| Courses |
Terms 1–5
Courses |
Terms 1–5
Assesments |
Course IA
(Latin and Greek, for those who have studied Latin and Greek to A-level or equivalent)
Course IB
(Latin or Greek, for those who have studied only Latin to A-level or
equivalent)
Course IC
(Latin and Greek, for those who have studied only Greek to A-level or equivalent) |
- Homer’s Iliad
- Virgil’s Aeneid
- Texts and Contexts, integrating literary, historical and archaeological material and approaches
- A special subject in Philosophy (ancient or modern)
- A classical special subject: literary/historical, archaeological, or philological
- Work on the Greek and Latin languages
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First University examinations IA:
Ten papers, including four language papers (Latin and Greek)
First University examinations IB:
Ten papers, including four language papers (Greek language work at a less advanced level than IA, Latin at the same level as IA)
First University examinations IC:
Ten papers, including four language papers (Latin language work at a less advanced level than IA, Greek at the same level as IA)
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Course IIA
(Latin only, for those who have not studied Greek or Latin to A-level or equivalent)
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- Virgil’s Aeneid
- Special subjects and Texts and Contexts as Course I
- Work on the Latin language
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First University examinations IIA:
Seven papers, including two language papers |
Course IIB
(Greek only, for those who have not studied Latin or Greek to A-level or equivalent) |
- Homer’s Iliad
- Special subjects and Texts and Contexts as Course I
- Work on the Greek language
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First University examinations IIB:
Seven papers, including two language papers |
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| Courses |
Terms 6–12
Courses |
Terms 6–12
Assesments |
Course IA
(Latin and Greek, for those who have studied Latin and Greek to A-level or equivalent)
Course IB
(Latin or Greek, for those who have studied only Latin to A-level or
equivalent)
Course IC
(Latin and Greek, for those who have studied only Greek to A-level or equivalent) |
Choose eight options from more than 80 in the following subjects (no area is compulsory); in most of these subjects it is possible to offer an undergraduate thesis in place of one of the papers:
- Greek and Roman history (choose up to five): some are period papers, others topic-based
- Philosophy (choose up to five), ranging from Plato’s Republic to the Philosophy of Mind: for a full range of options see the Philosophy page
- Greek and Latin literature (choose up to five)
- Greek and Roman archaeology (choose up to two, plus a thesis if you wish)
- Philology and Linguistics (choose up to two, plus a thesis if you wish)
- Second classical language: Course II students can take up the second classical language if they wish (will count as two papers in final exam)
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Final University examinations: eight exam subjects taken, with the possibility of offering one paper as a thesis. For some Literature options instead of a three-hour paper assessment involves the composition of one long essay over a three-week period. |
Course IIA
(Latin only, not having previously formally studied Latin) |
Final University examinations: As Course I, but Latin only, unless you take optional second classical language. |
Course IIB
(Greek only, not having previously formally studied Greek) |
Final University examinations: As Course I, but Greek only, unless you take optional second classical language. |
