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BA Classical Civilisation

University of Leeds, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

You’ll be a problem-solver and critical thinker who can analyse information, draw your own conclusions, and persuasively communicate your findings. You’ll be able to build sound arguments, manage your time effectively, and conduct independent research.

All of this is valued by employers, and classics graduates have gone into varied careers as a result.

Our graduates work in law (some having completed a law conversion course), journalism, publishing, museum and heritage work, education, accountancy and finance, administration, management consultancy, PR, business, recruitment, the armed forces, and local government.

General Eligibility

A-level: ABB-AAB

Other course specific tests:

When an applicant is taking the EPQ in a relevant subject this might be considered alongside other Level 3 qualifications and may attract an alternative offer in addition to the standard offer. If you are taking A Levels, this would be BBB at A Level and grade A in the EPQ.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Compulsory modules

  • The Greek World: an Introduction

  • The Roman World: An Introduction

  • Greek Poets

  • Roman Poets

2 Year 2

Compulsory modules

  • Evidence and Enquiry in Classics

Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)

  • Intermediate Ancient Greek (Level 2)

  • Intermediate Latin (Level 2)

  • Beginners Ancient Greek (Level 2)

  • Beginners Latin (Level 2)

  • Traversing Time: The Voyage of Argo

  • The Athenian Empire

3 Year 3

Compulsory modules

  • Major Research Project

Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)

  • Intermediate Ancient Greek (Level 3)

  • Intermediate Latin (Level 3)

  • Beginners Ancient Greek (Level 3)

  • Advanced Ancient Greek

  • Beginners Latin (Level 3)

  • Advanced Latin

  • Traversing Time: The Voyage of Argo

  • The Athenian Empire

  • Herodotus and the Beginning of History

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL78
  • PTE58
  • Duolingo79

IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Academic or IELTS for UKVI (United Kingdom Visas and Immigration) (Academic) or IELTS Online at 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in each component skill. Please note that we cannot accept results from these tests that are over two years old at the start date of the course you intend to study.

TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test) or TOEFL iBT Home Edition at 80 overall with no less than 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking, and 19 in writing. Please note that we do not accept TOEFL My Best scores and we expect candidates to have met the relevant requirements from a single TOEFL test.

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