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Second year programme - Flexible Combined Honours

Greek woman writingThe second year of Classical Studies has the same structure as the first year and it shares the same modules. You add to the range of modules that you took in your first year.

One compulsory module is taken in the second year (whichever you did not take in your first year):

Either

  • Greek and Roman Narrative - CLA2005 (30 credits)

or

  • Greek and Roman Drama - CLA2006 (30 credits)

One module is chosen from the group known as Text and Context - some examples of modules:

  • Early Greek Poetry - CLA2401 (15 credits)
  • Ancient Novels - CLA2403 (15 credits)
  • Roman Laughter - CLA2405 (15 credits)
  • Suetonius and Imperial power - CLA2408 (15 credits)

One module is chosen from the groups Ancient Sources or Ancient World, or a second module can be taken from Text and Context:

Ancient Sources - some examples of modules:

  • Tyranny - CLA2301 (15 credits)
  • Greek Historiography to the End of the Fifth Century BC - CLA2302 (15 credits)
  • Roman Historical Writing - CLA2303 (15 credits)
  • Nature and Culture - CLA2305 (15 credits)

Ancient World - some examples of modules:

  • Building Communities in Archaic Greece - CLA2503 (15 credits)
  • Greek Philosophy - CLA2507 (15 credits)
  • Roman Philosophy - CLA2508 (15 credits)
  • Roman Religion - CLA2510 (15 credits)

The modules available each year vary, in part as some are taught in alternate years. Check the departmental list to see the modules available in the current year.

If you want to learn Greek or Latin, or develop your existing abilities, the optional modules listed above are replaced by the appropriate language module (30 credits).

Overall the compulsory and chosen modules make a total of 60 credits in this half of your Flexible Combined Honours programme.

Classics and Ancient History department.