Postgraduate Latin Summer School

The Department of Classics, University of Reading

is delighted to repeat its successful

Postgraduate Latin Summer School

8 July - 9 August 2013

This Summer School is open to students who have graduated or are in their final year of a BA. This is an ideal course for those planning to do postgraduate work or to pursue a career in Classics teaching.

The Summer School is supported by the Institute of Classical Studies, the Classical Association and The Roman Society  We expect to be able to offer part-bursaries.

Contents

The Summer School will begin with a welcome lunch at 12 noon on Monday 8 July. On each week day after, there will be four hours of classes - two in the morning and two in the afternoon.  Students are expected to put in around four hours of private study each day.

Students will be taught in two groups, beginners and intermediate.

Special Seminars

Each Wednesday afternoon there will be a special seminar led by a member of academic staff in the Classics Department at Reading. These seminars take place in the Ure Museum in the Classics Department.

Staff

The Summer School will be taught by Dr Gill Knight and Dr Susanne Turner, both of the University of Reading.

Cost

The price of the course is £500; we have kept costs to last year's level because we are committed to making this Summer School accessible to those who need it. The cost includes the five-week course, but excludes accommodation, travel, lunches/dinner, and course books. If you would like to be considered for a part-bursary, please indicate so in your application to the Summer School.

Accommodation

Self-catering accommodation a few minutes' walk from the campus will be available. Accommodation fees per week will range from £110 to £160. Further information on room-type choices available and rates will follow after your application has been accepted and your deposit received.

Refreshments

Lunch and dinner are not provided as part of the summer school, but there are plenty of cafes on campus, or you can bring sandwiches. Tea and coffee making facilities will be available in the Classics Department.

Facilities

The Summer School will be based in room G40 in the HumSS building (building 1 on the campus map: http://www.reading.ac.uk/web/FILES/UORMap_Whiteknightscampus_BW_01.11.pdf .

Students attending the Summer School will have access to the resources room in the Classics Department, room G40, as well as to the Ure Museum in the Department. They will also be able to access the university library throughout their time in Reading. They will also be able to enjoy the friendly, green campus of the University, including the state-of-the-art SportsPark.

Student Comments from 2012

'"The Latin Summer School at Reading has improved my Latin, has opened my eyes to many different aspects of the study of Latin and has motivated me to continue studying Latin in the future. "

'"The course has lived up to and gone beyond my expectations."

"I am going back to my PhD program in the fall feeling much better prepared".

Please click on the link below if you would like to apply to the Reading Postgraduate Latin Summer School:

Postgraduate Latin Summer School Online Application 

 For further information, please contact Professor Barbara Goff: b.e.goff@reading.ac.uk