Classics (Ancient Greek) with Study in Europe BA (UCAS Q801)
Find out more about our Classics (Ancient Greek) with Study in Europe degree at Warwick
A degree in a classical subject offers a rich and versatile training which develops advanced skills in critical analysis, communication and creative thinking. This course lets you will pursue your interest in the languages, literature and thought of ancient Greece and Rome, while considering the broader cultural, social and political contexts of the ancient Mediterranean world. You will spend your third year studying abroad at one of our partner universities.
General entry requirements
A level typical offer
AAB to include A in Ancient Greek or a modern foreign language.
A level additional information
You also need grade C or grade 4 in GCSE Mathematics (or equivalent).
A level contextual offer
We welcome applications from candidates who meet the contextual eligibility criteria and whose predicted grades are close to, or slightly below, the contextual offer level. The typical contextual offer is ABB including an A in Ancient Greek or a modern foreign language. See if you're eligible.
General GCSE requirements
Unless specified differently above, you will also need a minimum of GCSE grade 4 or C (or an equivalent qualification) in English Language and either Mathematics or a Science subject. Find out more about our entry requirements and the qualifications we accept.
We advise that you also check the English Language requirements for your course which may specify a higher GCSE English requirement. Please find the information about this below.
IB typical offer
34 to include 6 in Higher Level Ancient Greek or a modern foreign language.
IB additional information
You also need grade C or grade 4 in GCSE Mathematics (or equivalent).
IB contextual offer
We welcome applications from candidates who meet the contextual eligibility criteria and whose predicted grades are close to, or slightly below, the contextual offer level. The typical contextual offer is 32 including 6 in Higher Level Ancient Greek or a modern foreign language. See if you're eligible.
General GCSE requirements
Unless specified differently above, you will also need a minimum of GCSE grade 4 or C (or an equivalent qualification) in English Language and either Mathematics or a Science subject. Find out more about our entry requirements and the qualifications we accept.
We advise that you also check the English Language requirements for your course which may specify a higher GCSE English requirement. Please find the information about this below.
We welcome applications from students taking BTECs alongside A level Ancient Greek or a modern foreign language.
General GCSE requirements
Unless specified differently above, you will also need a minimum of GCSE grade 4 or C (or an equivalent qualification) in English Language and either Mathematics or a Science subject. Find out more about our entry requirements and the qualifications we accept.
We advise that you also check the English Language requirements for your course which may specify a higher GCSE English requirement. Please find the information about this below.
International qualifications
English Language requirements
All applicants have to meet our English Language requirements. If you cannot demonstrate that you meet these, you may be invited to take part in our Pre-sessional English course at WarwickLink opens in a new window.
This course requires: Band B
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Frequently asked questions
Warwick may make differential offers to students in a number of circumstances. These include students participating in a Widening Participation programme or who meet the contextual data criteria.
Differential offers will usually be one or two grades below Warwick’s standard offer.
All students who successfully complete the Warwick IFP and apply to Warwick through UCAS will receive a guaranteed conditional offer for a related undergraduate programme (selected courses only).
Find out more about standard offers and conditions for the IFP.
We welcome applications for deferred entry.
We do not typically interview applicants. Offers are made based on your UCAS form which includes predicted and actual grades, your personal statement and school reference.
Course overview
This four-year course enables you to pursue your interest in the languages, literature and thought of ancient Greece and Rome, while considering the broader cultural, social and political contexts of the ancient Mediterranean world.
You will study a broad range of literary and non-literary sources, which are taught in innovative and dynamic ways by staff engaged in ground-breaking research.
You will study Ancient Greek alongside a modern European language (current options are Italian and German) and will spend your third year studying classical subjects at one of our partner universities in Europe.
Currently, placements are available in Bologna, Padua, Rome or Venice, with recent confirmation of new placements in Berlin and Tübingen, Germany. Confirmation of available placements will be made in your second year.
Core modules
In your first year, you will take core modules in Greek Language 1 and 2 OR Greek Literary Texts and a modern European language (currently Italian or German), alongside a choice of optional modules.
In your second year, you will continue with your modern language alongside a module focussing on Greek language and literature (optional core) and further optional Classics modules.
You will spend your third year studying classical subjects at one of our partner universities in Europe. You will return for your final year at Warwick.
Year One
In your first year, you take a core module in Greek language, either Greek Language 1 and 2 (intensive beginners' course) OR Greek Literary Texts (post A-level) as well as a modern European language, alongside a choice of optional modules studying texts, material culture, society or ancient thought. Second and final year students may take one 30-CAT module or two 15-CAT modules from outside the department (e.g., from the Institute for Advanced Teaching and Learning or another academic department) in place of an optional module.
Students without a qualification in Greek will take Greek Language 1 and 2:
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Students with A-level Greek will take Greek Literary Texts:
Greek Literary Texts
The purpose of this module is to build upon A Level Ancient Greek and allow you to both broaden and deepen your understanding of Greek by further reading of significant works in genres that, for the most part, you will have not previously studied. As well as developing your ability to translate from Greek, the module also includes discussion of literary and grammatical points.
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A Modern European Language
You will take one module studying a Modern European Language (currently ItalianLink opens in a new window or GermanLink opens in a new window)
Optional Modules:
A choice of four from the modules below:
Greek Culture and Society
This module introduces students of all backgrounds to the vast panorama of Greek culture, from Homeric times to the coming of Rome. It explores some of the most distinctive features of Greek culture and its social institutions, from the polis, festivals and religion, to mythology, sport and the performance of poetry, while encouraging students to consider the degrees of continuity and difference between ancient Greek culture and their own beliefs and practices. The module is designed to provide a framework within which you can develop your own individual interests in the second and third years.
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Roman Culture and Society
This module explores what was distinctively ‘Roman’ about Roman culture and society, both in Rome itself and throughout its empire, from Britain to Bulgaria, and from the Nile to the Euphrates. The module introduces students of all backgrounds to topics from the late first century BC to the early third century AD, investigating the impact on Roman society of the emergence of sole rulers and dynastic powers, and the gradual opening up of society to provincials. It considers a range of evidence, from poetry to graffiti, monuments to religious artefacts, and is designed to provide a framework within which you can develop your own individual interests in the second and third years.
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Ancient Thought: Philosophy, Politics, Science
This module introduces students to the breadth and variety of ancient thought – investigating the ways in which the ancient Greeks and Romans articulated their thinking and their beliefs, about themselves and the worlds around them. We survey the cultural and intellectual contours of the ancient Graeco-Roman world from the presocratics through to late antiquity, and investigate not just the origins and development of philosophical thinking, but also developments in scientific investigation.
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Encounters with Greek Texts
This module, taught in translation, introduces students to many different kinds of ancient Greek texts across a wide variety of genres and forms, including epic, drama, lyric, historiography, rhetoric. The module will also allow students to explore critically the range of methodologies and approaches used in the interpretation of ancient texts both within and beyond original cultural and political contexts.
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Encounters with Latin Texts
This module, taught in translation, introduces students to many different kinds of Latin texts written in a variety of genres and forms, including historiographical, epigraphic and rhetorical texts, and literary texts in poetry and prose, from the canonical to the marginal and ‘sub-literary’. As well as expanding awareness of the Latin texts classicists study across different sub-fields (for instance, philology, archaeology, ancient history), the module will explore critically the range of methodologies and approaches used in the interpretation of ancient texts in their cultural and political contexts, and allow students to test out these skills in their own responses to texts.
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Encounters with Material Culture: Objects and Archaeology
This module provides you with the tools you need to approach and interpret the material culture of the ancient world, including buildings, art-works, inscriptions and everyday objects. We look at objects and buildings from their creation to their use and rediscovery, considering issues such as the materials used, production and consumption; style, form and iconography, and contexts of discovery and use. We explore the many questions we can ask of material culture, and the insights it provides into the history and society of the ancient Mediterranean.
Read more about the Encounters with Material Culture: Objects and Archaeology moduleLink opens in a new window, including the methods of teaching and assessment (content applies to 2022/23 year of study).
Year Two
Optional core modules
Greek text-based module and continuation of a Modern European Language.
Year Four
Optional core module
Greek text-based module
Optional modules
Optional modules can vary from year to year. Example optional modules may include:
- Ancient Greek Theatre (Greek texts option)
- Greek Myth: Narratives, Sources, Approaches (Greek texts option)
- The Vulnerable Body in Roman Literature and Thought
- Africa and the Making of Classical Literature
- Roman Laughter
- Metamorphosis in Latin poetry
- Rhetorics: from Classical Rhetoric to Modern Communication
- Sexuality and Gender in Antiquity (Greek texts option)
- The Transformation of Roman Society under Augustus
- Politics and Poetics in Greek and Latin Literature (Greek texts option)
- The History of Medicine in the Ancient World (Greek texts option)
- Songs, Texts, Theories: Greek Lyric Poetry (Greek texts option)
- Horace, Authority and Authoritarianism
Assessment
You will take 120 CATS each year (through a combination of 15 and 30 CAT modules). Assessment methods include coursework submitted during the year (e.g. essays, blog posts, learning logs) and exams in the summer (100% exam for language modules).
Your second and final years contribute equally to your final degree classification.
Teaching
You will study Classics in a variety of ways - through lectures, seminars, and language classes, and, in your final year, through a dissertation on a topic of your own choice, with guidance from your departmental supervisor.
Class sizes
Most class sizes vary from 6 to 80 students with some texts classes for Honours modules taught in small groups of 2-10 students. Honours modules lectures are capped at 60.
Typical contact hours
You will take four modules per term, each with 2-3 contact hours per week.
Tuition fees
Scholarships and bursaries
Your career
Graduates from Classics courses have gone on to work for employers including:
- Acturis
- Cancer Research UK
- Comic Relief
- English Heritage
- EY
- John Lewis and Partners
- KPMG
- Teach First
- The British Museum
- Waitrose and Partners
They have pursued roles such as:
- Business and related associate professionals
- Conference and exhibition managers and organisers
- Finance and investment analysts and advisors
- Legal associate professionals
- Management consultants and business analysts
- Marketing associate professionals
- Teaching and other educational professionals
Helping you find the right career
Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant. They offer impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:
- What can you do with a Classics and Ancient History degree?
- Careers in the Creative Industries
- Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
- Next steps after your classics degree ... hear from alumni
- Networking for Classics students
Classics and Ancient History at Warwick
Take your fascination with the ancient world further.
Our Classics and Ancient History department is tailor-made for a community of curiosity. Work closely with award-winning academics while carving your own path through the varied disciplines we study - from literature and history, to philosophy and art.
Share your observations, opinions and developing interests. Develop critical and creative thinking that will prove valuable for your future – wherever in the world this might take you.
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