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Bachelor in Classics and English (BA) - Nottingham (UoN)
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Bachelor in Classics and English (BA) - Nottingham (UoN)

University of Nottingham
NottinghamUK
On campus
Full-time
€24,870.10/year
Duration
3 Years
Language
English
Start date
Sep 2024

Program Description

Are you fascinated by ancient civilizations, and how they helped shape the modern world? If so, this is the bachelor in Classics and English (BA) for you.

The bachelor in Classics and English (BA) combines studying the literature, history, art, and culture of ancient Greece and Rome with the English language, literature, and drama from Old English to the present day.

You’ll explore different aspects of ancient society, choosing modules ranging from the Aeneid to ancient novels, religion, violence, comedy, animals, and citizenship, as well as classics on film or on the modern stage.

The University of Nottingham offers a wide range of bursaries and international undergraduate scholarships.

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Curriculum

Year 1

Studying the Greek World

Studying the Roman World

Two of the following:
Interpreting Ancient Literature
Interpreting Ancient History
Interpreting Ancient Art and Archaeology

Year 2

Extended Source Study

Studying Classical Scholarship

Year 3

Choose one of:

Dissertation in Classics
Dissertation in English

Optional:
Jason and the Golden Fleece
Augustus
Greek Work, Class and the Economy: Good and Bad Strife
From Petra to Palmyra: Art and Culture in the Roman Near East
The Peloponnesian War
Writing History in Ancient Rome
Religion and the Romans
The World of the Etruscans
Britain in the Later Roman Empire (c. 250-450)
The Silk Road: Cultural Interactions and Perceptions
Oedipus Through the Ages
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
The Self and the World: Writing in the Long Eighteenth Century
Contemporary Fiction
Making Something Happen: 20th Century Poetry and Politics
Single-Author Study
The Gothic Tradition
Island and Empire
Oscar Wilde and Henry James: British Aestheticism and Commodity Culture
Modern Irish Literature and Drama
Reformation and Revolution: Early Modern literature and drama 1588-1688
Songs and Sonnets: Lyric poetry from Medieval Manuscript to Shakespeare and Donne
One and Unequal: World Literatures in English

Learning Outcomes

  • Strong communication, both oral and written
  • Researching and presenting skills
  • Source analysis
  • Critical thinking
  • Text analysis
  • Planning and Researching written work
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