Classical Civilisation

Course summary

As with all A Level subjects, the more you put in, the more you get out, but the plays and stories you study at this level are still fearsomely relevant to us today and raise many philosophical and moral questions, as well as being lively and amusing good reads! All the books, plays and texts that you study will be in English and you do not need to have studied Latin or Classical Civilisation at GCSE to excel in this course. All you need is a mind open to new ideas and a willingness to think. You will be looking at the birth of western civilisation, through the epic poetry and plays of the Greeks and through their ideas about religion. Students find that Classical Civilisation complements topics they study in English, Politics, Religious Studies, Psychology, Drama and the sciences. Wherever you look, the Greeks were there first and it is fascinating to see students making the connections as they progress through the course.