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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2018/2019

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Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your
Personal Tutor.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Courses from School of History, Classics and Archaeology- Multiple UG Courses- Level 8

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Courses from School of History, Classics and Archaeology- Multiple UG Courses- Level 8

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
OR

Courses from School of History, Classics and Archaeology- Multiple UG Courses- Level 8

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Courses from School of History, Classics and Archaeology- Multiple UG Courses- Level 8

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
OR

Greek World and Roman World Courses

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select exactly 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
Cannot take Scottish Literature 1

Year 2 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: August

Notes:
Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your
Personal Tutor.

Entry to honours:
(i) a pass at 50% or above at the first attempt in English Literature 2,
(ii) a pass at 50% or above at the first attempt in 40 credits of 2nd level Classics courses; if Latin or Greek is chosen, an average mark of 50% or above in Greek 2A and Greek 2B combined, or Latin 2A and Latin 2B combined is required, achieved no later than June of the second year

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

2nd Year Greek

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students who choose Greek language must take Greek 2B and one of Greek 2A or Greek 2a Ex-Beginners
OR

2nd Year Latin

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students who choose Latin language must take Latin 2B and one of Latin 2A or Latin 2a Ex-Beginners
OR

Classics Year 2 Courses

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select exactly 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
Notes:
Cannot take Scottish Literature 2 or Scottish Literature 1

Year 3 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: August

Notes:
Final Assessment: One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the twelve 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based. (Papers that for the purposes of degree classification acquire a weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.)

From Third Year:

1. Honours option for Classics.
2. Honours option for Classics.
3. English Literature honours 3 option course Semester 1.
4. English Literature honours 3 option course Semester 2.
5. A. Critical Practice: Criticism (10 credits) and B. Critical Practice: Poetry (10 credits) OR Honours option for Classics.
6. A. Critical Practice: Prose (10 credits) and B. Critical Practice: Performance (10 credits) OR Honours option for Classics.

From Fourth Year:

7. Honours option for Classics.
8. Honours option for Classics.
9. English Literature honours 4 option course Semester 1.
10. English Literature honours 4 option course Semester 2.
11. Dissertation for English Literature or Classics.
12. Dissertation for English Literature or Classics.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

English Literature Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from English Literature Level 10 courses
Notes:
Select one 20-credit course during Semester 1 and one during Semester 2 from English Literature 3 Honours Option courses.
Selected courses must be passed
AND

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Greek Year 3 Honours Courses for joint degrees

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Greek Language (A) is compulsory for and only available to those following the Greek language pathway.
OR

Latin Year 3 Honours Courses for joint degrees

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Latin Language (A) is compulsory for and only available to those following the Latin language pathway.
OR

Ancient History, Classical Art/Archaeology, Classical Literature in Translation and Beginner Language courses

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

English Literature_Year 3_Critical Practice

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Ancient History, Classical Art/Archaeology, Classical Literature in Translation and Beginner Language courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Greek Year 3 Honours Courses for joint degrees

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Greek Language (A) is compulsory for and only available to those following the Greek language pathway.
AND

Latin Year 3 Honours Courses for joint degrees

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Latin Language (A) is compulsory for and only available to those following the Latin language pathway.

Year 4 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: August

Notes:
Final Assessment: One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the twelve 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based. (Papers that for the purposes of degree classification acquire a weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.)

From Third Year:

1. Honours option for Classics.
2. Honours option for Classics.
3. English Literature honours 3 option course Semester 1.
4. English Literature honours 3 option course Semester 2.
5. A. Critical Practice: Criticism (10 credits) and B. Critical Practice: Poetry (10 credits) OR Honours option for Classics.
6. A. Critical Practice: Prose (10 credits) and B. Critical Practice: Performance (10 credits) OR Honours option for Classics.

From Fourth Year:

7. Honours option for Classics.
8. Honours option for Classics.
9. English Literature honours 4 option course Semester 1.
10. English Literature honours 4 option course Semester 2.
11. Dissertation for English Literature or Classics.
12. Dissertation for English Literature or Classics.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Dissertations for English Literature and Classic Students

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

LLC Common and Divinity courses for English Literature Students

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
AND

English Literature Level 10 courses

Select between 20 and 40 credits from English Literature Level 10 courses
Notes:
Select from English Literature 4 Honours Option courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Greek Honours Year 4

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
1. Greek Language (B) MUST be taken if Greek Language (A) was not completed in Year 3, unless exemption has been given by the Head of Classics;
2. Greek Language (B) cannot be taken if Greek Language (A) has already been studied in Year 3.
OR

Latin Honours - Year 4

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
1. Latin Language (B) MUST be taken if Latin Language (A) was not completed in Year 3, unless exemption has been given by the Head of Classics;
2. Latin Language (B) cannot be taken if Latin Language (A) has already been studied in Year 3.
OR

Ancient History, Classical Art/Archaeology, Classical Literature in Translation and Beginner Language courses

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
The Greek and Latin language beginners courses at Honours level (GREE10017, GREE10018, GREE10027, GREE10028; LATI10017, LATI10018, LATI10030, LATI10031) can only be taken if the language has not been studied previously.

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