Classical Civilisation

Course summary

Most students come to study Classical Civilisation as a brand new subject, making it attractive to aspirational students. It also provides new opportunities to study diverse topics within Arts and Humanities. For students wishing to progress on to higher education, Classics qualifications are highly esteemed. Students not only acquire specific knowledge, but also important transferable skills such as analysing sources and developing independent, critical and evaluative approaches. They learn to formulate and support an argument and gain a valuable understanding of cultures very different to their own. From the proven ability to write a well-structured extended response to the acknowledgement of the views of others and a cultural sensitivity to these, Classics puts students in an excellent position to seek employment opportunities.