Programme Specification for the 2024/5 academic year
BA (Hons) Classical Studies with Employment Experience Abroad
1. Programme Details
| Programme name | BA (Hons) Classical Studies with Employment Experience Abroad | Programme code | UFA4CTHCTH12 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study mode(s) | Part Time Full Time |
Academic year | 2024/5 |
| Campus(es) | Streatham (Exeter) |
NQF Level of the Final Award | 6 (Honours) |
2. Description of the Programme
The BA (Hons) Classical Studies with Employment Experience Abroad offers access to the culture and thought of the ancient world through its literature and artefacts. Many of the texts are taught in translation, but you will also learn one of the classical languages in detail for two years. The programme combines the traditional virtues of rigorous attention to the nuances and subtleties of language with some of the most exciting and innovative approaches to the ancient world available today. Not only will you access the subject from a variety of angles (literary, literary-critical, philosophical, cultural-historical, art-historical), but you will also be encouraged to question the many intellectual and political uses to which the Classical world is put in the modern world.
This programme is studied over four years. The first two years and the final year are university-based, and the third year is spent gaining employment experience at a suitable location abroad.
This Employment Experience Abroad variant of the programme is a great way to incorporate graduate-level work placement or placements undertaken outside of the United Kingdom directly into your programme of study, to reflect critically upon these experiences, and for them to count towards the assessment of your degree. There is no better way to gain valuable employment experience that can be rewarded and recognised clearly by future employers. With preparation, support and approval from the Faculty, including in foreign languages if required, you can also demonstrate adaptability and resourcefulness by organising suitable placements in areas of employment related to your interests and potential future career. This variant of the programme also provides a great way to demonstrate to employers your adaptability, cultural awareness, independence and resourcefulness. Experiencing the differences and similarities of education and people in another culture will increase your confidence and broaden the ways in which you see and relate to the world and the world of work.
You are required to find your own placement with suitable employers and organisations with preparation, support and approval from the Faculty. If you are taking this variant you are strongly encouraged to take HUM2000 or HUM2001 (Humanities in the Workplace) at stage 2 and must participate in the pre-departure briefing sessions for Humanities Employment Experience Abroad.
Advice and guidance on your programme can be sought from your personal tutor and programme director. All staff offer regular office hours that you can drop into without a prior appointment for this purpose.
3. Educational Aims of the Programme
The programme will offer you a structured framework of study in which you follow a balanced and complementary range of modules, with sufficient choice to ensure that you are able to follow an individual pathway of learning. The programme further aims to:
- Provide you with a stimulating and supportive environment that is informed by research.
- Offer a structured framework of study which ensures that within the timespan of the programme you follow a balanced and complementary range of modules, whilst allowing sufficient choice to ensure that you are able to follow individual pathways of learning.
- Enable you to develop (at least) familiarity with Ancient Greek or Latin language relevant to an understanding and appreciation of the literature, history and cultures of Greece and Rome.
- Introduce you to a varied body of literary, cultural, political and philosophical works of Greece and Rome.
- Promote your understanding of the historical and cultural contexts of Greek and Roman texts and your appreciation of the contribution of individual authors and texts to an understanding of the literary genres of Greek and Roman literature.
- Foster your understanding of Greek and Roman cultures, with a focus on:
- their literature and thought;
- the issues involved in studying other cultures;
- the similarities and differences between ancient cultures and our own.
- Provide a range of academic and personal skills which will prepare students from varied educational backgrounds for employment or further study, which will foster mental agility and adaptability, and which will enable you to deploy your knowledge, abilities and skills in their entirety, displaying balance and judgement in a variety of circumstances.
- Incorporate a work experience placement into your degree programme.
4. Programme Structure
5. Programme Modules
The following tables describe the programme and constituent modules. Constituent modules may be updated, deleted or replaced as a consequence of the annual programme review of this programme.
http://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/humanities/studying/undergraduates/modules/
For further information on which level Classical Languages and Texts module you should take, please see our Classics Language Ladder and Studying Ancient Languages guide
You may take optional modules as long as any necessary prerequisites have been satisfied, where the timetable allows and if you have not already taken the module in question or an equivalent module.
You may take elective modules up to 30 credits outside of the programme in any stage of the programme as long as any necessary prerequisites have been satisfied, where the timetable allows and if you have not already taken the module in question or an equivalent module.
If you wish to undertake your employment experience abroad, you must normally take 30 credits from the Foreign language Centre in stages 1 and 2 as part of your programme of study in the appropriate language, unless you already possess fluency in the required language.
Stage 1
90-105 credits of compulsory modules, 15-30 credits of optional modules
The first year gives you a foundational knowledge of classics theory, concepts, and texts, plus the opportunity to study Ancient Greek or Latin. You will also gain important analytical techniques that will be useful across a range of subjects and research tasks.
Compulsory Modules
Subject to choosing 120 credits for the stage overall, you must:
a - select either CLA1005 or CLA1006; the modules run in alternate years so you must select the one which is running in this academic year.
b - select 30-60 credits of Classical Language and Texts module at the appropriate level from this list. If you select CLA1025 Classical Language and Texts Greek I (A), you must also select CLA1026 Classical Language and Texts Greek I (B); if you select CLA1027 Classical Language and Texts Latin I (A), you must also select CLA1028 Classical Language and Texts Latin I (B).
c - select 15-30 credits of Text and Context modules from this list.
d - select 15-30 credits of Ancient Sources (Written Evidence) modules from this list.
e - select Ancient World: Roman Philosophy (CLA1508/CLA2508) or Ancient World: Greek Philosophy (CLA1507/CLA2507) in either stage 1 or 2; the modules run in alternate years so you must select the one which is running in this academic year. If you do not take one of these modules in stage 1, you must take one in stage 2.
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLA1005 | Greek and Roman Narrative [See note a above] | 30 | No |
| CLA1006 | Greek and Roman Drama [See note a above] | 30 | No |
| Classics Stage 1 Classical Language and Texts 2024-5 [See note b above] | |||
| CLA1027 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin I (A) | 15 | Yes |
| CLA1028 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin I (B) | 15 | Yes |
| CLA1252 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin II | 30 | Yes |
| CLA1254 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin III | 30 | Yes |
| CLA1025 | Classical Language and Texts Greek I (A) | 15 | Yes |
| CLA1026 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek I (B) | 15 | Yes |
| CLA1202 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek II | 30 | Yes |
| CLA1204 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek III | 30 | Yes |
| Classics Stage 1 Text and Context modules 2024-5 [See note c above] | |||
| CLA1031 | Text and Context: Women in Homer | 15 | No |
| CLA1405 | Text and Context: Roman Laughter | 15 | No |
| Classics Stage 1 Ancient Sources (Written Evidence) modules 2024-5 [See note d above] | |||
| CLA1516 | Ancient World (Written Evidence): Persuasion in Ancient Greece | 15 | No |
| CLA1301 | Ancient Sources (Written Evidence) - Tyranny | 15 | No |
| CLA1507 | Ancient World: Greek Philosophy [See note e above] | 15 | No |
| CLA1508 | Ancient World: Roman Philosophy [See note e above] | 15 | No |
| HAS1905 | Employment Experience HASS | 0 | No |
Optional Modules
f - select 0-30 credits from this list of Classics and Ancient History optional modules.
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient History and Classical Studies Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note f above] | |||
| CLA1029 | Ancient Sources (Material Evidence): Hellenistic-Roman Syria | 15 | No |
| CLA1354 | Ancient Sources (Material Evidence): Brave New Rome of Augustus | 15 | No |
| CLA1031 | Text and Context: Women in Homer | 15 | No |
| CLA1405 | Text and Context: Roman Laughter | 15 | No |
| CLA1516 | Ancient World (Written Evidence): Persuasion in Ancient Greece | 15 | No |
| CLA1301 | Ancient Sources (Written Evidence) - Tyranny | 15 | No |
| CLA1030 | Ancient World: Racecraft | 15 | No |
Stage 2
90-105 credits of compulsory modules, 15-30 credits of optional modules
In the second year you will advance your grasp of classics knowledge, methods, and texts through a set of compulsory modules. Optional modules enable you to develop specialist knowledge on a range of topics.
Compulsory Modules
Subject to choosing 120 credits for the stage overall, you must:
g select either CLA2005 or CLA2006; the modules run in alternate years so you must select the one which is running in this academic year.
h - select 30-60 credits of Classical Language and Texts module at the appropriate level from this list.
i - select 15-30 credits of Text and Context modules from this list.
j - select 15-30 credits of Ancient Sources (Material Evidence) modules from this list.
k - select Ancient World: Roman Philosophy (CLA1508/CLA2508) or Ancient World: Greek Philosophy (CLA1507/CLA2507) in either stage 1 or 2; the modules run in alternate years so you must select the one which is running in this academic year. If you do not take one of these modules in stage 1, you must take one in stage 2.
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLA2005 | Greek and Roman Narrative [See note g above] | 30 | No |
| CLA2006 | Greek and Roman Drama [See note g above] | 30 | No |
| Classics Stage 2 Classical Language and Texts 2024-5 [See note h above] | |||
| CLA2252 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin II | 30 | Yes |
| CLA2254 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin IV | 30 | Yes |
| CLA2202 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek II | 30 | Yes |
| CLA2205 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek IV | 30 | Yes |
| CLA3204 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek III | 30 | Yes |
| CLA3254 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin III | 30 | Yes |
| Classics Stage 2 Text and Context modules 2024-5 [See note i above] | |||
| CLA2031 | Text and Context: Women in Homer | 15 | No |
| CLA2405 | Text and Context: Roman Laughter | 15 | No |
| Classics Stage 2 Ancient Sources (Material Evidence) modules 2024-5 [See note j above] | |||
| CLA2029 | Ancient Sources (Material Evidence): Hellenistic-Roman Syria | 15 | No |
| CLA2354 | Ancient Sources (Material Evidence): Brave New Rome of Augustus | 15 | No |
| CLA2507 | Ancient World: Greek Philosophy [See note k above] | 15 | No |
| CLA2508 | Ancient World: Roman Philosophy [See note k above] | 15 | No |
| HAS2905 | Employment Experience HASS | 0 | No |
Optional Modules
l - select 0-30 credits from this list of Classics and Ancient History optional modules.
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classical Studies Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note l above] | |||
| CLA2029 | Ancient Sources (Material Evidence): Hellenistic-Roman Syria | 15 | No |
| CLA2354 | Ancient Sources (Material Evidence): Brave New Rome of Augustus | 15 | No |
| CLA2031 | Text and Context: Women in Homer | 15 | No |
| CLA2405 | Text and Context: Roman Laughter | 15 | No |
| CLA2516 | Ancient World (Written Evidence): Persuasion in Ancient Greece | 15 | No |
| CLA2301 | Ancient Sources (Written Evidence): Tyranny | 15 | No |
| CLA2030 | Ancient World: Racecraft | 15 | No |
Stage 3
120 credit compulsory placement module
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUM3997 | Employment Experience Abroad | 120 | Yes |
Stage 4
120 credits of optional modules
You will have the choice of a range of specialist modules, including the opportunity to take our dissertation module, to create a programme of work fully reflecting your interests and providing you with the opportunity to demonstrate what you have learned over the previous years of your degree.
Optional Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLA3009 | Dissertation | 30 | No |
| Ancient History & Classical Studies Final Stage option modules 2024-5 | |||
| CLA3251 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin V: Epic | 30 | No |
| CLA3059 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek V: Imperial Greek Prose | 30 | No |
| CLA3252 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin II | 30 | No |
| CLA3254 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin III | 30 | No |
| CLA3206 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin IV | 30 | No |
| CLA3202 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek II | 30 | No |
| CLA3204 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek III | 30 | No |
| CLA3205 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek IV | 30 | No |
| CLA3263 | Being and Not-Being in Greek Philosophy: from Parmenides to Aristotle | 15 | No |
| CLA3113 | Art in Greek Society | 15 | No |
| CLA3273 | Polybios and the Challenge of Change | 15 | No |
| CLA3126 | Critical Classics and the Contemporary World | 15 | No |
| CLA3276 | Courage in the Ancient World | 15 | No |
| CLA3275 | Women Writing Classics | 15 | No |
| CLA3056 | Ovid and the Erotic Passions | 15 | No |
| CLA3114 | Art in Roman Society | 15 | No |
| CLA3277 | Lost Works and Fragments | 15 | No |
| CLA3264 | Ancient Science and Society | 15 | No |
| HUM3004 | Transforming the Tablet: Digital Approaches to Ancient Text and Artefact | 15 | No |
| CLA3267 | Dialogues with the Past: Creative Interpretative Project | 15 | No |
| CLA3279 | Knowledge, Wealth and Power in the Ancient World | 30 | No |
| CLA3125 | Reading and Writing Greek Literature in the Hellenistic World | 30 | No |
| CLA3007 | The Crisis of the Athenian Polis | 30 | No |
| CLA3274 | The Persians in a Near Eastern Context | 30 | No |
| CLA3033 | Magic, Witchcraft and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds | 30 | No |
| CLA3008 | The Age of Cicero | 30 | No |
| CLA3042 | Ancient Literary Criticism | 30 | No |
| CLA3124 | Receptions of the Classical Body | 30 | No |
| THE3229 | Syriac Christianity: Monks, Monasteries and Mimre | 30 | No |
6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods
Intended Learning Outcomes
A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a range of major literary works of Greece and Rome, read critically individual works within a specific genre, and demonstrate an awareness of the way texts reflect changes in ancient society and perceptions. (3.2 A1) | (Numbers in brackets above refer to the QAA Benchmark Statement for Classics and Ancient History) ILOs 1-4 form the basis of the programme in all levels. However, more sophisticated analysis and understanding is expected in the final stage. These skills are developed in stages 1 and 2 by means of lectures, discussion in seminars, researching and writing essays, gobbet answers and oral presentations. In the final stage these skills are developed in relation to particular topics and periods through specialised modules and through an optional dissertation. These skills are also reinforced in the final stage by placing greater emphasis on seminars; on oral presentations (often summatively assessed); and essay writing (longer essays are expected in the final stage). ILO 5 is developed in stages 1 and 2 (in accordance with your level of language attainment on entry). It may be further developed through additional more advanced language modules in the final stage. | The assessment of ILOs 1-5 is made through a combination of examinations (including essays and gobbet passages for comment); term-time essays and, in many final stage modules, the assessment of oral presentations. Assessment of ILO 5 is made through examination and (in some modules) through continuous assessment tests, both of which assess grammar and translation skills. |
Intended Learning Outcomes
B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
6. Analyse critically individual texts and combine those analyses to demonstrate understanding of the development of literary genres | These skills are developed throughout the programme by means of lectures, discussion in seminars and study-groups, the preparation and delivery of oral presentations in seminars and the writing of essays. In stages 2 and 3 you are expected to prepare longer and more sophisticated seminar presentations, and, in the final stage, to write longer essays in order further to develop these skills. Also in the final stage seminars are normally 2 hours in length and form the primary teaching and learning medium, with a focus on developing, in the context of their particular subjects, the more complex analytical skills listed opposite. ILO 13 is developed through regular language classes in stages 1 and 2, which focus on the understanding and manipulation of core grammatical principles and on basic translation. It may be developed further in the final stage in additional language modules in which further grammatical principles and more complex translation is practised. ILO 14 is developed through feedback on written work (normally delivered one-to-one, as well as in written form in the final stage). | The assessment of ILOs 6-12 is made through a combination of examinations (including essays and gobbet passages for comment); term-time essays and, in many final stage modules, the assessment of oral presentations. The assessment of ILO 13 is made through examination and (in some modules) continuous assessment tests, both of which assess grammar and translation skills. |
Intended Learning Outcomes
C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
15. Present an argument orally in a clear, organised and effective manner (3.7 B11). | ILOs 15 and 19-20 are developed through the preparation and delivery of oral presentations in most modules in all levels, and through the oral discussion of challenging material in all modules in the programme. ILO 17 is developed through participation in study groups with other students in most modules in the programme. It is also developed through meetings with personal tutors, one-to-one tutorials giving feedback on written work and through discussion in seminars. ILOs 16 and 20 are developed through examinations in all levels and through written assignments in all levels. ILO 18 is an essential part of the successful completion of the programme but is encouraged through preparation for written and oral assignments, general preparation for seminars and language classes and through the stage 1 reflective learning notebook. Skill 18 may be further developed in the final stage through the optional dissertation module. ILOs 21-22 are developed through compulsory oral presentations supported by hand-outs and through the requirement that all written work is word-processed. | ILOs 15, 17 and 19-21 are assessed through the summative assessment of oral presentations in the final stage (10 or 20%). This assessment may also include a formative peer evaluation element. ILOs 16 and 20 are assessed through examinations and written work in all levels and in all modules. ILO 22 is assessed through the assessment of written coursework. ILO 23 is assessed through the Employment Experience Abroad module. |
7. Programme Regulations
Programme-specific Progression Rules
To progress to the second and final stages, you must pass the relevant non-condonable Classical Language and Texts modules in Stage 1 and Stage 2 respectively, otherwise you will be required to transfer to the BA Greek and Roman Studies programme.
To progress to Stage 2 you must also achieve an average mark of at least 50% in Stage 1, otherwise you will be required to transfer to the relevant three-year programme. This is to ensure that only those students who are likely to succeed in their Year Abroad are selected.
If you fail the non-condonable Classical Language and Texts module in Stage 1, and fail to achieve an average mark of at least 50% in Stage 1, you will be required to transfer to the three-year BA Greek and Roman Studies programme.
HUM3999 Employment Experience Abroad counts as a single 120-credit module and is not condonable; you must pass this module to graduate with the degree title of BA Classical Studies with Employment Experience Abroad. If you fail the Employment Experience Abroad your degree title will be commuted to BA Classical Studies.
Classification
Full details of assessment regulations for all taught programmes can be found in the TQA Manual, specifically in the Credit and Qualifications Framework, and the Assessment, Progression and Awarding: Taught Programmes Handbook. Additional information, including Generic Marking Criteria, can be found in the Learning and Teaching Support Handbook.
8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning
In addition to the centrally provided services detailed in section 9, the Department of Classics and Ancient History provides:
- Team Skills Development Programme
- Student Handbooks and module guides (available in print and on the department websites)
- ELE based learning support materials and activities (Hercules)
- Access to teaching staff – times when staff are available are posted on office doors and contact email addresses provided in student handbooks
- Student representation at department meetings and Faculty Teaching Committee
- Student progress review and reporting via reserved agenda items at department meetings
The Faculty complies with the Code of Practice on Study and Work Experience Abroad. The name of the member of staff acting as the programme’s co-ordinator for study abroad is made known to you before you leave Exeter, and this person is responsible for liaison and oversight of your progress during the year abroad. Contact will be maintained with you during your year abroad by regular email communication.
9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning
Please refer to the University Academic Policy and Standards guidelines regarding support for students and students' learning.
10. Admissions Criteria
Undergraduate applicants must satisfy the Undergraduate Admissions Policy of the University of Exeter.
Postgraduate applicants must satisfy the Postgraduate Admissions Policy of the University of Exeter.
Specific requirements required to enrol on this programme are available at the respective Undergraduate or Postgraduate Study Site webpages.
11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards
Each academic programme in the University is subject to an agreed College assessment and marking strategy, underpinned by institution-wide assessment procedures.
The security of assessment and academic standards is further supported through the appointment of External Examiners for each programme. External Examiners have access to draft papers, course work and examination scripts. They are required to attend the Board of Examiners and to provide an annual report. Annual External Examiner reports are monitored at both College and University level. Their responsibilities are described in the University's code of practice. See the University's TQA Manual for details.
14. Awarding Institution
University of Exeter
15. Lead College / Teaching Institution
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS)
16. Partner College / Institution
Partner College(s)
Not applicable to this programme
Partner Institution
Not applicable to this programme.
17. Programme Accredited / Validated by
0
18. Final Award
BA (Hons) Classical Studies with Employment Experience Abroad
19. UCAS Code
Q807
20. NQF Level of Final Award
6 (Honours)
21. Credit
| CATS credits | ECTS credits |
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22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group
[Honours] Classics and ancient history (including Byzantine Studies and Modern Greek)
23. Dates
| Origin Date | 27/07/2017 |
Date of last revision | 17/05/2023 |
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