You will develop fluency in both Latin and Greek, through a combination of language classes, textual study and translation.

You can learn from beginners' or advanced level.

Enjoy reading literature by major classical authors in the original language, and complement this with topics in the literature, art, philosophy, history and archaeology of Greece and Rome.

Enjoy working with the outstanding collections at the university-led Great North Museum: Hancock, and benefit from our excellent study resources including the Shefton collection on Greek Art and the Fletcher collection.

Highlights of this degree

Modules for 2019 entry

Please note

The module and/or programme information below is for 2019 entry. Our teaching is informed by research and modules change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, student feedback, or insufficient numbers of students interested (in an optional module). To find out more read our terms and conditions.

Module/programme information for 2020 entry will be published here as soon as it is available (end of May 2020).

Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage. Further information, including the credit value of the module, is available in each of the module descriptions below.

Stage 1

Compulsory modules

You take a pair of Greek language modules and a pair of Latin language modules, at a level which best suits your ability in both languages.

Greek language modules

• CAG1001 Beginners’ Greek in Action 1 and CAG1002 Beginners’ Greek in Action 2  OR
• CAG1011 Intermediate Greek Language and Literature 1 and CAG1012 Intermediate Greek Language and Literature 2

Latin language modules

• CLA1001 Beginners’ Latin in Action 1 and CLA1002 Beginners’ Latin in Action 2  OR
• CLA1011 Intermediate Latin Language and Literature 1 and CLA1012 Intermediate Latin Language and Literature 2

Optional modules

You choose two optional modules, normally selected from the following list:

• CAC1012  Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology
• CAC1013  Life and Literature in the Roman Republic
• CAC1014  Tragedy, Comedy, History: The World of Greek Literature
• CAC1015  How should I Live? An Introduction to Ancient Moral Philosophy
• CAH1012  West meets East: Greek History and Society 776–200 BC
• CAH1014  The Roman World from Romulus to Heraclius: history and culture 753BC - AD641

With the approval of the Degree Programme Director, other optional modules may also be available, including from Stage 1 Archaeology and History. The following are recommended choices:

• ARA1027  Introduction to Archaeology
• ARA1030  The Archaeology of Britain from the Romans to the 20th Century

Stage 2

Compulsory modules

You choose a pair of Greek language modules and a pair of Latin language modules, following on from the modules studied in Stage 1:

Greek language modules

• CAG1011  Intermediate Greek Language and Literature 1 and CAG1012  Intermediate Greek Language and Literature 2  OR
• CAG2001  Level 2 Greek: Interpretation of Texts and CAG2002  Special Study in Greek Stage 2

Latin language modules

• CLA1011  Intermediate Latin Language and Literature 1 and CLA1012  Intermediate Latin Language and Literature 2  OR
• CLA2001  Level 2 Latin: Interpretation of Texts and CLA2002  Level 2 Latin: Special Study Stage 2

Optional modules

You choose two further modules from the following list:

• CAC2001  Researching the Classics*
• CAC2046  Poet and King: Virgil's Aeneid and the Age of Augustus
• CAC2051  The Ancient Art of Spin: Classical Rhetoric in Theory and Practice
• CAC2054  Epic Journeys: The Odyssey and Homeric Epic
• CAH2006  Hellenistic Empires from Alexander to Cleopatra
• CAH2007  Caesar’s Gift: Rome under the Emperors
• CAH2020  Greek and Roman Religions
• CAH2036  Greeks and Barbarians
• CAH2061  Slavery in Greco-Roman Antiquity

*CAC2001: Researching the Classics is a prerequisite for candidates who plan to take the optional dissertation module CAC3000 at Stage 3.

You may not take a module that substantially duplicates material covered in any of the language modules taken in Stage 2.

With the approval of the Degree Programme Director, alternative optional modules to those listed under 2(b) above may be selected from Stage 2 Archaeology, History or other subject areas (to a maximum of 40 credits). Recommended modules are:

• ARA2016  Aegean Prehistory
• ARA2091  Archaeologies of the Roman Empire: The Roman World from Augustus to Justinian
• HIS2104  The Dark Ages: The Post-Roman World, 500-700
• HIS2240  Greece from Ancient Times to the 21st Century: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of the Past

With the approval of the Degree Programme Director, alternative optional modules may be selected from Stage 2 Archaeology, History or other subject areas (to a maximum of 20 credits), including:

• NCL2007  Career Development for Second Year Students
• NCL2100  Developing Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Employability

Study abroad (optional)

UK and EU students also have the opportunity to broaden their academic experience by spending Stage 2 studying at one of our partner institutions in Europe on the Erasmus exchange programme or overseas on a HaSS Faculty non-EU exchange programme.

This will be a fully recognised period of study during which you will choose one of the following modules:

• HSS2601  HaSS Erasmus Exchange Semester 1 60 Credits
• HSS2602  HaSS Erasmus Exchange Semester 2 60 Credits

Work Placement (optional)

You can apply to spend 9 to 12 months on an optional work placement between Stages 2 and 3. You can apply to spend your placement year with any organisation and will receive University support to do so. It will extend your degree by a year and is subject to availability. It isn't available if you're spending a year studying abroad. Find out more about Work Placements.

Year 3 (Placement Year)

On completion of Stage 2 and before entering Stage 3, you may as part of your studies for the degree spend a year in a placement with an approved organisation. If you are required to re-sit your Stage 2 assessment, you must delay the start of your placement until you have done so. If you fail Stage 2, you may not complete a placement year.

• NCL3000 Careers Service Placement Year Module

Stage 3

Compulsory modules

• CAG3002  Level 2/3 Greek: Special Study Stage 3
• CLA3002  Level 2/3 Latin: Special Study Stage 3

You also choose one Greek language and one Latin language module for the options below, following on from the modules studied in Stage 2:

Greek language modules

• CAG2001  Level 2 Greek: Interpretation of Texts
• CAG3001  Level 3 Greek: Interpretation of Texts

Latin language modules

• CLA2001  Level 2 Latin: Interpretation of Texts
• CLA3001  Level 3 Latin: Interpretation of Texts

Optional modules

You choose two further modules from the following list:

• CAC3020  Independent Study Module for Q800 students
• CAC3045  Human Dissection in Antiquity: Stage 3*
• CAC3046  Poet and King: Virgil's Aeneid and the Age of Augustus*
• CAC3051  The Ancient Art of Spin: Classical Rhetoric in Theory and Practice*
• CAC3054  Epic Journeys: The Odyssey and Homeric Epic*
• CAH3010  The Life and Afterlife of Alexander the Great
• CAH3012  Geographical Knowledge in the Ancient World
• CAH3025  Celluloid History II
• CAH3036  Roman Egypt
• CAH3038  Running a Roman City: Urban Administration and Society in Italy, 89 BC-AD 284
• ARA3121  Sex, Bodies and Identities in Classical Greece

*You may not take at Stage 3 the CAC3***-coded version of any module whose CAC2***-coded version you took at Stage 2.

You may not take a module that substantially duplicates material covered in any of the language modules taken in Stage 2 or Stage 3.

With the approval of the Degree Programme Director, alternative optional modules to those listed above may be selected from Stage 3 Classical Studies, Archaeology, History or other subject areas (to a maximum of 40 credits). Recommended modules are:

• CAC3000  Dissertation*
• ARA3013  Early Medieval Britain
• ARA3016  The Archaeology of Byzantium and its Neighbours
• ARA3021  Frontier Communities of Roman Britain
• ARA3100  Archaeologies of the Middle Sea: An Armchair Voyage Across the Prehistoric Mediterranean

*If you wish to take the dissertation module CAC3000 you must have taken CAC2001: Researching the Classics at Stage 2.

With the approval of the Degree Programme Director, you may select alternative optional modules from Stage 3 Archaeology, History or other subject areas (to a maximum of 20 credits), including:

• NCL3007  Career Development for Final Year Students
• NCL3008  Advanced Career Development

All candidates are considered on an individual basis.

If your qualifications are not listed here, please see our additional entry requirements web pages to find out which other qualifications are considered. 

The entrance requirements below apply to 2020 entry.

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