each year depending on staff availability.

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Age of Empires 09 27256 20 Semester 1
LH Death, Burial and Society 09 24039 20 Semester 2
LH Face to face with Egypt’s Gods 09 32026 20 Semester 1
LH Greek Mythology 09 27276 20 Semester 2
LH Hellenistic Literature 09 29632 20 Semester 1
LH Humans and Environments 09 23536 20 Semester 2
LH Love in Greek Literature 09 28093 20 Semester 1
LH War, Peace, and Diplomacy in the Roman World 09 30686 20 Semester 1
Sparta 09 22891 20 Semester 2

Language Module List:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Greek 3 09 38813 20 Semester 1
LH Greek Texts 09 38814 20 Semester 2
LH Introduction to Egyptian A 09 34715 20 Semester 1
LH Introduction to Egyptian B 09 34716 20 Semester 2
LH Latin Texts 09 38859 20 Semester 2

Students choosing a Special Subject must choose two co-requisite Special Subject modules (one per semester) to the value of 40 credits from a range of options that will vary from year to year depending on staff availability:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject A: (De)constructing the Romans 09 37882 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject A: Carthage and Rome 09 37472 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject A: Christianity in the Graeco-Roman World 09 37452 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject A: Democracy and Empire: The World of the Athenian archē 09 37454 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject A: Far-flung corners: being Roman in the late Roman world, c. 200-c.550 09 37460 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject A: From Stonehenge to Mycenae: the Bronze Age in Europe 09 37367 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject A: Greek Epigram 09 37458 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject A: Greeks and Barbarians 09 37474 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject A: How to build an Empire: Communication and Conflict (-Resolution) 09 37464 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject A: Performance Culture in the Ancient World 09 37889 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject A: Ritual and Religion: performance, materiality and belief 09 37462 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject A: The Roman Republic in Imperial Imagination 09 37467 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject A: The Spartan kosmos 545-371 BCE 09 37469 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject A: Wonderful things: an introduction to ancient Egyptian art and architecture 09 37456 20 Semester 1
LH Special Subject A: Living and dying in wetlands 09 37369 20 Semester 1

CAHA Special Subjects B:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Special Subject B: (De)constructing the Romans 09 37807 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: Carthage and Rome 09 37473 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: Christianity in the Graeco-Roman World 09 37453 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: Democracy and Empire: The World of the Athenian archē 09 37455 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: Far-flung corners: being Roman in the late Roman world, c. 200-c.550 09 37461 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: From Stonehenge to Mycenae: the Bronze Age in Europe 09 37368 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: Greek Epigram 09 37459 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: Greeks and Barbarians 09 37475 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: How to build an Empire: Communication and Conflict (-Resolution) 09 37465 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: Living and dying in wetlands 09 37371 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: Performance Culture in the Ancient World 09 37808 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: Ritual and Religion: performance, materiality and belief 09 37463 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: The Roman Republic in Imperial Imagination 09 37468 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: The Spartan kosmos 545-371 BCE 09 37470 20 Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: Wonderful things: an introduction to ancient Egyptian art and architecture 09 37457 20 Semester 2

Students may also apply to undertake a Professional Skills module at level H. If successful this will be taken in place of one of their semester 1 taught modules. The placement can be taken either during the summer vacation (part-time or full-time) or during semester 1 (part-time only). The placement must be completed prior to the Christmas vacation. Students who undertook a Professional Skills module at level I will not be able to undertake a Professional Skills module at level H.

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Professional Skills 09 36876 20 Semester 1
LH Professional Skills - Freelance 09 37013 20 Semester 1