Special Topic in Classics 1
This is an advanced module where you will:
- acquire detailed knowledge and understanding of the subject
- gain close familiarity with relevant ancient sources and material evidence, and engage critically with them
- gain close familiarity with modern scholarship and approaches to the subject, and engage critically with them
The topic will be based on a module from our undergraduate third year programme. You will attend the same lectures as an introduction to the subject but will have an MA specific seminar group. The focus and assessment will be at an appropriately advanced MA level.
Special Topic in Classics 2
This is an advanced module where you will:
- acquire detailed knowledge and understanding of the subject
- gain close familiarity with relevant ancient sources and material evidence, and engage critically with them
- gain close familiarity with modern scholarship and approaches to the subject, and engage critically with them
The topic will be based on a module from our undergraduate third year programme. You will attend the same lectures as an introduction to the subject but will have an MA specific seminar group. The focus and assessment will be at an appropriately advanced MA level.
Language modules
You can choose to study Latin or Greek at beginners', intermediate or advanced levels.
You will usually take two modules in the same language in both the autumn and spring semesters. Alternatively, you can study a language just in the autumn and take a Special Topic in the spring.
Beginners' Latin 1 for MA
This module provides an introduction to the grammar and vocabulary of Latin; no previous knowledge is assumed. Emphasis is placed on acquiring the ability to analyse and understand basic Latin sentences and short passages.
Beginners' Latin 2 for MA
This module continues the introduction to Latin begun in Beginners' Latin: 1. Study of the structure of the language continues, and reading skills are further developed until almost unadapted passages from Latin texts are read.
Intermediate Latin 1 for MA
This module continues the study of Latin from the level reached in Beginners' Latin 2. You will have the opportunity to revise basic aspects of the Latin language and proceed to the reading of Latin texts.
Intermediate Latin 2 for MA
This module continues the study of Latin from the level reached in Intermediate Latin 1, consolidating your ability to read Latin texts.
Advanced Latin 1 for MA
Detailed guided study in Latin of a prose or verse text designed for those who have begun the study of Latin as part of their University course. Careful attention will be paid to the development of translation skills, but the focus of the module will not be merely linguistic. Students will also be encouraged to explore the set text's interrelation with its literary tradition and its background as well as to appreciate style and imagery through their access to the text in the original language.
Advanced Latin 2 for MA
Detailed guided study in Latin of a prose or verse text designed for those who have begun the study of Latin as part of their University course. Careful attention will be paid to the development of translation skills, but the focus of the module will not be merely linguistic. Students will also be encouraged to explore the set text's interrelation with its literary tradition and its socio-political background as well as to appreciate style and imagery through their access to the text in the original language.
Beginners' Greek 1 for MA
This module provides an introduction to the grammar and vocabulary of classical Greek; no previous knowledge is assumed. Emphasis is placed on acquiring the ability to read Greek; the basis of the course is the study and translation of passages adapted from classical Greek texts.
Beginners' Greek 2 for MA
This module continues the introduction to classical Greek begun in Beginners’ Greek: 1. Study of the structure of the language continues, and reading skills are further developed until almost completely unadapted passages from classical Greek texts are read.
Intermediate Greek 1 for MA
This module continues the study of classical Greek from the level reached in Beginners' Greek: 2. It completes instruction in the basic aspects of the Greek language. You will undertake the detailed linguistic and literary study of a simple Greek text.
Intermediate Greek 2 for MA
You will continue the study of classical Greek from the level reached in Intermediate Greek 1, studying Greek grammar and focusing on the reading of one or more classical Greek texts.
Advanced Greek 1 for MA
This module examines, in the original Greek, a range of texts representative of an author, genre, period or style of Greek literature, paying special attention to matters of language and style. Literary appreciation and linguistic skills are developed through detailed analysis of the original Greek. The position of the texts in the development of the genre will be explored, as well as their relationship with their social context.
Advanced Greek 2 for MA
This module examines, in the original Greek, a significant literary text, paying special attention to matters of language and style. It completes the systematic revision of Greek grammar begun in Greek Texts: 1, but also devotes attention to the text's literary and broader contexts. The module reinforces students' knowledge of the Greek language and develops students' ability to read Greek with fluency and understanding.In Spring 2020 we will study Iliad 11 and Odyssey 3, including the relationship of Homeric and Mycenaean Pylos and of Homeric and Mycenaean Greek.