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Programme approval 2006/07 PAF Originally Approved by QA&AA: 26 June 2007 PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 21st May 2010 PAF modified re: programme table: 26 October 2011 PAF modified re: programme information: 6 September 2012 PAF modified by QAS for 2013/14: 3rd April 2013 PAF modified by QAS for 2014/15: 12th February 2014 PAF modified re module table for 2014/15: 6th August 2014 PAF finalised for 2014/15: 14 October 2014 PAF finalised for 2015/16: 7 September 2015 PAF checked for 2017/18: 17 August 2017 PAF checked for 2019/20: 29 July 2019 PAF checked for 2020/21: 07 November 2019 PAF checked for 2020/21: 4 August 2020 THE PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION 1. Programme title and designation Classical Studies with English Single honours Joint Major/minor 2. Final award Award Title Credit Value ECTS equivalent Any special criteria BA Classical Studies with English 360 180 N/A 3. Nested awards Award Title Credit Value ECTS equivalent Any special criteria N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4. Exit awards Award Title Credit Value ECTS equivalent Any special criteria Ordinary degree Arts & Humanities (Classical Studies with English) 300 150 Students must pass at least 75 credits in the minor subject in order to be eligible for an undergraduate ordinary degree (300 credits) award that includes the minor subject. If a student does not achieve this threshold in the minor subject they may be considered for an exit award in the main subject. Undergraduate Diploma (UGDip) Arts & Humanities (Classical Studies with English) 240 120 Students must pass at least 60 credits in the minor subject in order to be eligible for an undergraduate diploma exit award (240 credits) that includes the minor subject. If a student does not achieve this threshold in the minor subject they may be considered for an exit award in the main subject. X

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Programme approval 2006/07

PAF Originally Approved by QA&AA: 26 June 2007

PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 21st May 2010

PAF modified re: programme table: 26 October 2011

PAF modified re: programme information: 6 September 2012

PAF modified by QAS for 2013/14: 3rd April 2013

PAF modified by QAS for 2014/15: 12th February 2014

PAF modified re module table for 2014/15: 6th August 2014

PAF finalised for 2014/15: 14 October 2014

PAF finalised for 2015/16: 7 September 2015

PAF checked for 2017/18: 17 August 2017

PAF checked for 2019/20: 29 July 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 07 November 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 4 August 2020

THE PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION

1. Programme title and designation

Classical Studies with English

Single honours Joint Major/minor

2. Final award

Award Title Credit

Value

ECTS

equivalent

Any special criteria

BA Classical

Studies with

English

360 180 N/A

3. Nested awards

Award Title Credit

Value

ECTS

equivalent

Any special criteria

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

4. Exit awards

Award Title Credit

Value

ECTS

equivalent

Any special criteria

Ordinary degree Arts &

Humanities

(Classical

Studies with

English)

300 150 Students must pass at least 75

credits in the minor subject in

order to be eligible for an

undergraduate ordinary

degree (300 credits) award that

includes the minor subject. If a

student does not achieve this

threshold in the minor subject they

may be considered for an exit

award in the main subject.

Undergraduate

Diploma

(UGDip)

Arts &

Humanities

(Classical

Studies with

English)

240 120 Students must pass at least 60

credits in the minor subject in

order to be eligible for an

undergraduate diploma exit award

(240 credits) that includes the

minor subject. If a student does

not achieve this threshold in the

minor subject they may be

considered for an exit award in the

main subject.

X

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Programme approval 2006/07

PAF Originally Approved by QA&AA: 26 June 2007

PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 21st May 2010

PAF modified re: programme table: 26 October 2011

PAF modified re: programme information: 6 September 2012

PAF modified by QAS for 2013/14: 3rd April 2013

PAF modified by QAS for 2014/15: 12th February 2014

PAF modified re module table for 2014/15: 6th August 2014

PAF finalised for 2014/15: 14 October 2014

PAF finalised for 2015/16: 7 September 2015

PAF checked for 2017/18: 17 August 2017

PAF checked for 2019/20: 29 July 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 07 November 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 4 August 2020

Undergraduate

Certificate

(UGCert)

Arts &

Humanities

(Classical

Studies with

English)

120 60 Students must pass at least 30

credits in the minor subject in

order to be eligible for an

undergraduate certificate exit

award (120 credits) that includes

the minor subject. If a student

does not achieve this threshold in

the minor subject they may be

considered for an exit award in the

main subject.

5. Level in the qualifications framework H

6. Attendance

Full-time Part-time Distance

learning

Mode of attendance

Yes No No

Minimum length of programme

3 years N/A N/A

Maximum length of programme

10 years N/A N/A

7. Awarding institution/body

King’s College London, University of London

8. Teaching institution

King’s College London, University of London

9. Proposing department

Department of Classics

10. Programme organiser and contact

details

Dr Hugh Bowden, Department of Classics; email:

[email protected]

11. UCAS code (if appropriate)

Q8Q3

12. Relevant QAA subject benchmark/

professional and statutory body guidelines

Classical Studies: Classics and Ancient History;

English: English, also benchmark statement for

Linguistics was consulted.

13. Date of production of specification

Original PAF: January 2004;

CFPAF: February 2007

14. Date of programme review

2016/17

16. Educational aims of the programme

The following learning outcomes are applicable to all awards.

Classical Studies

The Programme aims to develop the student’s interest in, and knowledge and understanding of the

literature, thought, culture and history of Greco-Roman antiquity. Classical Studies comprises the

study of multi-lingual and multi-cultural traditions, via the comparative study of literary periods,

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Programme approval 2006/07

PAF Originally Approved by QA&AA: 26 June 2007

PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 21st May 2010

PAF modified re: programme table: 26 October 2011

PAF modified re: programme information: 6 September 2012

PAF modified by QAS for 2013/14: 3rd April 2013

PAF modified by QAS for 2014/15: 12th February 2014

PAF modified re module table for 2014/15: 6th August 2014

PAF finalised for 2014/15: 14 October 2014

PAF finalised for 2015/16: 7 September 2015

PAF checked for 2017/18: 17 August 2017

PAF checked for 2019/20: 29 July 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 07 November 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 4 August 2020

genres, or themes, social, military, economic and political history; and art and archaeology. The

programme aims to foster respect for the student’s own and others’ literature, history, culture and

values and a capacity for critical reasoning and judgement. The intellectual training also aims to

encourage flexibility of approach.

A Classical Studies honours degree (in common with all programmes offered by this Department)

depends on proper interaction between in-depth training in a skill, and the intellectual training

common to all Humanities degrees. At the heart of a university education in the Classics Department

is the need to teach Greek and Latin, to impart a knowledge of ancient cultures, and to train students’

own intellectual and personal skills. The Department’s aims are therefore:

• To train students to think logically, to develop analytical skills, to Assess evidence, to exercise

judgement, and to reach coherent decisions through the study of modules of high intellectual

content.

• To train students to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

To produce intelligent, adaptable, articulate and independently minded graduates who will satisfy the

needs of employers in a wide range of occupations, and who will become life-long learners with an

appreciation of the value to society of an education in the Humanities.

English

The programme aims to develop students’ interest in and knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of

English language and literature by providing a teaching environment based in a research culture

which values scholarly inquiry and independence of thought. By offering high levels of staff contact

and flexible programme structures, the programme aims to encourage free and open discussion and a

wide range of student module choices in which students will examine the nature, history and potential

of the English language and the production, reception and interpretation of written texts, both literary

and non-literary. Students are encouraged to engage with apparently marginal as well as mainstream,

canonical texts and to examine geographically and temporally distant cultures through their distinctive

forms of representation.

17. Educational objectives of the programme/programme outcomes

Classical Studies

The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and

understanding and skills in the following areas:

Knowledge and understanding

The programme provides a knowledge and

understanding of the following:

1. The culture of Greco-Roman antiquity,

combining its literature, thought, art and

religion, its history and political and

social organisation and its material culture;

2. The similarities and differences between

the culture of Greco-Roman antiquity and

These are achieved through the following

teaching/learning methods and

strategies:

These skills are acquired in small group

lectures, seminars and tutorials in each of

years 1, 2 and 3. Skill 4 is addressed through all modules making use of primary

materials, in the case of written material

either in the original or in translation, in the

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Programme approval 2006/07

PAF Originally Approved by QA&AA: 26 June 2007

PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 21st May 2010

PAF modified re: programme table: 26 October 2011

PAF modified re: programme information: 6 September 2012

PAF modified by QAS for 2013/14: 3rd April 2013

PAF modified by QAS for 2014/15: 12th February 2014

PAF modified re module table for 2014/15: 6th August 2014

PAF finalised for 2014/15: 14 October 2014

PAF finalised for 2015/16: 7 September 2015

PAF checked for 2017/18: 17 August 2017

PAF checked for 2019/20: 29 July 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 07 November 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 4 August 2020

the student’s own culture;

3. Complementary subjects – drawn from

such fields as language, literature,

linguistics, philosophy, history, art,

archaeology, or theme-based topics which

cross the boundaries between them (e.g.

religion, gender studies) – and periods;

4. An appropriate and diverse range of

primary materials, e.g. literary,

philosophical and historical texts, art

objects, manuscripts and inscriptions;

5. A range of techniques and methodologies,

such as bibliographical and library

research skills, a range of skills in reading

and textual analysis, the varieties of

historical method, the visual skills characteristic of art criticism, use of

statistics (e.g. in archaeology),

philosophical argument and analysis,

analytical grasp of language, skills in

translation from and/or into Greek

(ancient, mediaeval or modern) and/or

Latin;

6. A range of viewpoints on problems of

interpretation and evaluation and a variety

of critical approaches to them drawn from

different disciplines within the subject

area.

7. appropriate personal and professional

conduct in the context of the discipline.

case of material culture either through

reproductions or direct contact in museums.

Students are made aware that class contact

time is the departure point for their

learning, the greater part of which must be

self-motivated. Tutors advise on secondary

reading and on locating resources. Thus

the importance of independent reading is

stressed at all levels. Work is largely text-

based, with prior preparation working

alongside close reading, explication and

analysis in class. Learning is enhanced by

effective preparation, in terms of language

learning, translation of primary texts, and

background reading.

Assessment:

Learning outcomes are tested through a

combination of assessed coursework and

final, unseen, examination. Assessed

coursework is principally in the form of

essays, but may include an element for

analysis of ancient sources.

Skills and other attributes

Intellectual skills:

1. A command of the ancient Greek and

Latin languages;

2. Can analyse more abstract texts,

evidence, etc without guidance, using a

range of approaches and techniques

appropriate to the subject;

3. With minimum guidance can critically

assesses secondary literature and

important ideas to develop an argument; 4. Can critically evaluate material to

support conclusions, reviewing its

reliability, validity and significance. Can

investigate contradictory

information/identify reasons for

These are achieved through the following

teaching/learning methods and

strategies:

Intellectual skills are developed through the

teaching and learning programme outlined

above. All modules, however taught,

involve discussion of key issues, practice in

applying concepts both orally and in

writing, analysis and interpretation of

materials, and individual feedback sessions on coursework and on general progress.

Assessment:

The assessment methods outlined above

demand the development of skills 1-5. 5

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Programme approval 2006/07

PAF Originally Approved by QA&AA: 26 June 2007

PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 21st May 2010

PAF modified re: programme table: 26 October 2011

PAF modified re: programme information: 6 September 2012

PAF modified by QAS for 2013/14: 3rd April 2013

PAF modified by QAS for 2014/15: 12th February 2014

PAF modified re module table for 2014/15: 6th August 2014

PAF finalised for 2014/15: 14 October 2014

PAF finalised for 2015/16: 7 September 2015

PAF checked for 2017/18: 17 August 2017

PAF checked for 2019/20: 29 July 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 07 November 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 4 August 2020

contradictions;

5. Is confident and flexible in identifying

and defining complex issues within the

discipline and can apply appropriate

knowledge and skills in addressing them.

will be demonstrated increasingly, from

years 1 to 3, but will be most evident in

year 3. The compulsory final year

dissertation provides the perfect vehicle for

all skills.

Practical skills:

1. Can operate in complex and

unpredictable contexts, requiring

selection and application from a wide

range of methods and activities;

2. Able to act autonomously, with minimal

supervision or direction, within agreed

guidelines.

These are achieved through the following

teaching/learning methods and

strategies:

All students receive guidance on

identifying, locating and using material in

libraries and elsewhere. Comprehensive

bibliographies are provided for each

module at the outset, as are module

descriptions and essay titles. First-year

students are given a guide to the production

of essays, giving examples of citations,

notes and critical apparatus, and guidance

on attribution of sources. First-year

compulsory core modules introduce

students to analysis of texts in translation

from thematic, generic and methodological

perspectives.

Assessment:

These skills are primarily assessed through

assessed coursework, required for most

modules and final examinations.

Generic/transferable skills:

1. Can interact effectively within a

team/learning group, recognise, support

or be proactive in leadership, negotiate

and manage conflict;

2. With minimum guidance can manage

own learning using full range of

resources for the discipline(s);

3. Is confident in application of own criteria

of judgement and can challenge received

opinion. Can seek and make use of

feedback;

4. Can select and manage information,

competently undertaking reasonably

straight-forward research tasks with

minimum guidance;

5. Can take responsibility for own work and

These are achieved through the following

teaching/learning methods and

strategies:

Small-group teaching in all courses

develops skills 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6. Skills 2, 3,

4, 5 and 7 are developed through written

work and feedback on same. Skills 1, 3 and

6 are relevant to tutorials, seminars and

discussions.

Assessment:

Skills 2-7 are assessed through essays, class

participation and oral presentations. Skill 1

is not formally assessed but is inherent in

exposure to the subject.

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Programme approval 2006/07

PAF Originally Approved by QA&AA: 26 June 2007

PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 21st May 2010

PAF modified re: programme table: 26 October 2011

PAF modified re: programme information: 6 September 2012

PAF modified by QAS for 2013/14: 3rd April 2013

PAF modified by QAS for 2014/15: 12th February 2014

PAF modified re module table for 2014/15: 6th August 2014

PAF finalised for 2014/15: 14 October 2014

PAF finalised for 2015/16: 7 September 2015

PAF checked for 2017/18: 17 August 2017

PAF checked for 2019/20: 29 July 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 07 November 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 4 August 2020

can criticise it;

6. Can engage effectively in debate in a

professional manner and give detailed

and coherent presentations;

7. Is confident and flexible in identifying

and defining complex issues and can

apply appropriate knowledge and skills in

addressing them.

English

17. Educational objectives of the programme/programme outcomes

The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and

understanding and skills in the following areas:

Knowledge and understanding

The programme provides a knowledge and

understanding of the following:

1. a broad knowledge of the history and

structure of the English language;

2. a broad knowledge of the history of

literatures in English in their cultural

contexts;

3. an awareness of the political, social and

historical contexts in which texts are

produced and received;

4. key methods and contexts for linguistics

analysis;

5. specialised knowledge of the history of

literary theory and its application, and of

the range of genres and modes and formal

strategies of literary expression;

6. the effective and appropriate use of

personal judgement and reflection, of

critical analysis, and of the research and

arguments of others;

7. appropriate personal and professional

conduct in the context of the discipline.

These are achieved through the following

teaching/learning methods and

strategies:

These are acquired in small-group lectures,

seminars and tutorials in each of years 1, 2

and 3. Students are made aware that class

contact time is the departure point for their

learning, the greater part of which must be

self-motivated. Tutors advise on secondary

reading and on locating resources. Thus the

importance of independent reading is

stressed at all levels. Work is largely text-

based, with prior preparation working

alongside close reading, explication and

analysis in class. Learning is enhanced by

effective preparation, in terms of

background reading.

Assessment:

Learning outcomes are tested through a

combination of:

• assessed coursework;

• assessed oral presentations and

participation;

• prior disclosure and unseen,

examination;

• assessed project work.

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Programme approval 2006/07

PAF Originally Approved by QA&AA: 26 June 2007

PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 21st May 2010

PAF modified re: programme table: 26 October 2011

PAF modified re: programme information: 6 September 2012

PAF modified by QAS for 2013/14: 3rd April 2013

PAF modified by QAS for 2014/15: 12th February 2014

PAF modified re module table for 2014/15: 6th August 2014

PAF finalised for 2014/15: 14 October 2014

PAF finalised for 2015/16: 7 September 2015

PAF checked for 2017/18: 17 August 2017

PAF checked for 2019/20: 29 July 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 07 November 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 4 August 2020

Assessed coursework is principally in the

form of essays, but may include an element

for oral presentations. Class presentations

develop oral communication and a

continuous part of the teaching process but

are not formally assessed.

Skills and other attributes

Intellectual skills:

1. Can analyse more abstract texts, evidence, etc

without guidance, using a range of approaches

and techniques appropriate to the subject;

2. With minimum guidance can critically

assesses secondary literature and important

ideas to develop an argument;

3. Can critically evaluate material to support

conclusions, reviewing its reliability, validity

and significance. Can investigate

contradictory information/identify reasons for

contradictions;

4. Is confident and flexible in identifying and

defining complex issues within the discipline

and can apply appropriate knowledge and

skills in addressing them.

These are achieved through the following

teaching/learning methods and

strategies:

The teaching and learning programme

outlined above. The modules all, through

both teaching and private study, develop

skills 1-4

Assessment:

The range of assessment methods requires

students to demonstrate skills 1-4 through

the production of coherent written

responses to the questions or problems set.

Class presentations develop oral

communication and are a continuous part of

the teaching process but are not always

formally assessed.

Practical skills:

1. Can operate in complex and unpredictable

contexts, requiring selection and application

from a wide range of methods and activities;

2. Able to act autonomously, with minimal

supervision or direction, within agreed

guidelines.

These are achieved through the following

teaching/learning methods and

strategies:

These skills are developed through

tutorials, seminars and preparation for

seminars, lectures and private study.

Assessment:

The range of assessment methods requires

students to demonstrate these skills through

the production of coherent written

responses to the questions or problems set.

Class presentations develop oral

communication and are a continuous part of

the teaching process but are not always

formally assessed.

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Programme approval 2006/07

PAF Originally Approved by QA&AA: 26 June 2007

PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 21st May 2010

PAF modified re: programme table: 26 October 2011

PAF modified re: programme information: 6 September 2012

PAF modified by QAS for 2013/14: 3rd April 2013

PAF modified by QAS for 2014/15: 12th February 2014

PAF modified re module table for 2014/15: 6th August 2014

PAF finalised for 2014/15: 14 October 2014

PAF finalised for 2015/16: 7 September 2015

PAF checked for 2017/18: 17 August 2017

PAF checked for 2019/20: 29 July 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 07 November 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 4 August 2020

Generic/transferable skills:

1. Can interact effectively within a team/learning

group, recognise, support or be proactive in

leadership, negotiate and manage conflict;

2. With minimum guidance can manage own

learning using full range of resources for the

discipline(s);

3. Is confident in application of own criteria of

judgement and can challenge received opinion.

Can seek and make use of feedback;

4. Can select and manage information,

competently undertaking reasonably straight-

forward research tasks with minimum

guidance;

5. Can take responsibility for own work and can criticise it;

6. Can engage effectively in debate in a

professional manner and give detailed and

coherent presentations;

7. Is confident and flexible in identifying and

defining complex issues and can apply

appropriate knowledge and skills in addressing

them.

These are achieved through the following

teaching/learning methods and

strategies:

Tutorials and seminars develop skills 1-7;

private study develops skills 2-5 and 7.

Assessment:

The range of assessment methods requires

students to demonstrate skills 2-5 and 7

through the production of coherent written

responses to the questions or problems set

Class presentations develop oral

communication and are a continuous part of

the teaching process but are not always formally assessed.

18. Statement of how the programme has been informed by the relevant subject benchmark

statement(s)/professional and statutory body guidelines

The programme has been informed and is supported by the relevant parts of the Classics & Ancient

History benchmark statement. Examples of subject-related skills include an understanding of:

literary, cultural and historical development; an appreciation of methodological problems involved in

studying a historical culture; the ability to assimilate and manipulate the diverse range of information

required to obtain an overview of different periods and regions of the Greco-Roman world.

19. Programme structure and award requirements (where relevant the information should also

differentiate the particular requirements of pathways within a programme or linked/exit awards)

(a) numbers of compulsory and optional units to be taken in each year of the programme

Year 1: 120 credits earned through 90 credits of optional modules in the Department of Classics and

30 credits of optional modules in the Department of English Language & Literature.

Year 2: 120 credits earned through 90 credits of optional modules in the Department of Classics, and

30 credits of optional modules in the Department of English Language & Literature. A minimum of

60 credits must be at Level 5 for the Classical Studies side of the programme. All modules from

Department of English Language & Literature at Level 5. Where a student takes part in a single

semester ‘Year Abroad’ option, then 60 credits will be earned in either semester 1 or 2, with the

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Programme approval 2006/07

PAF Originally Approved by QA&AA: 26 June 2007

PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 21st May 2010

PAF modified re: programme table: 26 October 2011

PAF modified re: programme information: 6 September 2012

PAF modified by QAS for 2013/14: 3rd April 2013

PAF modified by QAS for 2014/15: 12th February 2014

PAF modified re module table for 2014/15: 6th August 2014

PAF finalised for 2014/15: 14 October 2014

PAF finalised for 2015/16: 7 September 2015

PAF checked for 2017/18: 17 August 2017

PAF checked for 2019/20: 29 July 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 07 November 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 4 August 2020

remaining 60 credits being earned at the partner institution; students will take 45 credits of optional

modules in the Department of Classics, and 15 credits of optional modules in the Department of

English Language & Literature.

Year 3: 120 credits earned through 90 credits of optional modules in the Department of Classics and

30 credits of optional modules in the Department of English Language & Literature. A maximum of

30 credits are permitted at Level 5 in the Department of Classics for the Classical Studies side of the

programme. All modules from Department of English Language & Literature at Level 6.

(b) range of credit levels permitted within the programme

Levels 4, 5 and 6

(c) maximum number of credits permitted at the lowest level

150 credits

(d) minimum number of credits required at the highest level

90 credits

(e) progression and award requirements (if different from the standard)

Standard

(f) maximum number of credits permitted with a condoned fail (core modules excluded)

45 credits.

(g) are students permitted to take a substitute module, as per regulation A3, 19.5.?

Yes

(h) other relevant information to explain the programme structure In year one of study, students may substitute one 15-credit optional module from any department in the Faculty

of Arts and Humanities for one module from the list of Classics optional modules, assuming that this module is

appropriate to their programme of study in the judgement of the Departmental management board. Subject to

Department approval, relevant (i.e. Classics-related) modules offered at the appropriate level by the

Departments of Greek & Latin, History and the Institute of Archaeology at UCL, the Department of

Classics at RHUL, and any KCL Department, may be taken in place of KCL Classics modules in

Years 2 and 3 of study.

In Year 2, where students are spending the first or second semester abroad, they will take the

appropriate Study Abroad version of any 30 credit modules.

At the end of their first year, students may be permitted to change their programme of study from ‘BA

in Classical Studies with English’ to ‘BA in Classical Studies’. Students must achieve at least a pass

mark or a mark within the condonable fail range for English modules taken in their first year, and

must meet the progression requirements for the programme. Any change will be at the discretion of

the Department of Classics. If a change is approved, credits gained in English during the first year can

be counted towards the new programme of study and degree classification.

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Programme approval 2006/07

PAF Originally Approved by QA&AA: 26 June 2007

PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 21st May 2010

PAF modified re: programme table: 26 October 2011

PAF modified re: programme information: 6 September 2012

PAF modified by QAS for 2013/14: 3rd April 2013

PAF modified by QAS for 2014/15: 12th February 2014

PAF modified re module table for 2014/15: 6th August 2014

PAF finalised for 2014/15: 14 October 2014

PAF finalised for 2015/16: 7 September 2015

PAF checked for 2017/18: 17 August 2017

PAF checked for 2019/20: 29 July 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 07 November 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 4 August 2020

Programme Structure

Title Credit

level

Credit

value

Status (I, C, O) for each

type of programme

Progression Assessment

Single

honours

Joint

honours

Major/

minor

Single

honours

Joint

honour

s

Major/

minor

Year One

Year 1 optional modules:

Lists of optional modules in this document are

indicative. An up-to-date list of optional modules

offered is available in the Handbook.

Greek Language 1 4 30 O No Written examination

Latin Language 1 4 30 O No Written examination

Greek Language 2 4 30 O No Written examination

Greek Language 3 4 30 O No Written examination

Latin Language 2 4 30 O No Written examination

Latin Language 3 4 30 O No Written examination

Modern Greek language stage one 4 15 O No

Written and oral

examinations

Introductory Greek Texts I (Prose) 5 15 O No Written examination

Introductory Greek Texts II (Verse) 5 15 O No Written examination

Introductory Greek Texts III (Prose) 5 15 O No Written examination

Introductory Greek texts IV (Verse) 5 15 O No Written examination

Introductory Latin Texts I (Prose) 5 15 O No Written examination

Introductory Latin Texts II (Verse) 5 15 O No Written examination

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Programme approval 2006/07

PAF Originally Approved by QA&AA: 26 June 2007

PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 21st May 2010

PAF modified re: programme table: 26 October 2011

PAF modified re: programme information: 6 September 2012

PAF modified by QAS for 2013/14: 3rd April 2013

PAF modified by QAS for 2014/15: 12th February 2014

PAF modified re module table for 2014/15: 6th August 2014

PAF finalised for 2014/15: 14 October 2014

PAF finalised for 2015/16: 7 September 2015

PAF checked for 2017/18: 17 August 2017

PAF checked for 2019/20: 29 July 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 07 November 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 4 August 2020

Introductory Latin Texts III (Prose) 5 15 O No Written examination

Introductory Latin Texts IV (Verse) 5 15 O No Written examination

Art and Archaeology of Greece and Rome 4 30 O No

Coursework, written

examination

Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece 4 15 O No Coursework

Art and Archaeology of Ancient Rome 4 15 O No Coursework

Greek and Latin Literature: An Introduction 4 30 O No

Coursework, written

examination

Greek Literature: An Introduction 4 15 O No Coursework

Latin Literature: An Introduction 4 15 O No Coursework

Introduction to Ancient History (c. 1200 BC-AD 600) 4 30 O No

Coursework, written

examination

Introduction to Ancient History (The Eastern

Mediterranean, the Near & Far East, c. 1200-200 BC) 4 15 O No Coursework

Introduction to Ancient History (Rome, the

Mediterranean & the East to c. AD 600) 4 15 O No Coursework

Introduction to Ancient Philosophy 4 30 O No

Written examination,

coursework

Working with Greek and Latin Literary Texts: an

Introduction 4 30 O No

Coursework, written

examination

Working with Greek Literary Texts: an Introduction 4 15 O No Coursework

Working with Latin Literary Texts: an Introduction 4 15 O No Coursework

All Level 4 modules in the Department of English

Language & Literature 4 15 O No Various

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Programme approval 2006/07

PAF Originally Approved by QA&AA: 26 June 2007

PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 21st May 2010

PAF modified re: programme table: 26 October 2011

PAF modified re: programme information: 6 September 2012

PAF modified by QAS for 2013/14: 3rd April 2013

PAF modified by QAS for 2014/15: 12th February 2014

PAF modified re module table for 2014/15: 6th August 2014

PAF finalised for 2014/15: 14 October 2014

PAF finalised for 2015/16: 7 September 2015

PAF checked for 2017/18: 17 August 2017

PAF checked for 2019/20: 29 July 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 07 November 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 4 August 2020

Year Two

Year Two optional modules:

Lists of optional modules in this document are

indicative. An up-to-date list of optional modules

offered is available in the Handbook.

Greek Language 1 5 30 O No Written examination

Latin Language 1 5 30 O No Written examination

Modern Greek language stage one 5 15 O No

Written and Oral

examinations

Adventures in Ancient Greek Drama 5 15 O No Written examination

The Ancient & Early Medieval Book 5 15 O No Written examination

The Archaeology of Ancient Greece 5 15 O No Coursework

Building Greece & Rome 5 30 O No

Coursework, written

examination

The Byzantine Empire, 600-1453 5 30 O No

Written examination,

coursework

The City of Rome 5 15 O No Coursework

Constantinople: Imperial Capital - Medieval

Metropolis 5 15 O No

Coursework, written

examination

Cosmos & Body: Presocratics & Hippocratics 5 15 O No

Written examination,

coursework

Death in Greek Literature 5 15 O No

Written examination,

coursework

Death in Greek Myth & Thought 5 15 O No

Written examination,

coursework

Early Greece from Troy to Marathon 5 15 O No Coursework

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Programme approval 2006/07

PAF Originally Approved by QA&AA: 26 June 2007

PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 21st May 2010

PAF modified re: programme table: 26 October 2011

PAF modified re: programme information: 6 September 2012

PAF modified by QAS for 2013/14: 3rd April 2013

PAF modified by QAS for 2014/15: 12th February 2014

PAF modified re module table for 2014/15: 6th August 2014

PAF finalised for 2014/15: 14 October 2014

PAF finalised for 2015/16: 7 September 2015

PAF checked for 2017/18: 17 August 2017

PAF checked for 2019/20: 29 July 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 07 November 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 4 August 2020

Exploring the King’s Play 5 15 O No Written examination

Female Voices in Greek & Latin Literature 5 15 O No Written examination

From Sulla to Caesar: the Fall of the Roman Republic 5 15 O No Coursework

Greek Architecture 5 30 O No Written examination

Greek Drama 5 30 O No Written examination

Greek History Down to 322 BC 5 30 O No Written examination

Greek Language 3A 5 30 O No Written examination

Greeks on Being Good (& Evil) 5 15 O No

Written examination,

coursework

Icons & Idols: The Image of Christ & the Classical

Origins of Early Christian Art 5 15 O No Coursework

Introductory Greek Texts I (Prose) 5 15 O No Written examination

Introductory Greek Texts II (Verse) 5 15 O No

Written examination,

other

Introductory Greek Texts III (Prose) 5 15 O No Written examination

Introductory Greek texts IV (Verse) 5 15 O No Written examination

Hellenistic Art 5 30 O No Written examination

History of the Roman Empire 31 BC to AD 400 5 30 O No Written examination

Latin Language 3A 5 30 O No Written examination

Introductory Latin Texts I (Prose) 5 15 O No

Written examination,

other

Introductory Latin Texts II (Verse) 5 15 O No

Written examination,

other

Introductory Latin Texts III (Prose) 5 15 O No Written examination

Introductory Latin Texts IV (Verse) 5 15 O No Written examination

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Programme approval 2006/07

PAF Originally Approved by QA&AA: 26 June 2007

PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 21st May 2010

PAF modified re: programme table: 26 October 2011

PAF modified re: programme information: 6 September 2012

PAF modified by QAS for 2013/14: 3rd April 2013

PAF modified by QAS for 2014/15: 12th February 2014

PAF modified re module table for 2014/15: 6th August 2014

PAF finalised for 2014/15: 14 October 2014

PAF finalised for 2015/16: 7 September 2015

PAF checked for 2017/18: 17 August 2017

PAF checked for 2019/20: 29 July 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 07 November 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 4 August 2020

Mapping Society & the Past: Historians & Sophists 5 15 O No

Written examination,

coursework

The Medieval Book 5 15 O No

Coursework; written

examination

Museums of London: a cultural history 5 15 O No Coursework

Narrative Literature in Antiquity 5 30 O No Written examination

Presocratics, Hippocratics & Sophists 5 30 O No Written examination

Roman Architecture 5 30 O No Written examination

Roman Art 5 30 O No Written examination

Roman Art I: Art, Power & Authority 5 15 O No Coursework

Roman Art II: Art in the Private Sphere 5 15 O No Coursework

Roman Britain 5 30 O No Written examination

Roman Drama 5 30 O No Written examination

Roman Drama I: The Theatre at Rome 5 15 O No Coursework

Roman Drama II: Selected Plays 5 15 O No Coursework

Roman London 5 15 O No Coursework

Roman Ostia 5 15 O No Coursework

Sex & the Symposium: The Evidence of Athenian

Painted Pottery 5 15 O No Coursework

Who Needs Myth? 5 15 O No Written examination

All Level 5 modules in the Department of English

Language & Literature 5 15 O Various

Final Year

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Programme approval 2006/07

PAF Originally Approved by QA&AA: 26 June 2007

PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 21st May 2010

PAF modified re: programme table: 26 October 2011

PAF modified re: programme information: 6 September 2012

PAF modified by QAS for 2013/14: 3rd April 2013

PAF modified by QAS for 2014/15: 12th February 2014

PAF modified re module table for 2014/15: 6th August 2014

PAF finalised for 2014/15: 14 October 2014

PAF finalised for 2015/16: 7 September 2015

PAF checked for 2017/18: 17 August 2017

PAF checked for 2019/20: 29 July 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 07 November 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 4 August 2020

Final Year optional modules:

Lists of optional modules in this document are

indicative. An up-to-date list of optional modules

offered is available in the Handbook.

Latin language 1 5 30 O No Written examination

Greek language 1 5 30 O No Written examination

Modern Greek language stage one 5 15 O No

Written and oral

examinations

Dissertation (undergraduate Classics) 6 30 O No Dissertation

Age of Cicero 6 30 O No Written examination

Alexander the Great 6 30 O No Written examination

Archaeology of the Western Roman Provinces 6 30 O No

Coursework, written

examination

Art & Archaeology of the Early Greek State, 1200-600

BC 6 30 O No Written examination

Augustine & His World 6 30 O No Written examination

Augustus: power & propaganda 6 30 O No Written examination

Becoming like God in Greek & Roman Philosophy 1:

From Presocratics to Aristotle 6 15 O No Coursework

Becoming like God in Greek & Roman Philosophy 2:

Stoics, Epicureans, Platonists & Church Fathers 6 15 O No Coursework

The Classical Art of the Body: Greek Sculpture 6 15 O No Coursework

The Classical Art of the Body: Greek Sculpture & it’s

Legacy 6 15 O No

Written examination,

coursework

The Classical Tradition 6 30 O No Written examination

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Programme approval 2006/07

PAF Originally Approved by QA&AA: 26 June 2007

PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 21st May 2010

PAF modified re: programme table: 26 October 2011

PAF modified re: programme information: 6 September 2012

PAF modified by QAS for 2013/14: 3rd April 2013

PAF modified by QAS for 2014/15: 12th February 2014

PAF modified re module table for 2014/15: 6th August 2014

PAF finalised for 2014/15: 14 October 2014

PAF finalised for 2015/16: 7 September 2015

PAF checked for 2017/18: 17 August 2017

PAF checked for 2019/20: 29 July 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 07 November 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 4 August 2020

Constantine & his Historians 6 15 O No

Coursework, text

commentary exercise

Describing Constantinople 6 30 O No Written examination

Frontiers of the Roman Empire 6 30 O No

Written examination,

coursework

Greek Literature & Culture Under the Roman Empire 6 30 O No Written examination

Greek Pottery & Painting 800-300BC 6 30 O No Written examination

Greek Religion 6 30 O No

Written examination,

coursework

Greek Religion to the End of the Archaic Period 6 30 O No

Written examination,

coursework

Greek Sculpture 750-300BC 6 30 O No Written examination

Greek Texts IX 6 15 O No Written examination

Greek Texts V (Poetry) 6 15 O No Written examination

Greek Texts VI (Drama) 6 15 O No Written examination

Greek Texts VII (Poetry) 6 15 O No Written examination

Greek Texts VIII (Poetry) 6 15 O No Written examination

Greek Texts IX (Prose) 6 15 O No Written examination

Greek Texts X (Prose) 6 15 O No Written examination

The Hellenistic Near East 6 30 O Written examination

The history and theory of ancient slavery 6 30 O No Written examination

Island living in the Eastern Mediterranean 6 30 O No

Coursework, written

examination

Latin Texts V (Poetry) 6 15 O No Written examination

Latin Texts VI (Prose) 6 15 O No Written examination

Latin Texts VII (Poetry) 6 15 O No Written examination

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Programme approval 2006/07

PAF Originally Approved by QA&AA: 26 June 2007

PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 21st May 2010

PAF modified re: programme table: 26 October 2011

PAF modified re: programme information: 6 September 2012

PAF modified by QAS for 2013/14: 3rd April 2013

PAF modified by QAS for 2014/15: 12th February 2014

PAF modified re module table for 2014/15: 6th August 2014

PAF finalised for 2014/15: 14 October 2014

PAF finalised for 2015/16: 7 September 2015

PAF checked for 2017/18: 17 August 2017

PAF checked for 2019/20: 29 July 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 07 November 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 4 August 2020

Latin Texts VIII (Prose) 6 15 O No Written examination

Latin Texts IX (Prose) 6 15 O No Written examination

Latin Texts X (Verse) 6 15 O No Written examination

Latin Texts XI (Prose) 6 15 O No Written examination

Latin Texts XII (Verse) 6 15 O No Written examination

Medicine and society in the ancient world 6 15 O No

Written examination,

coursework

Medicine and society in the medieval world 6 15 O No

Written examination,

coursework

Medieval Cyprus: art and architecture 6 15 O No

Coursework, written

examination

Neronian Literature & Culture 6 30 O No Written examination

Pagans, Christians & Jews in the Roman Empire 6 30 O No Written examination

Pausanias & the Archaeology of Greece 6 30 O No Written examination

Performance Literature in Antiquity 6 30 O No Written examination

Persia & the Achaemenid Empire 6 30 O No

Coursework, written

examination

Plato’s Myths: the Soul, Desire & the Beyond 6 30 O No Written examination

Religion & Politics in Archaic & Classical Greece 6 30 O No Written examination

Rise of Rome, c. 650 to 70 BC 6 30 O No Written examination

Roman Religions: continuity & change 6 30 O No

Coursework, written

examination

Theory of Literature 6 30 O Written examination

Values & Subversion in Roman Literature & Society 6 30 O Written examination

Warfare in the Ancient World 6 30 O

Written examination,

coursework

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Programme approval 2006/07

PAF Originally Approved by QA&AA: 26 June 2007

PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 21st May 2010

PAF modified re: programme table: 26 October 2011

PAF modified re: programme information: 6 September 2012

PAF modified by QAS for 2013/14: 3rd April 2013

PAF modified by QAS for 2014/15: 12th February 2014

PAF modified re module table for 2014/15: 6th August 2014

PAF finalised for 2014/15: 14 October 2014

PAF finalised for 2015/16: 7 September 2015

PAF checked for 2017/18: 17 August 2017

PAF checked for 2019/20: 29 July 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 07 November 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 4 August 2020

All Level 6 modules in the Department of English

Language & Literature 6 15 O Various

In addition to the listed optional modules, students

may take other relevant modules in the Faculty of Arts

& Humanities and Global Institutes with the approval

of the programme convenor. 4, 5, 6 15, 30 O No Various

20. Marking criteria

All modules will be marked in accordance with the Faculty’s marking criteria where such exists, or else in accordance with the College’s generic marking

criteria.

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Programme approval 2006/07

PAF Originally Approved by QA&AA: 26 June 2007

PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 21st May 2010

PAF modified re: programme table: 26 October 2011

PAF modified re: programme information: 6 September 2012

PAF modified by QAS for 2013/14: 3rd April 2013

PAF modified by QAS for 2014/15: 12th February 2014

PAF modified re module table for 2014/15: 6th August 2014

PAF finalised for 2014/15: 14 October 2014

PAF finalised for 2015/16: 7 September 2015

PAF checked for 2017/18: 17 August 2017

PAF checked for 2019/20: 29 July 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 07 November 2019

PAF checked for 2020/21: 4 August 2020