BACHELOR OF ARTS - GREEK & ROMAN CIVILIZATION

    A BA in Classics in Maynooth offers a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary exploration of the Greek and Roman Mediterranean world. 
     
    Please see below for the Student Handbooks, which contain important information and recommendations for your studies. Details for all undergraduate modules are also included in Course Finder.
               
    After the first-year modules (GC151, GC152), students may pursue different paths:
     
                Single-honours: 60 credits
                Double Major: 30 credits
                Minor: 20 credits
     
    Essentially any combination of modules is possible, catering to different interests (whether literature, history, language). Below is a list of modules for 2022-23, with links to Coursefinder:
     
    Second year:

    Year 2, Semester 1:

    • GC215 Women in Greece & Rome
    • GC217 Power and the People in Imperial Rome
    • GC229 Ancient Mythology
    • GC230 Introduction to Greek Philosophy
    • GC227 Introduction to Ancient Greek, 1 
    • GC298a and GC298b Intensive Introductory Latin, 1 (co-requisites, 10 credits)

    Year 2, Semester 2:

    • GC204 Greek Tragedy  
    • GC224 Understanding Thucydides: The Flowering of Greek Historiography
    • GC226 Ovid: Poet of Metamorphosis, Exile, and Love. 
    • GC228 Introduction to Ancient Greek, 2
    • GC299a and GC299b Intensive Introductory Latin, 2 (co-requisites, 10 credits)

    Third year:

    Year 3, Semester 1: 

    • GC309 The Aeneid & the Story of Roman Epic
    • GC313 Fire from Heaven: The Rise of Macedonia & Alexander the Great
    • GC318 Greek Law and Political Theory
    • Options for Greek (10 credits) and Latin (20 credits) languages will also available in 2023-24; details to follow.

    Year 3, Semester 2:

    • GC316 A World full of Gods: Religious Life in the Roman Empire
    • GC319 Roman Law and Society
    • GC330 Titans, Riots, and Silent Girls: Modern Representations of the Ancient World 
    • GC350 Essay Project
    • Options for Greek (10 credits) and Latin (20 credits) languages will also available in 2023-24; details to follow.

     Most of these modules are also available to visiting international students. Students who spend a year studying abroad are awarded a BA (International) degree. See MU International office site for more information.