Course Overview
The major part of the programme in Classical Studies, will offer students the opportunity to explore their interest in the cultures, literatures and languages of the ancient world, then this is the programme for you. A degree in Classical Studies gives you the opportunity to study a wide range of modules from mythology to religion and all genres of ancient literature, such as epic, tragedy, comedy and satire. Modules exploring the influence of the ancient world on modern popular culture, such as film and literature, are also available. Study of ancient language is an option but not compulsory. In the first year, modules can be taken on a wide range of periods and themes; in the second and third years, the School offers specialised modules on all aspects of Greco-Roman literature and culture so that you can gain in-depth knowledge in areas of particular interest to you.
For the minor part of their study students will immerse themselves in a range of topics covering different aspects of ancient Egyptian culture. This part of the programme brings together existing staff expertise and research strengths from the School of Archaeology, History and Anthropology and from the School of Classics to offer students a very broad sweep of study specialisation, notably research on ancient Egyptian Funerary rituals and management of the dead, ancient Roman trade through Thrace, ancient Egyptian medicine and medical practice, forensic archaeological techniques as applied to ancient Egypt and the Mediterranean world in its broadest sense.
Key Features
Reasons to choose this course include:
- Small classes with interactive learning
- Opportunity to construct your own degree scheme
- Training in historical research methods
- Access to Laboratories
- Use of local record office and museum resources
- Various opportunities for field trips
- Study visits to national parks, local heritage centres, museums, the National Library of Wales, galleries, Castles and Cathedrals
- Local and international field trips, as well as study abroad opportunities with our partners at Bologna (Italy), Tarragona (Spain) and Hobart and William Smith (USA)
- Innovative teaching methods
Modules
Typical modules include:
- Pharaohs, Phoenicians and Peoples of the Sea
- What Makes Ancient Civilisations?
- Exhibiting Egypt: digitising material culture
- Data, Methods and Practice
- Hieroglyphs, Text and Society
- Funerary Belief in Ancient Egypt
- Towns, Tombs, and Temple
- Forensics of a Classical Age
- Museums, Representation and Identity
- The Material Culture of the Book
- Athens vs Rome: Life and Culture in Classical Antiquity
- From Gods to CGI: an Introduction to Classical Mythology and its Receptions
- The Muses' Playground: Epic in Antiquity
- Dreaming the Past: Classical Receptions in Modern Culture
- Staging Antiquity: Drama in the Ancient World
- Augustan Lovers
Course Tutor(s)
- Dr Katherina Zinn
- Dr Louise Steel
- Dr Kyle Erickson
- Dr Magdalena
