Classics and Ancient History

Combined Honours Degrees

UCAS code

The full list of programmes, including UCAS codes and duration can be seen in the Entry Data table.

Location: Exeter (Streatham Campus)

If you choose to study Ancient History with Archaeology or History, you will study two modules per year from the Ancient History programme, including the core modules Greek and Roman History and two from either Archaeology or History. The Ancient History modules offer you the chance to study the main issues of Greek and Roman history, society and political life and to explore the ways in which Greeks and Romans thought about their own past. For Ancient History, all texts are usually taught in translation, so you won’t have to study Latin or Greek language modules unless you choose to.

Classical Studies may be studied with English or a Modern Language (French, German, Italian, Russian or Spanish). These programmes give you a wonderful opportunity to combine the challenge of exploring the culture and thought of the ancient world with the study of English or a Modern Language. You will study two modules per year from the Classical Studies programme, including the core modules Greek and Roman Narrative or Drama, and two from either the English or the Modern Languages programme. For Classical Studies, all texts are usually taught in translation so you won’t have to study Latin or Greek language modules unless you choose to. For programmes with Modern Languages, your third year will normally be spent studying abroad, developing your language skills. Italian, Russian and Spanish can be studied as a beginner, in which case you spend more time studying language in the first year. Remaining credits can be gained from a variety of Classics module topics.

Classical Studies and Philosophy or Theology gives you a great opportunity to combine the challenge of exploring the culture and thought of the ancient world with the study of philosophy or theology. For Classical Studies, all texts are usually taught in translation, so you won’t have to study Latin or Greek language modules unless you choose to. In each programme, your study-time is divided equally between the two subjects. In Classical Studies and Philosophy, you will study Greek/Roman Philosophy in Years 1 and 2 and choose optional modules in Classical Studies. In Classical Studies and Theology, you will study Greek/Roman Philosophy or Greek/Roman Religion in Years 1 and 2 and choose optional modules in Classical Studies. In Year 3 you will study two modules in Classical Studies and two in Philosophy or Theology depending on your programme.

French and Latin gives you the opportunity to combine the study of languages and cultures that are closely related, but also intriguingly different. The study of Latin involves detailed attention to a wonderfully flexible and expressive language, but also the criticism and understanding of some of the finest literature ever composed. We aim to integrate the latest approaches to ancient language and literature with the best traditional values of rigour and attentiveness. French is taught in the Department of Modern Languages and includes both literary/cultural studies and spoken French (including a year in France).

For details of the Classics and Ancient History components, please see the relevant programme description in this subject entry. For details of the second subject, please refer to the relevant subject's entry.

Classics and Ancient History may also be studied under the Flexible Combined Honours scheme.

Study abroad

If you take Classical Studies with a Modern Language you will normally spend your third year abroad; for details please see Modern Languages.

For our other degrees you may study for half a year at a partner institution in Europe, North America or Australia or follow a four-year ‘with Study Abroad’ programme which allows you to spend your third year abroad. Full details of these schemes, and of our partner institutions, can be found on our College Study Abroad web pages.