BA Classical Studies with Philosophy
Royal Holloway, University of London
About this course
BA in Classics and Philosophy, combining Classical Studies with Philosophy. Core topics include research methods and historical research. The course is weighted 75% Classical Studies and 25% Philosophy. Greek and Latin can be studied at beginner through advanced level, and the programme includes a supervised Extended Essay of 8,000 to 10,000 words.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB-BBB (Required subjects: We require English Language and Mathematics GCSE at grade 4 (C)) IB: 6,5,5 at Higher level or 32 points overall.
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What students say
Based on about 41 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 82%
- Academic support: 86%
- Organisation and management: 79%
- Learning resources: 85%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 70 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 87%
- Left higher education: 13%
What graduates do next
Based on about 16 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 20%
- Skilled trades occupations: 15%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 25%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 25 graduates, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- East of England: 10%
- London: 55%
- South East: 25%
- South West: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 50 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 95%
- Access course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Studying Classical Antiquity
- Introduction to Modern Philosophy
- Introduction to Ancient Philosophy
- Introduction to Logic
- Mind and Consciousness
- Introduction to Aesthetics and Morals
- Beginner’s Greek
- Intermediate Greek
- Greek Language and Reading
- Beginner's Latin
- Intermediate Latin
- Latin Language and Reading
- Introduction to Greek Literature
- Roman Literature of the Republic
- Roman Literature of the Empire
- Individual and Community
- Greek History and the City State
- Key Themes in Roman History
- Introduction to Greek Archaeology
- Introduction to Roman Archaeology
- Aspects of Modern Greek Language and Culture
- Intensive Latin
- Hellenistic Epic: Apollonius of Rhodes
- Imperial Greek Poetry: Epic & Epigram
- Homer (in Greek)
- The Tragedy of Euripides
- Greek Dramatic Texts II (Comedy)
- Herodotus
- Plato (in Greek)
- Imperial Greek Literature
- Greek Historiography (in Greek)
- Greek Erotic Poetry in Greek
- Horace
- Lucretius and Virgil
- Latin Love Elegy
- Roman Satire
- Latin Epic (in Latin)
- Latin Historiography
- Catullus and Horace
- Latin Letters (in Latin)
- Homer (In Translation)
- Greek Drama (In Translation)
- Cinema and Classics
- Ovid’s Metamorphoses: Art and Power in Augustan Rome
- Virgil’s Aeneid: The Empire in the Literary Imagination
- Gender in Classical Antiquity
- Greek Law and Lawcourts
- Greek History to 322 BC
- Spinning the Past: Greek Historiography from Herodotos to Diodoros
- Augustus: Propaganda and Power
- The Roman Republic: A Social and Economic History
- The Rise of the Roman Empire: An Economic and Social history
- Historiography of the Roman World
- The Built Environment in Classical Antiquity
- Greek and Roman Art in Context
- Understanding Pompeii and Herculaneum
- Perspectives on Roman Britai
- Body and Soul in Ancient Philosophy
- The Good Life in Ancient Philosophy
- Extended Essay (Dissertation)
- Roman Oratory
- Ancient Literary Criticism
- Roman Drama (In Translation)
- Greek Lyric, Eros and Social Order
- Nature and the Supernatural in Latin Literature
- Greek Literature under the Roman Empire
- Studying Ancient Myth
- Culture and Identity from Nero to Hadrian
- The Roman Novel
- Augustus
- Alexander the Great
- The City from Augustus to Charlemagne: The Rise and Fall of Civilisation
- Perspectives on Roman Britain
- City of Rome
- City of Athens
- The Archaeology of the Roman Near East
- Philosophy Dissertation
- Modern European Philosophy 1: Husserl to Heidegger
- Modern European Philosophy 2: Critical Theory and Hermeneutics
- Philosophy and the Arts
- The Varieties of Scepticism
- The Philosophy of Religion
- Philosophy of Religon
- Philosophy and Literature
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Classical Studies with Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 15 months, £25,500 after 3 years, £31,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,500 and £39,000. The £31,000 median after five years is £500 less than the UK median for Classics.
What do graduates of BA Classical Studies with Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Classical Studies with Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London?
88% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Classical Studies with Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 113 UCAS points.
Does BA Classical Studies with Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Classical Studies with Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London?
87% of students continued into their second year, and 13% left higher education.