The Department offers courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

    Undergraduate BA
    Details for all modules are 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

    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

           
     Most of these modules are also available to visiting international students. Students who spend a year studying abroad are awarded a BA (International) degree.
     
    Postgraguate MAs
    The Department offers several taught Masters degrees: 

    • One-year MA in Classical Studies
    • Two-year MA in Classics
    • One-year MA in Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Thought, taught jointly between Ancient Classics and Philosophy. 

    The Department also offers a PhD programme for suitably qualified candidates. If you are considering applying for a PhD in Ancient Classics, you are encouraged first to contact the Director of Research and Postgraduate Studies, Dr William Desmond, in order to discuss possible topics and supervision arrangements.