Program Overview

Classical Civilisation BA

Overview

The Classical Civilisation BA program at the University of Nottingham is a three-year undergraduate degree that explores the history, literature, and culture of ancient Greece and Rome. The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the classical world, its significance, and its impact on modern society.

Entry Requirements

• ABB at A level
• 30 Points overall or 655 in 3 Higher Level Certifcates (IB score)
• IELTS: 6.5 (no less than 6.0 in any element)
• GCSE: English grade 4 (C)
• Alternative qualifications: Access to HE Diploma, Advanced Diploma, BTEC HND/HNC, BTEC Extended Diploma

Tuition Fees

• £9,535 per year (UK undergraduate students)
• £23,000 per year (International students)

Program Structure

The program consists of three years of study, with a range of core and optional modules. In the first year, students take core modules that introduce them to the history and culture of ancient Greece and Rome. In the second and third years, students can choose from a range of optional modules that allow them to specialize in specific areas of interest.

Modules

• Interpreting Ancient Art and Archaeology
• Interpreting Ancient History
• Interpreting Ancient Literature
• Studying the Greek World
• Studying the Roman World
• Beginners' Latin or Greek: 1 and 2
• Latin or Greek Texts: 1-6
• Comparative World Prehistory
• Greek and Roman Mythology
• Rome to Revolution: Historical Archaeology of Britain
• Extended Source Study
• Intermediate Latin or Greek: 1 and 2
• Studying Classical Scholarship
• The Silk Road: Cultural Interactions and Perceptions
• Mapping the Humanities
• The Archaeology of Mycenaean Greece
• Conquerors, Caliphs, and Converts: The Making of the Islamic World, c.600-800
• Pompeii: Art and Culture in a Roman Town
• Christian Empire
• Virgil and the Epic Tradition
• Oedipus through the Ages
• Animals in the Ancient World
• Greece in the Archaic Age, c. 800-500 BC
• Greeks and Persians
• Classics and Film
• Coins, Cults and Cities: Coinage in the Eastern Roman Provinces (30 BC to AD 270)
• Employing the Arts
• Arts Work Placement Module
• Dissertation in Classics and Archaeology
• Beginners’ Latin or Greek for second and third years: 1 and 2
• Intermediate Latin or Greek: 1 and 2
• Advanced Latin or Greek: 1 and 2
• Latin or Greek Texts: 1-6
• Sparta
• Greek Tragedy
• "Otherness" in Classical Art
• Masculinity and Citizenship in Greece and Rome
• Francia in the Age of Clovis and Gregory of Tours
• Jason and the Golden Fleece
• Pompeii: Art and Culture in a Roman Town
• Christian Empire
• Virgil and the Epic Tradition
• Oedipus through the Ages
• Animals in the Ancient World
• Greece in the Archaic Age, c. 800-500 BC
• Greeks and Persians
• Classics and Film
• Coins, Cults and Cities: Coinage in the Eastern Roman Provinces (30 BC to AD 270)
• Greek Work, Class and the Economy: Good and Bad Strife
• Britain in the Later Roman Empire (c. 250-450)
• The Origins and Rise of Aegean Civilisation
• The Peloponnesian War
• The Silk Road: Cultural Interactions and Perceptions
• The World of the Etruscans
• Writing History in Ancient Rome

Assessment

• Dissertation
• Essay
• Portfolio (written/digital)
• Presentation
• Reflective review
• Written exam

Careers

• A degree in classical civilisation gives you a wide range of transferable skills, including effective communication, planning a research project, constructing a logical argument, thinking and study independently, and the ability to synthesise and evaluate information and opinions.
• If you chose to study Greek and Latin, you will also have the analytical skills to understand the grammar of foreign languages, and experience of translating between cultures.
• 78.8% of undergraduates from the Faculty of Arts secured graduate level employment or further study within 15 months of graduation. The average annual starting salary for these graduates was £23,974.