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University of Wales Trinity Saint David| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MArt | Full-time | 4 years | find out | GBP 9000 per year | GBP 14900 per year |
Course Overview
If you have completed a GCSE or A Level in Latin or Greek, you can continue your existing studies, but if you did not have the opportunity to study an ancient language at school or college, you can start learning Latin and Greek once you get here. For those of you who have pursued independent study in either Greek or Latin, we offer a specialised placement test to place you at the correct level when you start your studies. This four-year degree means that you will graduate with a Masters' level qualification, while having received four years of undergraduate funding. Upon completion, you will not only have been studying Latin and Greek for four years, you will have studied a range of different ancient authors and works in the original languages. In addition to studying Latin and Greek, you will have the opportunity to take a variety of non-linguistic modules, which will enable you to explore different aspects of antiquity according to your own personal interests.
In addition to ancient language acquisition, this degree focuses very much on independent research, offering expanded opportunities for students to pursue their own personal interests through an independent project in the second year of study, an extended independent project in the third year of study, and culminating in a Masters' dissertation in the fourth and final year. Students that wish to study abroad will have ample opportunities as part of this degree, whether on the annual Classics fieldtrip (over the last few years we have visited Pompeii, Athens, Tarragona, and Rome or through an academic exchange with one of our international links in the USA, Canada, Spain, or Italy.
Key Features
Modules
Modules to look out for are:
Erotic Poetry in the Ancient World: The module focuses on erotic poetry in the ancient world. It explores the different contexts of erotic poetry and surveys the realisation of erotic elements in different literary genres (e.g. lyric, epigram, elegy and didactic poetry). Throughout the module, literary analysis is underpinned by critical consideration of gendered behaviour and sexuality, as well as of the historical and literary background relevant to the period.
Myth in Greek and Roman Epic: This module examines the use and function of myth in epic across a period of some twelve centuries, and provides students with a detailed study of the epic genre. In any given year this will include approximately 7-10 epics and epyllia such as, though not limited to, the Homeric Iliad and Odyssey, Apollonius Rhodius? Argonautica, Moschos? Europa, Theocritus? Little Heracles, Catullus 64, Vergil's Aeneid, Valerius Flaccus? Argonautica and Quintus Smyrnaeus? Posthomerica.
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Entry Criteria
Grades are important; however, our offers are not solely based on academic results. We are interested in creative people that demonstrate a strong commitment to their chosen subject area and therefore we welcome applications from individuals from a wide range of backgrounds. To assess student suitability for their chosen course we normally arrange interviews for all applicants at which your skills, achievements and life experience will be considered as well as your qualifications.
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