BA Classical Literature and English
About this course
BA in Classical Literature and English, an English Literature and Classics degree centred on the study of classical heritage alongside literature from various periods. Core topics include Research Methods. Students complete a final year project and may study historical archives and collections. The first year covers the foundations through Greek Poets, Roman Poets, Modern Fictions in English and Poetry: Reading and Interpretation. The second year progresses with Evidence and Enquiry in Classics, Virgil's Aeneid, Homer's Iliad and Medieval and Tudor Literature. The third year builds towards advanced study through modules such as Major Research Project, Final Year Project, Restoration and Eighteenth Century Writing and Shakespeare.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB EPQ: Where an applicant is taking the EPQ in a relevant subject this might be considered alongside other Level 3 qualifications and may attract an alternative offer in addition to the standard offer. If you are taking A Levels, this would be ABB at A Level including A in English (Language, Literature or Language and Literature) and grade A in the EPQ. BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma: DDM. Other BTEC qualifications are also considered. Please contact the Admissions Office for more information. IB: 35 points overall with 16 at Higher Level including 6 in English at Higher Level.
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Real offers for this course
Applicants have posted 1 UCAS decision for BA Classical Literature and English (QQ38) at the University of Leeds for 2027 entry so far. The published offer is AAB at A level.
What students say
Based on about 17 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 78%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 96%
- Organisation and management: 96%
- Learning resources: 95%
- Student voice: 78%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 59 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 66%
- Working and studying: 9%
- Further study: 11%
- Unemployed: 7%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 25%
- Elementary occupations: 12%
- Teaching Professionals: 12%
- Administrative occupations: 8%
- Sales occupations: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 69%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 62%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 52%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 65 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 16%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 21%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 9%
- London: 26%
- South East: 16%
- South West: 4%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Greek Poets
- Roman Poets
- Reading Between the Lines
- Literature, Culture and Critique
- Ancient Lives
- Intermediate Ancient Greek (Level 1)
- Intermediate Latin (Level 1)
- Beginners Ancient Greek (Level 1)
- Beginners Latin
- Modern Fictions in English
- Drama: Text and Performance
- Poetry: Reading and Interpretation
- Race, Writing and Decolonisation
- Evidence and Enquiry in Classics
- Virgil's Aeneid
- Homer's Iliad
- Traversing Time: the Voyage of Argo
- Intermediate Ancient Greek (Level 2)
- Classical Receptions in the Brotherton Archives and Special Collections
- Intermediate Latin (Level 2)
- The World of Herodotus
- The Rise of Rome: Myth and History
- Ancient Comedy
- Augustus and his Legacy
- The Ancient Novel
- Screening Antiquity
- Heroines: Representations of Mythological Women from Antiquity to the Present
- Beginners Ancient Greek (Level 2)
- Beginners Latin (Level 2)
- Introduction to Dante's Comedy (in Translation)
- Happiness and the Good Life in the Greek and Roman Worlds
- Medieval and Tudor Literature
- Renaissance Literature
- Major Research Project
- Textual Editing Project
- Final Year Project
- Thinkers and Storytellers: Myth and Reason in the Ancient World
- The World of Herodotus
- The Worlds of Alexander the Great
- The Rise of Rome: Myth and History
- Augustus and his Legacy
- The Ancient Novel
- Screening Antiquity
- Heroines: Representations of Mythological Women from Antiquity to the Present
- The Image of Sparta
- Time, Space and Place in the Greek and Roman Worlds
- Greek Religion
- Greek Tragedy
- The City in the Roman World
- Ancient Comedy
- Classical Receptions in the Brotherton Archives and Special Collections
- Traversing Time: The Voyage of Argo
- Intermediate Ancient Greek (Level 3)
- Intermediate Latin (Level 3)
- Advanced Latin
- Beginners Ancient Greek (Level 3)
- Beginners Latin (Level 3)
- Advanced Greek
- Restoration and Eighteenth Century Writing
- Literature of the Romantic Period
- Renaissance Literature
- Modern Literature
- Postcolonial Literature
- Shakespeare
- Forming Victorian Fiction
- Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents
- Decolonial Approaches
- Social Movements across Cultures
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Classical Literature and English at University of Leeds earn?
The median salary is £26,500 after 15 months, £23,000 after 3 years, £30,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £39,000. The £30,000 median after five years is £2,000 more than the UK median for Literature in English.
What do graduates of BA Classical Literature and English at University of Leeds do next?
86% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Classical Literature and English at University of Leeds?
95% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Classical Literature and English at University of Leeds?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 35 points in the IB. The average entrant had 144 UCAS points.
Does BA Classical Literature and English at University of Leeds include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Classical Literature and English at University of Leeds?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.