Classics

The cultures of Greece and Rome lie at the heart of Western civilisation. The Department of Classics provides a range of stimulating and challenging courses for students from a wide variety of backgrounds.
You can gain full benefit whether or not you have already studied the ancient world before. New courses have been introduced to reflect changes in the study of the ancient world.

Career Prospects:
Our graduates are developed in the skills of organisation, understanding, communication and imagination that are useful in many fields and welcome by employers. They pursue the wide variety of careers common to most arts students. They do well in law, accountancy and computer-based careers, whilst others have pursued subject-related careers like teaching, research, museum work or librarianship.

Extra curricular activities
The Department houses a fine collection of Greek vases in the Ure Museum which are used in a number of courses. In addition, we foster a range of Classics-related activities outside the syllabus, including visits to museums, sites and plays, film showings ane reading groups. The Department has strong links with the Bristish School at Athens and Rome.
All students are encouraged to travel to Greece, Italy, Turkey, etc. during the summer, and travel scholarships are regularly awarded.

Teaching and assessment
The Department is relaxed and friendly. In addition to lectures, there is emphasis on seminar teaching in small groups and on individual return of essays. Our aim is to teach students to read, think and argue for themselves, and to develop personal interests and skills. The many new IT resources now available in the field of Classics are exploited in a number of modules.
The Department also has a thriving part-time programme.
Latin and Ancient Greek are optional but the Department is keen to teach them to anyone who has not had the opportunity to study them.

Your Choice of Programme:
The Department of Classics offers three degree programmes. These are Ancient History, Classical Studies and Classics.
Ancient History or Classical Studies can be studied as a single or combined programme. All programmes are based around a core area: Ancient History, Classical Studies or Latin and Greek for the degree in Classics.
In Year 1 students take modules also in other subjects e.g. archaeology or English. This system allows considerable flexibility, since you can often change your final degree programme from single to joint or vice versa, or move to another subject altogether.