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The present School of Classics is one of the best and largest classical institutions in the UK. Two entry-level Latin classes are offered, one for students who have already studied the language to Higher, A-Level or the equivalent, the other for those who have not studied it before, or taken it at a lower level. In the first two years students study a wide range of Latin texts, gaining the confidence and skills to read independently. In the third and fourth year students choose options reflecting their own special interests.


Summary of Course Content


First Level (1st year) With Elementary Latin I & II beginners will, by the end of the year, have studied some Latin literature in the original and will have the basic skills to translate real Latin texts. The World of Latin I & II modules give more advanced students the opportunity to build their skill and confidence at reading extended Latin texts independently and to broaden their knowledge of Latin literature and culture. Two Latin works, one prose and one verse, are studied in each of the two semesters, alongside an ongoing programme of linguistic and literary critical consolidation. In addition, language support classes are offered for those advanced students who feel they need to consolidate their language skills.


Second Level (usually 2nd year) The modules Latin in Progress I & II are designed to enable ex- beginners to read and appreciate Latin at a comparable level to those who have studied it before university. Students team up with their counterparts from the advanced Second level module to study a selection of texts from the classical age of late Republican/early Imperial literature, but continue to be given extra language support classes in a group of their own.


The more advanced students have modules designed to increase further their ability to read and appreciate Latin texts for themselves. Texts studied are chosen from the classical age of late Republican/early Imperial literature but typically include authors and genres not previously studied.


Honours (3rd and 4th years) At Honours level 30-credit options include Roman Epic, Comedy, Historical Writing, Didactic Poetry, Latin Letters, Roman Satire, Senecan Tragedy and Late Latin, and others will be added. You may offer a 10,000-word dissertation as the equivalent of a 30-credit module.


All levels enjoy a wide choice of other courses not only within Classics but also in other Schools to complement their Latin studies.


Teaching


First Year Beginners have four classes each week and students following the advanced programme have two weekly lectures/classes plus one small weekly group tutorial. There is, in addition, one language-support tutorial per week.


Second Year Typically two lectures/classes per week plus one tutorial. Ex-beginners have one additional language tutorial per week.


Honours (Third and Fourth Year) A combination of lectures, seminars, and classes, often in small groups, with increasing emphasis on students’ own contribution.


Careers Recent graduates who have studied Latin at Honours level have moved into careers in law, museums work, journalism and applied computing; some have gone on to further study of the subject.


Please see page 42 for details of the University’s Careers Centre.


Latin


“Studying Latin gives you a fantastic appreciation of the intricacies of language and culture, and what better place to do that than in the internationally Scottish town of St Andrews? The enthusiastic and approachable staff are always willing to help. The Latin modules provide a well-paced, challenging, and interesting course of study.”


Sam (Barnoldswick, Lancashire)


Quaestiones in quattor libros Sententiarum, una cum quodlibet by John Dun Scotus, printed in Nuremberg by Anthon Koberger in 1481.


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