BA Classics
About this course
BA (Hons) in Classics, a Classics degree covering the history, culture, archaeology, art, philosophy and linguistics of classical antiquity. The first year introduces foundational subjects through Homer, Euripides, Plato, Virgil, Ovid, Cicero, ancient history, archaeology, art, philosophy, philology and linguistics. The second year builds upon this with Greek translation, Latin translation, Greek Literature, Latin Literature, Greek Philosophy, Greek and Roman History, Classical Art and Archaeology, and Classical and Historical Linguistics. In the final year, students choose from a wide range of specialised papers spanning literature, philosophy, history, art and archaeology, historical linguistics, and multidisciplinary topics, alongside options to study subjects from another degree course.
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Entry requirements
A level: A*AA IB: 41-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level .
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What students say
Based on about 27 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 98%
- Learning opportunities: 91%
- Assessment and feedback: 77%
- Academic support: 98%
- Organisation and management: 74%
- Learning resources: 95%
- Student voice: 60%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 80 students who started
- Continued on course: 99%
- Left higher education: 1%
What graduates do next
Based on about 25 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 45%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 30%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Natural and social science professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 90 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 4%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 17%
- London: 50%
- South East: 22%
- Wales: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 85 students who started
- A levels: 92%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 2%
- Other qualifications: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Homer
- Euripides
- Plato
- Virgil
- Ovid
- Cicero
- ancient history
- archaeology
- art
- philosophy
- philology
- linguistics
- Greek translation
- Latin translation
- Greek Literature
- Latin Literature
- Greek Philosophy
- Greek and Roman History
- Classical Art and Archaeology
- Classical and Historical Linguistics
- literature, for example Greek poetry of the Roman Empire
- philosophy, for example Plato's Republic; Ancient Scepticism
- history, for example Popular Culture in the Greco-Roman World
- art and archaeology, for example Rome, City of Art
- historical linguistics, for example Greek in the Bronze Age
- a multidisciplinary paper, for example Greece, Rome and the Environment
- papers from another degree course
- cross-dressing in antiquity
- modern receptions of Sappho
- Milton as a Latin poet
- gods in Pindar
- Greek tragedy and politics
- Roman statues and canons of beauty
- Indo-European poetics
- the nature and role of pleasure in human life
- urbanism in Roman Egypt
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Classics at University of Cambridge earn?
The median salary is £29,000 after 15 months, £30,500 after 3 years, £46,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £32,500 and £68,000. The £46,500 median after five years is £15,000 more than the UK median for Classics.
What do graduates of BA Classics at University of Cambridge do next?
70% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Classics at University of Cambridge?
98% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Classics at University of Cambridge?
The typical offer is A*AA at A level, or 41 points in the IB. The average entrant had 200 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Classics at University of Cambridge?
99% of students continued into their second year, and 1% left higher education.