Classics BA 36 months Undergraduate Programme By University of Birmingham |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

25,320 GBPTuition Fee/year

Starting Month

SepStarting Month

Programme overview

Main Subject

Classics and Ancient History

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Understand the classical world in all its nuance, diving deep into ancient texts and literature in translation and in their original languages.


Study the ancient societies and literature of Classical Greece and Rome, as well as Prehistoric Europe, Ancient Egypt and the Byzantine Empire. Explore literature, culture, religion and history, and discover the many ways in which the legacies of classical antiquity live on in our world today.


  • Learn from our internationally renowned academic staff, offering a broad scope of specialisms in Greek and Latin literature and reception of the Classical past.
  • Join a vibrant and supportive community where you receive one to one support on coursework and access to talks, cultural trips, podcasts, quizzes and celebrations.
  • Experience history where it happened on our Study Tour module. You’ll come face to face with remarkable archaeological sites such as the Athenian Acropolis, and experience onsite teaching and learning at the sites, monuments and museums you’ve covered in your studies.
  • Immerse yourself in a language learning. Develop your knowledge of ancient Greek, Latin or Egyptian, or a modern language, to deepen your understanding of ancient literature.
  • Broaden your understanding of the Classical world by taking optional modules in Ancient History, Archaeology, Heritage and Digital Humanities.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Classics and Ancient History

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Understand the classical world in all its nuance, diving deep into ancient texts and literature in translation and in their original languages.


Study the ancient societies and literature of Classical Greece and Rome, as well as Prehistoric Europe, Ancient Egypt and the Byzantine Empire. Explore literature, culture, religion and history, and discover the many ways in which the legacies of classical antiquity live on in our world today.


  • Learn from our internationally renowned academic staff, offering a broad scope of specialisms in Greek and Latin literature and reception of the Classical past.
  • Join a vibrant and supportive community where you receive one to one support on coursework and access to talks, cultural trips, podcasts, quizzes and celebrations.
  • Experience history where it happened on our Study Tour module. You’ll come face to face with remarkable archaeological sites such as the Athenian Acropolis, and experience onsite teaching and learning at the sites, monuments and museums you’ve covered in your studies.
  • Immerse yourself in a language learning. Develop your knowledge of ancient Greek, Latin or Egyptian, or a modern language, to deepen your understanding of ancient literature.
  • Broaden your understanding of the Classical world by taking optional modules in Ancient History, Archaeology, Heritage and Digital Humanities.

Admission Requirements

32+
67+
6.5+
176+
88+
1320+
A Level ABB or equivalent. To include Latin, Greek or a Modern Foreign Language or GCSE grade 7/A in Latin, Greek or a Modern Foreign Language. 
IB Diploma 6,5,5 in Higher level subjects plus 32 points overall. To include Latin, Greek or a Modern Foreign Language or GCSE grade 7/A in Latin, Greek or a Modern Foreign Language.
BTEC qualifications To include grade B in Latin, Greek or Modern Foreign Language or GCSE grade 7/A in Latin, Greek or a Modern Foreign Language. 
  • BTEC Extended Diploma: DDD.
  • BTEC Diploma: DD, plus B at A-level.
  • BTEC Subsidiary Diploma: D, plus AB at A-level.

3 Years
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
9,790 GBP
International
25,320 GBP

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