Latin BA at Royal Holloway, University of London

Do you love Latin? Are you passionate about Roman literature? Would you like to further your mastery of the language by studying original texts as well as the artefacts, ideas and deeds of ancient Rome?

Department: Classics  |  Duration: 3 years full time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Egham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Year 1. You will take one from the following:: Beginner's Latin, Intermediate Latin, Latin Language and Reading; Year 2. You will take one from the following:: Intermediate Latin, Intensive Latin, Latin Language and Reading; Year 3. You will take one from the following: Intensive Latin, Latin Language and Reading. Optional modules: Year 1: Beginner’s Greek, Intermediate Greek, Greek Language and Reading, Key Themes in Roman History, Studying Classical Antiquity and others; Year 2: Horace, Lucretius and Virgil, Latin Love Elegy, Roman Satire, Latin Epic (in Latin) and others; Year 3: Horace, Lucretius and Virgil, Latin Love Elegy, Roman Satire, Latin Epic (in Latin) and others.

Career pathways

Our degree courses not only promote academic achievement but also the means to hone the life-skills necessary to excel, post-graduation. Specifically, studying Latin takes discipline and application, develops analytical and verbal reasoning skills and promotes both the expansion and use of a rich and varied vocabulary.

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