Greek and English BA

University College London (UCL)

United Kingdom, London

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University College London (UCL)

United Kingdom , London

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

Q7Q3

Campuses

London

Bloomsbury

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines 25-Jan-2023

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Duration 3 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 29,800 / year

Apply Date 25-Jan-2023

Greek and English BA

About

Course overview

Each year you will take 120 credits, divided evenly between Greek and English.

You will take 30 credits in Ancient Greek at an appropriate level in line with your experience every year. In addition, there are compulsory modules including: Interpreting Greek Literature, Narrative Texts, Cultural and Intellectual Sources in Year 1, Classics and Literary Theory in Year 2, and an interdisciplinary extended essay in Year 3.

Remaining optional modules may be selected from the range offered by UCL Greek & Latin and UCL English.

What this course will give you

Study in two departments rated in the UK top seven (The Guardian University Guide 2024) at a university ranked 6th in the world for the arts and humanities (THE World University Rankings by Subject 2024).

You will have access to an unparalleled range of options, from Roman Love Poetry and Roman Satire to Renaissance Literature, Shakespeare, the Eighteenth Century and Modern Literature.

UCL has excellent library facilities and is ideally situated in London, close to world-renowned resources such as the British Museum, the British Library and the Institute of Classical Studies.

The lively student-run Classical Society organises an annual Classics play (a Greek or Latin drama in translation) at the nearby Bloomsbury Theatre. The English Society also supports theatre productions, as well as social activities, speaker events, and contributing to UCL arts festivals.

This three-year degree programme offers you the opportunity to study Greek and English in parallel, and to gain knowledge of two diverse bodies of language, literature and culture, and the myriad relations between them. The programme allows you to develop your skills in criticism and expression, cultural self-awareness and comparison.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

A levels IB Diploma Other qualifications

Grades: AAB
Subjects: Ancient Greek and English Literature/Language and Literature at grade A required.
GCSEs: English Language at grade B or 6 and Mathematics at grade C or 4.

Contextual offer information

Grades: BBB more about contextual offers
Subjects: Ancient Greek Literature/Language and Literature and English required
GCSEs: English Language at grade B or 6 and Mathematics at grade C or 4.

Points: 36
Subjects: A total of 17 points in three higher level subjects including Greek and English Literature/Language and Literature at grade 6, with no higher level score below 5.

Contextual offer

Points: 32 more about contextual offers
Subjects: A total of 15 points in three higher level subjects including Greek and English Literature/Language and Literature at grade 6, with no higher level score below 5.

UK applicants qualifications

For entry requirements with other UK qualifications accepted by UCL, choose your qualification from the list below:

Equivalent qualification

Pass in Access to HE Diploma with a minimum of 30 credits at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit, all from Level 3 units. Please note, where subject specific requirements are stipulated at A level we may review your Access to HE syllabus to ensure you meet the subject specific requirements prior to a final decision being communicated.

Not acceptable for entrance to this programme.

D3,D3,M1 in three Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subjects, including Greek and English at D3

A,A,B at Advanced Highers (or A,A at Advanced Higher and B,B,B at Higher), including Greek and English at grade A.

Not acceptable for entrance to this programme.

Successful completion of the WBQ Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate plus 2 GCE A levels at grades AAB, including Greek and English.

International applications

Country-specific information, including details of when UCL representatives are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website.

English Program Requirements

The English language level for this programme is: Level 3

Information about the evidence required, acceptable qualifications and test providers can be found on our English language requirements page.

A variety of English language programmes are offered at the UCL Centre for Languages & International Education.

Career

The foundation of your career

The Greek and English BA is a rigorous and broad-ranging degree, qualifying you for a remarkably wide variety of jobs. The Classical Society hosts regular talks from former students, which may help guide you in your future career choices.

Recent UCL Greek and Latin graduate employers include EY, Amazon, NatWest and the Civil Service.*

*Graduate Outcomes survey carried out by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), looking at the destinations of UK and EU graduates in the 2017 - 2021 cohorts.

Employability

Graduates of Greek and English may acquire a thorough grounding in the skills of expression and analysis, and a refined sensibility of cultural appreciation and analysis. The degree is rigorous and will open up a wide range of career possibilities including culture and the arts, media, law, finance, management and consultancy, government and politics.