University of Leeds

University of Leeds

Bachelor of Arts in Classical Civilisation and English

The Bachelor of Arts in Classical Civilisation and English in Language and Culture Studies is offered by University of Leeds.

Program Length: 1 YEAR.

Bachelor of Arts in Classical Civilisation and English offered by the University of Leeds

This degree allows you to study the full range of literature in English alongside the classical texts which have influenced the literary tradition and the historical context that shaped them.


Core modules will introduce you to the Greek and Roman worlds and key texts like the Iliad and Aeneid, while you’ll also explore aspects of poetry, drama and prose in English.

You’ll also be able to choose from a wide range of optional modules on topics as broad as medieval English romance, Plato, creative writing, Greek religion, postcolonial fiction, the rise of Rome, and the ways in which contemporary writing has engaged with Classics. There’s even the option to learn from scratch or continue with Ancient Greek or Latin throughout your degree.

Spanning literature, history, archaeology and philosophy among other disciplines, this wide-ranging joint honours degree will equip you with a broad set of skills. It will also give you an insight into the making of the world they live in and its ancient cultural heritage.

Course content

A joint honours degree allows you to study the same core topics as students on each single honours course, but you’ll take fewer optional and discovery modules so you can fit in both subjects.


You’ll spend your first year exploring poetry, drama and prose in English through core modules, as well as discovering Greek and Roman literature and society and developing your research skills. This will lay the foundations for the next two years, when you’ll choose from core modules covering different periods of English literary history from the medieval period to today, and focus on either Homer's Iliad, Virgil's Aeneid - both cornerstones of western literature - and/or Ancient Empires.

Their diverse research interests at Leeds mean they can offer an array of optional modules for you to choose from, on topics such as Greek art, contemporary theatre, Ovid, American fiction, Dante’s engagement with Classics, folklore and mythology, Shakespeare, Augustus, and refugee narratives. You could specialise even further in your final year project, where you’ll demonstrate your critical and research skills by focusing on a topic of your choice.



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