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BA Classical Civilisation and Philosophy

University of Leeds, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

You’ll be a confident communicator who can construct a clear and compelling argument and then present and defend it either verbally or in writing. You’ll also have good research skills and work well independently or in a team. You’ll be able to think analytically and solve problems – and because you’ve managed two subjects, you’ll also have good organisational skills.

Graduates in each subject have gone on to find success in diverse careers as a result, including journalism, museum and heritage work, education, business and finance, administration, PR, recruitment, management and the civil service. Many others progress to postgraduate study.

General Eligibility

A-level: ABB

Other course specific tests:

Where 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

  • How to Think Clearly and Argue Well

Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)

  • Ancient Lives

  • The Greek World: an Introduction

  • The Roman World: An Introduction

  • Introduction to Classical Archaeology

  • After Troy: Homecoming in Greek Epic and Tragedy

  • Latin Literature: Republic and Empire

  • Intermediate Ancient Greek (Level 1)

  • Intermediate Latin (Level 1)

  • Beginners Ancient Greek (Level 1)

  • Beginners Latin

  • Magic, Science and Religion

  • History of Psychology

  • Introduction to the History of Science

  • Darwin, Germs and the Bomb

  • The Mind

2 Year 2

Compulsory modules

  • Evidence and Enquiry in Classics

Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)

  • Invisible Greeks and Romans

  • Virgil's Aeneid

  • Homer's Iliad

  • Ancient Empires: Power and Control

  • Black Europe

  • 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

  • Herodotus and the Beginning of History

  • The Rise of Rome: Myth and History

  • Roman Comedy

3 Year 3

Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)

  • Traversing Time: The Voyage of Argo

  • Major Research Project

  • The Athenian Empire

  • Herodotus and the Beginning of History

  • Ovid the Innovator

  • Satyrs and Donkeys: The Latin Novel

  • The Rise of Rome: Myth and History

  • Augustus and his Legacy

  • Intermediate Ancient Greek (Level 3)

  • Intermediate Latin (Level 3)

  • Beginners Ancient Greek (Level 3)

  • Beginners Latin (Level 3)

  • Introduction to Dante's Comedy (in Translation)

  • Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption

  • Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents

  • Decolonial Approaches

  • Social Movements across Cultures

  • Kant

  • War, Terror and Justice

  • Introduction to Philosophy of Modern Physics

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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