Classical Civilisation

Classics focuses on the study of the Greek and Roman worlds, ranging from the earliest Greek literature to the fall of the Roman Empire. You'll also look at how ancient culture has been received and interpreted ever since.

This degree is the broadest approach to this interdisciplinary field, incorporating the study of history, literature, language, art, philosophy, archaeology and other areas.

You'll explore foundational texts and events in Greek and Roman culture through our core modules and choose from optional modules on a wide range of different topics.

You could study Greek philosophy, Roman comedy, the ruins of Pompeii, or how classical religion and myth have been used in 21st century video games, film, and fiction.

Specialist resources

Leeds has plenty of useful resources for Classics students.

Aside from a huge array of scholarly material on the subject, the world-class Brotherton Library holds a wide variety of manuscripts, archive and early printed material, coins and other materials from the ancient world in its Special Collections. You'll be able to get hands-on experience of using some of these materials in several of your modules.

The University Library offers a comprehensive training programme to help you make the most of Library resources and some of our modules involve trips to local museums (e.g. Leeds City Museum) too.

Take a look around our libraries:

Brotherton Library
Laidlaw Library
Edward Boyle Library

The programme is designed for international students. Applicants must meet two of the following three criteria in order to be eligible for our programmes:

• Have an educational gap between their high school qualifications and the requirements for entry to undergraduate programmes at the University of Leeds. Qualifications beyond high school level will be considered within the applicant profile.
• Have completed the majority of their high school studies in a non-English speaking environment.
• Have completed the majority of their high school studies in a different educational context from that in the UK.

Students who have completed the International Baccalaureate will be considered for the International Foundation Year if they have reached a minimum Grade of 26 points overall with grade 4 at Standard Level or 3 at Higher Level in two subjects. Specific subjects will be dependent on the chosen degree path of progression.

A degree in Classical Civilisation covers a huge number of different disciplines and provides opportunities to develop transferable skills in a range of areas.

You'll be a problem-solver and critical thinker who can analyse information, draw your own conclusions, and persuasively communicate your findings. You'll be able to build sound arguments, manage your time effectively, and conduct independent research.

All of this is valued by employers, and classics graduates have gone into varied careers as a result.

Our graduates work in law (some having completed a law conversion course), journalism, publishing, museum and heritage work, education, accountancy and finance, administration, management consultancy, PR, business, recruitment, the armed forces, and local government.

Many also go onto postgraduate study at Leeds or another university.

We are committed to helping you achieve your career ambitions. The School of Languages, Cultures and Societies careers and employability support includes promoting internships, providing opportunities to work for the School and employer-led workshops and events.

Careers support

We encourage you to prepare for your career from day one. That's one of the reasons Leeds graduates are so sought after by employers.

Leeds for Life is our unique approach to helping you make the most of University by supporting your academic and personal development. Find out more at the Leeds for Life website.

The Careers Centre and staff in your faculty provide a range of help and advice to help you plan your career and make well-informed decisions along the way, even after you graduate. Find out more at the Careers website.

Apply

There are three steps to applying:

1. Read our Access to Leeds application guidelines
2. Fill in our Access to Leeds application form (this will be available here once the application cycle opens). If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader), there is an accessible version of this form available to download. Please only use this version if you have accessibility requirements
3. Submit your application using our online Access to Leeds Application Submission Form (this will be available here once the application cycle opens).

If you require it for your application, please download our Declaration of Household Income Form (this will be available here once the application cycle opens).