Programme Specification for the 2023/4 academic year
BA (Hons) Classics with Employment Experience Abroad
1. Programme Details
| Programme name | BA (Hons) Classics with Employment Experience Abroad | Programme code | UFA4CTHCTH14 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study mode(s) | Full Time Part Time |
Academic year | 2023/4 |
| Campus(es) | Streatham (Exeter) |
NQF Level of the Final Award | 6 (Honours) |
2. Description of the Programme
A degree in Classics will bring together the study of a broad range of Humanities and Social Science topics focused around the Greek and Roman worlds. Central to the interdisciplinary programme will be your advanced training in Greek and Latin language, and the great literatures of the Greek and Roman world, from Homer’s Odyssey to the dialogues of Plato. Mastering the written texts and sources from classical antiquity, from advertising slogans to political speeches, will help to unlock a deeper understanding and appreciation of an ancient world that has fundamentally impacted the society we live in today. Learning to interpret their language, literature and philosophy can unlock new ways of thinking.
You will study the ancient world in relation to modern day issues such as power, sexuality, ethics, migration, identity, magic, food, globalisation and religion. Not only will you emerge as an accomplished researcher and linguist, but will also be confident in analysing, interpreting and challenging traditional theories and concepts.
As with all our classically-based degrees, this programme equips you with a solid foundation of transferable skills including: communication, persuasion, problem-solving, critical analysis and collaborative working. Your time spent studying one or more of the ancient languages may also open doors to roles in other areas such as teaching or linguistics. With 95% of our graduates in employment or further study six months after graduation, you will be well placed to pursue a diverse range of career options. Recent graduates are now working in areas such as banking, teaching, law, publishing and journalism with organisations like the British Armed Forces, Waterstones and Accenture.
This programme is studied over four years. The first two years and the final year are university-based, and the third year is spent gaining employment experience at a suitable location abroad.
This Employment Experience Abroad variant of the programme is a great way to incorporate graduate-level work placement or placements undertaken outside of the United Kingdom directly into your programme of study, to reflect critically upon these experiences, and for them to count towards the assessment of your degree. There is no better way to gain valuable employment experience that can be rewarded and recognised clearly by future employers. With preparation, support and approval from the College of Humanities, including in foreign languages if required, you can also demonstrate adaptability and resourcefulness by organising suitable placements in areas of employment related to your interests and potential future career. This variant of the programme also provides a great way to demonstrate to employers your adaptability, cultural awareness, independence and resourcefulness. Experiencing the differences and similarities of education and people in another culture will increase your confidence and broaden the ways in which you see and relate to the world and the world of work.
You are required to find your own placement with suitable employers and organisations with preparation, support and approval from the College of Humanities. If you are taking this variant you are strongly encouraged to take HUM2000 or HUM2001 (Humanities in the Workplace) at stage 2 and must participate in the pre-departure briefing sessions for Humanities Employment Experience Abroad.
Advice and guidance on your programme can be sought from your personal tutor and programme director. All staff offer regular office hours that you can drop into without a prior appointment for this purpose.
3. Educational Aims of the Programme
The programme will offer you a structured framework of study in which you follow a balanced and complementary range of modules, with sufficient choice to ensure that you are able to follow an individual pathway of learning.
The programme further aims to:
- Provide you with a stimulating and supportive environment that is informed by research.
- Offer a structured framework of study which ensures that within the timespan of the programme you follow a balanced and complementary range of modules, whilst allowing sufficient choice to ensure that you are able to follow individual pathways of learning.
- Enable you to develop a command of Ancient Greek and Latin languages relevant to an understanding and appreciation of the literature, history and cultures of Greece and Rome.
- Foster your understanding of Greek and Roman cultures, with a focus on:
- their literature and thought;
- critical engagement with these cultures;
- the issues involved in studying other cultures;
- the similarities and differences between ancient cultures and our own.
- Enable you to develop a range of critical approaches to ancient literature, and a broad knowledge of Greek and Roman literary texts.
- Provide a range of academic and personal skills which will prepare students from varied educational backgrounds for employment or further study, which will foster mental agility and adaptability, and which will enable you to deploy your knowledge, abilities and skills in their entirety, displaying balance and judgement in a variety of circumstances.
- Incorporate a work experience placement into your degree programme.
4. Programme Structure
5. Programme Modules
The following tables describe the programme and constituent modules. Constituent modules may be updated, deleted or replaced as a consequence of the annual programme review of this programme.
http://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/humanities/studying/undergraduates/modules/
For further information on which level Classical Languages and Texts module you should take, please see our Classics Language Ladder and Studying Ancient Languages guide https://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/humanities/studying/subjecthandbooks/classics/.
You may take optional modules as long as any necessary prerequisites have been satisfied, where the timetable allows and if you have not already taken the module in question or an equivalent module.
You may take elective modules up to 30 credits outside of the programme in any stage of the programme as long as any necessary prerequisites have been satisfied, where the timetable allows and if you have not already taken the module in question or an equivalent module.
If you wish to undertake your employment experience abroad, you must normally take 30 credits from the Foreign language Centre in stages 1 and 2 as part of your programme of study in the appropriate language, unless you already possess fluency in the required language.
Stage 1
60 credits of compulsory modules, 60 credits of optional modules
a You must select one 30-credit or two 15-credit Classical Language and Texts: Latin modules and one 30-credit or two 15-credit Classical Language and Texts: Greek modules at the appropriate level. If you select CLA1025 Classical Language and Texts Greek I (A), you must also select CLA1026 Classical Language and Texts Greek I (B); if you select CLA1027 Classical Language and Texts Latin I (A), you must also select CLA1028 Classical Language and Texts Latin I (B).
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLA S1 BA Classical Language and Texts 2023-4 [See note a above] | |||
| CLA1025 | Classical Language and Texts Greek I (A) | 15 | Yes |
| CLA1202 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek II | 30 | Yes |
| CLA1204 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek III | 30 | Yes |
| CLA1252 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin II | 30 | Yes |
| CLA1254 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin III | 30 | Yes |
| CLA1026 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek I (B) | 15 | Yes |
| CLA1027 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin I (A) | 15 | Yes |
| CLA1028 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin I (B) | 15 | Yes |
| HAS1905 | Employment Experience HASS | 0 | No |
Optional Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLA S1 BA Classics SH opt 2023-4 | |||
| CLA1517 | Ancient Sources (Material Evidence): Hellenistic Palaces in West Asia | 15 | No |
| CLA1006 | Greek and Roman Drama | 30 | No |
| CLA1514 | Ancient Sources (Material Evidence) - Pompeii: Destruction, Discovery and Afterlife | 15 | No |
| CLA1307 | Ancient Sources (Written Evidence) Ancient Medicine | 15 | No |
| CLA1302 | Ancient Sources (Written Evidence): Greek Historiography to the End of the Fifth Century BC | 15 | No |
| CLA1410 | Text and Context: Writing Women in Ancient Literature | 15 | No |
| CLA1406 | Text and Context: Roman Love Elegy | 15 | No |
| CLA1507 | Ancient World: Greek Philosophy | 15 | No |
| CLA1001 | Greek History: Problems and Sources | 30 | No |
Stage 2
60 credits of compulsory modules, 60 credits of optional modules (including HUM2000 and HUM2001 Humanities in the Workplace).
b You must select one 30-credit Classical Language and Texts: Latin module and one 30-credit Classical Language and Texts: Greek module at the appropriate level.
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLA S2 BA Classical Language and Texts [See note b above] | |||
| CLA2202 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek II | 30 | Yes |
| CLA2205 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek IV | 30 | Yes |
| CLA2252 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin II | 30 | Yes |
| CLA2254 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin IV | 30 | Yes |
| CLA3204 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek III | 30 | Yes |
| CLA3254 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin III | 30 | Yes |
| HAS2905 | Employment Experience HASS | 0 | No |
Optional Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLA S2 BA Classics SH opt 2023-4 | |||
| CLA2006 | Greek and Roman Drama | 30 | No |
| CLA2302 | Ancient Sources (Written Evidence): Greek Historiography to the End of the Fifth Century BC | 15 | No |
| CLA2307 | Ancient Sources (Written Evidence) Ancient Medicine | 15 | No |
| CLA2514 | Ancient Sources (Material Evidence) - Pompeii: Destruction, Discovery and Afterlife | 15 | No |
| CLA2517 | Ancient Sources (Material Evidence): Hellenistic Palaces in West Asia | 15 | No |
| CLA2406 | Text and Context: Roman Love Elegy | 15 | No |
| CLA2410 | Text and Context: Writing Women in Ancient Literature | 15 | No |
| CLA2507 | Ancient World: Greek Philosophy | 15 | No |
| CLA2001 | Greek History: Problems and Sources | 30 | No |
| HUM HUM2000-HUM2001 | |||
| HUM2000 | Humanities in the Workplace | 30 | No |
| HUM2001 | Humanities in the Workplace | 15 | No |
Stage 3
120 credits of compulsory modules
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUM3997 | Employment Experience Abroad | 120 | Yes |
Stage 4
60 credits of compulsory Dissertation, 60 credits of optional modules
c You must select one 30-credit Classical Language and Texts: Latin module and one 30-credit Classical Language and Texts: Greek module at the appropriate level.
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLA SF BA Classical Language and Texts 2023-4 [See note c above] | |||
| CLA3202 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek II | 30 | No |
| CLA3204 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek III | 30 | No |
| CLA3205 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek IV | 30 | No |
| CLA3206 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin IV | 30 | No |
| CLA3251 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin V: Epic | 30 | No |
| CLA3252 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin II | 30 | No |
| CLA3254 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin III | 30 | No |
| CLA3059 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek V: Imperial Greek Prose | 30 | No |
Optional Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLA Final Stage BA Ancient History-Classical Studies CH options 2023-4 | |||
| CLA3008 | The Age of Cicero | 30 | No |
| CLA3033 | Magic, Witchcraft and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds | 30 | No |
| CLA3045 | Thucydides and the Idea of History | 30 | No |
| CLA3056 | Ovid and the Erotic Passions | 15 | No |
| CLA3059 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek V: Imperial Greek Prose | 30 | No |
| CLA3113 | Art in Greek Society | 15 | No |
| CLA3123 | Applied Classics | 15 | No |
| CLA3124 | Receptions of the Classical Body | 30 | No |
| CLA3125 | Reading and Writing Greek Literature in the Hellenistic World | 30 | No |
| CLA3202 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek II | 30 | No |
| CLA3204 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek III | 30 | No |
| CLA3205 | Classical Language and Texts: Greek IV | 30 | No |
| CLA3206 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin IV | 30 | No |
| CLA3251 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin V: Epic | 30 | No |
| CLA3252 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin II | 30 | No |
| CLA3254 | Classical Language and Texts: Latin III | 30 | No |
| CLA3255 | Greek Political Thought | 15 | No |
| CLA3257 | Living in the Roman World: Society and Culture | 30 | No |
| CLA3263 | Being and Not-Being in Greek Philosophy: from Parmenides to Aristotle | 15 | No |
| CLA3267 | Dialogues with the Past: Creative Interpretative Project | 15 | No |
| CLA3274 | The Persians in a Near Eastern Context | 30 | No |
| CLA3275 | Women Writing Classics | 15 | No |
| CLA3277 | Lost Works and Fragments | 15 | No |
| CLA3278 | Roman Political Thought | 15 | No |
| CLA3279 | Knowledge, Wealth and Power in the Ancient World | 30 | No |
6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods
Intended Learning Outcomes
A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
1. Demonstrate a knowledge of Greek and Latin languages such as to enable you to translate passages of Greek and Latin at sight. Describe and demonstrate principles and methods of translation (3.3 A6). | (Numbers in brackets refer to the QAA Benchmark Statement for Classics and Ancient History) IOLs 1-2 are key skills for the programme and are developed in language modules (at the appropriate level) throughout the programme culminating in the final stage modules. ILOs 2-4 are developed in all levels by means of lectures, discussion in seminars and study-groups, researching and writing essays, gobbet answers, and oral presentations. In stages 1 and 2 a broad range of ancient literature is taught, while modules offered in the final stage focus in more detail on specific genres. Literary critical skills are fostered in all levels. ILOs 4-5 form the basis of all Classics modules in all levels. However, more sophisticated analysis and understanding is expected in the final stage. These skills are developed in stages 1 and 2 by means of lectures, discussion in seminars, researching and writing essays, gobbet answers and oral presentations. In the final stage, however, these skills are reinforced by placing greater emphasis on seminars; on oral presentations (often formally assessed); and essay-writing (longer essays are expected in the final stage). | The assessment of ILOs 2-5 is made through a combination of examinations (including essays and gobbet passages for comment); term-time essays and, in many final stage modules, the assessment of oral presentations. Assessment of ILO 1 is made through examination and (in some modules) through continuous assessment tests, both of which assess grammar and translation skills. |
Intended Learning Outcomes
B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
6. Apply sophisticated linguistic and interpretative skills so as to read, analyse and discuss Greek and Latin texts. | These ILOs are developed throughout the programme by means of language classes, lectures, discussion in seminars and study-groups, the preparation and delivery of oral presentations in seminars, preparation of passages for comment/translation and the writing of essays. In the second and final stages you are expected to prepare longer and more sophisticated seminar presentations, and, in the final stage, to write longer essays in order further to develop these skills. Also in the final stage seminars are normally 2 hours in length and form the primary teaching and learning medium, with a focus on developing, in the context of their particular subjects, the more complex analytical skills listed opposite. ILO 13 is developed through feedback on written work (normally delivered one-to-one, as well as in written form in the final stage). | The assessment of ILOs 6-12 is made through a combination of examinations (including seen and unseen translation, grammatical analysis, essays questions and gobbet passages for comment in both translation and the original); term-time essays, translations into and out of Greek/Latin and, in many final stage modules, the assessment of oral presentations. |
Intended Learning Outcomes
C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
14. Present an argument orally in a clear, organised and effective manner (3.4 B10). | ILOs 14 and 18-19 are developed through the preparation and delivery of oral presentations in most modules in all levels, and through the oral discussion of challenging material in all modules in the programme. ILO 16 is developed through participation in study groups with other students in most modules in the programme. It is also developed through meetings with personal tutors, one-to-one tutorials giving feedback on written work and through discussion in seminars. ILOs 15 and 19 are developed through examinations in all levels and through written assignments in all levels. ILO 17 is an essential part of the successful completion of the programme but is encouraged through preparation for written and oral assignments, and through general preparation for seminars and language classes. ILO 17 may be further developed in the final stage through the optional dissertation module. ILOs 20-21 are developed through compulsory ELE assignments and through the requirement that all written work is word-processed. | ILOs 14, 16 and 18-19 are assessed through the summative assessment of oral presentations in the final stage (10 or 20%). This assessment may also include a formative peer evaluation element. ILOs 15 and 19 are assessed through examinations and written work in all levels and in all modules. ILO 20 is assessed through the successful completion of coursework assignments. ILO 21 is assessed through the assessment of written coursework. ILO 22 is assessed through the Employment Experience Abroad module. |
7. Programme Regulations
Programme-specific Progression Rules
To progress to the second and final stages, you must pass the relevant non-condonable Classical Language and Texts modules in Stage 1 and Stage 2 respectively, otherwise you will be required to transfer to the BA Greek and Roman Studies programme.
To progress to Stage 2 you must also achieve an average mark of at least 50% in Stage 1, otherwise you will be required to transfer to the relevant three-year programme. This is to ensure that only those students who are likely to succeed in their Year Abroad are selected.
If you fail the non-condonable Classical Language and Texts module in Stage 1, and fail to achieve an average mark of at least 50% in Stage 1, you will be required to transfer to the three-year BA Greek and Roman Studies programme.
HUM3997 Employment Experience Abroad counts as a single 120-credit module and is not condonable; you must pass this module to graduate with the degree title of BA Classics with Employment Experience Abroad. If you fail the Employment Experience Abroad your degree title will be commuted to BA Classics.
Classification
Full details of assessment regulations for all taught programmes can be found in the TQA Manual, specifically in the Credit and Qualifications Framework, and the Assessment, Progression and Awarding: Taught Programmes Handbook. Additional information, including Generic Marking Criteria, can be found in the Learning and Teaching Support Handbook.
8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning
The marking criteria, which closely reflect the skills outlined in the Programme Outcomes section, and the Department’s expectations with regard to study groups, are available in the Student Handbook, which can be found at: www.intranet.exeter.ac.uk/humanities/studying/taughthandbook/.
In addition to the centrally provided services detailed in section 9, the Department of Classics and Ancient History provides:
- Team Skills Development Programme
- Student Handbooks and module guides (available in print and on the department websites)
- ELE based learning support materials and activities (Hercules)
- Access to teaching staff – times when staff are available are posted on office doors and contact email addresses provided in student handbooks
- Student representation at department meetings and College Teaching Committee
- Student progress review and reporting via reserved agenda items at department meetings
The College complies with the Code of Practice on Study and Work Experience Abroad. The name of the member of staff acting as the programme’s co-ordinator for study abroad is made known to you before you leave Exeter, and this person is responsible for liaison and oversight of your progress during the year abroad. Contact will be maintained with you during your year abroad by regular email communication.
9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning
Please refer to the University Academic Policy and Standards guidelines regarding support for students and students' learning.
10. Admissions Criteria
Undergraduate applicants must satisfy the Undergraduate Admissions Policy of the University of Exeter.
Postgraduate applicants must satisfy the Postgraduate Admissions Policy of the University of Exeter.
Specific requirements required to enrol on this programme are available at the respective Undergraduate or Postgraduate Study Site webpages.
11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards
Each academic programme in the University is subject to an agreed College assessment and marking strategy, underpinned by institution-wide assessment procedures.
The security of assessment and academic standards is further supported through the appointment of External Examiners for each programme. External Examiners have access to draft papers, course work and examination scripts. They are required to attend the Board of Examiners and to provide an annual report. Annual External Examiner reports are monitored at both College and University level. Their responsibilities are described in the University's code of practice. See the University's TQA Manual for details.
14. Awarding Institution
University of Exeter
15. Lead College / Teaching Institution
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS)
16. Partner College / Institution
Partner College(s)
Not applicable to this programme
Partner Institution
Not applicable to this programme.
17. Programme Accredited / Validated by
0
18. Final Award
BA (Hons) Classics with Employment Experience Abroad
19. UCAS Code
Q805
20. NQF Level of Final Award
6 (Honours)
21. Credit
| CATS credits | ECTS credits |
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22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group
[Honours] Classics and ancient history (including Byzantine Studies and Modern Greek)
23. Dates
| Origin Date | 27/07/2017 |
Date of last revision | 17/05/2023 |
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