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Department of Classics
University of London Undergraduate Fair,
Wednesday 16 September 2015.
Dr Efi Spentzou ([email protected])
Studying the Classical World at Royal Holloway, University of London
Classics at RHUL: serious study….:
Joint first in the country with 100% satisfaction in the 2015 National Student Satisfaction Survey.
Classics at RHUL: …a lot of
fun!
Listen to what our students and staff have to say…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5snb4yj4Eu8
An Open Degree
Curiosity
Knowledge
But not necessarily prior experience. A levels in: Classical Civilization
English
Modern Languages
History
Geography
Sciences
etc
Studying Classics at RHUL: entry requirements
• Our Typical offer is ABB (no Classics/language pre-requisite)
• Interviews with academic members of staff
Types of Degree Classical Studies
Portfolio degree
Classics Languages: Greek and Latin
Ancient History
Joint Honours English
Drama
Philosophy
Modern languages
Ancient and Medieval History NEW
Classics and Comparative Literature NEW
Literature
Genres and Authors
Homer
Greek Drama
Virgil
Elegy
Orators
Historians
Themes
Hero
Classical Myth
Love Stories
Pastoral/Exile
Identity
Available Courses (2nd and 3rd year options)
Greek and Latin literature:
Homer (in translation)
Greek Drama (in translation)
Cinema and Classics
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Virgil’s Aeneid
Roman Oratory
Ancient Literary Criticism
Roman Drama
Roman Life Stories
Greek Lyric, Eros and Social
Order
Nature & the Supernatural in
Latin Literature
Greek Literature under the
Roman Empire
Culture and Identity from Nero to
Hadrian
Classics or Greek or Latin
From the Beginnings
Linguistic training
Literature
Sources
Philosophy
Plato
Aristotle
Seneca
Theories of Politics
Theories of the self and the body in the classical world
Theories of knowledge
Logic and Rhetoric
Archaeology
Greek and Roman material culture
City of Athens
City of Rome
Pompeii
Roman Britain
Roman Art
Greek Art
Ancient History
Greek/Roman History 750 BC – AD 750
Birth of the Classical City
Athenian Democracy
Alexander the Great
Roman Republic
Empire
Christian Age and the Fall of Rome
Available Courses (2nd and 3rd year options)
Greek and Roman History:
Gender in Classical Antiquity
Greek Law and LawcourtsGreek History to 404 BCGreek History 404 to 322
BC Greek Historiography Augustus: Propaganda
and PowerThe Roman Republic: A
social and economic history
The Rise of the Roman Empire: An Economic and Social history
Historiography of the Roman World
Alexander the Great Christians and Pagans
(HS3296)
Reception
Importance of Classics in Modern Culture
Ideas of literature
Shakespeare
Milton
Dante
Ted Hughes
Carol Ann Duffy
Ideas of politics
Art and Architecture
Films
Comics
Renaissance Art
City buildings
RHUL Classics degree programmes:structure and modules [compulsory
modules in Red]
Classics courses: basic structure
Language Options
From • Beginners/Intensive - if you haven’t done
any Classical languages before
To
• Author units (Catullus, Livy or Thucydides, Herodotus and Greek Epigram)
• Prose and Verse Composition
Language Options
Degree structure of the Classical Studies programme
• Year 1: • 1 Latin or Classical Greek unit
(1.0)• Studying Classical Antiquity (0.5) • 6 half-units from a menu of
available courses. OR : 8 half-units including Studying Classical Antiquity
PLUS : SS1000 Year 1 Arts Faculty Writing Quiz
Degree structure of Classical Studies programme (continued)
• Year 2: Second year Projects and 3 units from Stage 2 (Year 2) courses
• Year 3: Extended Essay (dissertation) 3 units from Stage 3 courses
Degree structure of the Ancient History programme
• Year 1: • Greek History and the City State
(0.5)• Key Themes in Roman History
(0.5)• Studying Classical Antiquity (0.5) • Ancient History: Methods and
Approaches (0.5) • 4 half-units from a menu of
available courses.OR Language (1.0) plus 2 half-units
Degree structure of Ancient History programme (continued)
• Year 2: • The Rise and Fall of the Roman
Republic (0.5) • Rome and its Empire (0.5) • Greek History to 404 (0.5)• Greek History 403-322 (0.5)• Greek Historiography (0.5) • Roman Historiography (0.5) • Two half-units or One Unit from the
menu of available courses
Degree structure of Ancient History programme (continued)
• Year 3: • Dissertation in Ancient History • Designated 3-year course (e.g.
City of Rome, Pompeii and Herculaneum, Perspectives on Roman Britain, Alexander the Great)
• Two further full units from the menu of available courses
Degree structure of Classics programme
• Year 1: • One Greek and • One Latin unit • Two further units/four 0.5 units
• Year 2: • One Greek and • One Latin unit • Two further units/four 0.5 units
• Year 3: • One Greek and (at least at Greek
Language and Reading level) • One Latin unit • Two further units
Degree structure of Joint Honours programme
• Year 1: • Two units from the Classics
Department • Two further units from
English/Drama/History/PIR/Mod.Lang. • Year 2:
• Two units from the Classics Department
• Two further units from English/Drama/History/PIR/Mod.Lang.
• Year 3: • Two units from the Classics
Department • One further units from
English/Drama/History/PIR/Mod.Lang.
Opportunities for a period of study abroad
Erasmus programme (2nd year of studies)
Greece (Athens and Thessaloniki)
The Netherlands (Groningen, in English)
NEW!: Austria (Vienna)
Ancient History or Classical Studies with a Year Abroad NEW! (additional , 3rd year of studies)
International (non-Europe) scheme: USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Japan, Korea
Classics is Modern
Finding pathways to knowledge
Stretching understanding
An intimate other
Developing skills
Careers (teaching, law, museums, Arts Management, Business world, Civil Service,
and pretty much anything that requires a trained mind!
Royal Holloway University of London
https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/home.aspx
Thank you for coming!
For further information, Campus Open Days etc please email:
Dr Christos Kremmydas ([email protected]), Tutor of Admissions for Classics .