Classics, BA (Hons)

Course summary

Explore the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome through the study of their languages, Greek and Latin, with our BA Classics degree. Read ancient texts in the original and learn how languages – ancient and modern – develop and function. In addition to your core language learning, this course allows you to study the ancient world from a range of perspectives, including political, social and cultural. The wide range of expertise within the Department of Classics also gives you the option of studying other cultures such as ancient Egypt; we can even teach you hieroglyphics.For more information, please visit our course page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/classics-ug/ba-classics

Modules

The following modules have been approved in principle for delivery in 2025/26. Please note that as part of our current curriculum improvement process, all modules require final University approval and may be subject to change. Please check our website for more details about the course structure.Sample modules for this course include:

• Greek History: War, Society and Change in the Archaic Age

• Roman History: The Rise and Fall of the Republic

• Latin

• Ancient Greek

• Greek and Roman Painting

• 'Race' and Ethnicity in the Ancient Greek and Roman Worlds.

The University cannot guarantee that all optional modules will be available to all students who may wish to take them. Further information about the content of final approved modules will be available in the summer of 2024. We suggest that you regularly revisit our course page during this time to ensure you have the most up-to-date information regarding the modules offered on this programme.

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The following modules have been approved in principle for delivery in 2025/26. Please note that as part of our current curriculum improvement process, all modules require final University approval and may be subject to change. Please check our website for more details about the course structure. Sample modules for this course include:

• Greek History: War, Society and Change in the Archaic Age

• Roman History: The Rise and Fall of the Republic

• Latin

• Ancient Greek

• Greek and Roman Painting

• 'Race' and Ethnicity in the Ancient Greek and Roman Worlds.

The University cannot guarantee that all optional modules will be available to all students who may wish to take them. Further information about the content of final approved modules will be available in the summer of 2024. We suggest that you regularly revisit our course page during this time to ensure you have the most up-to-date information regarding the modules offered on this programme.