BA Classics
Royal Holloway, University of London
About this course
BA in Classics. Core topics include Research Methods and Historical Research. At least half the course is devoted to studying Latin and Greek in the original languages, with modules spanning beginner to advanced level. Later-year options include reading Homer and Plato in the original Greek, and Latin Epic in Latin.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB-BBB (Required subjects: AS/A-level Latin or Greek grade B, or GCSE grade A/7 in Latin or Greek if not taken at A-level We require English Language and Mathematics GCSE at grade 4 (C)) IB: 6,5,5 at Higher level or 32 points overall. Including 5 in Higher or Standard Level Latin or Greek
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What students say
Based on about 47 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 89%
- Academic support: 93%
- Organisation and management: 91%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 85%
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 7 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 20%
- 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: 55%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 30%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 20%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 55 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 5%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 11%
- London: 45%
- South East: 25%
- South West: 9%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 85%
- Baccalaureate: 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
- Beginner’s Greek
- Intermediate Greek
- Beginner's Latin
- Intermediate Latin
- Introduction to Greek Literature
- Roman Literature of the Empire
- Introduction to Ancient Philosophy
- Greek History and the City State
- Key Themes in Roman History
- Introduction to Greek Archaeology
- Introduction to Roman Archaeology
- Advanced Greek
- Advanced Latin
- Intensive Greek
- Intensive Latin
- Homer (in Greek)
- Plato (in Greek)
- Imperial Greek Literature
- Latin Epic (in Latin)
- Latin Letters (in Latin)
- Homer (In Translation)
- Greek Drama (In Translation)
- Ovid’s Metamorphoses: Art and Power in Augustan Rome
- Greek History to 322 BC
- Spinning the Past: Greek Historiography from Herodotos to Diodoros
- Augustus: Propaganda and Power
- Historiography of the Roman World
- The Good Life in Ancient Philosophy
- Second Year Projects
- Athenian Law and Social History
- Byzantium and its Neighbours, 641-1081
- Encounters with Latin Poetry (in Latin)
- From Dig to Digital: Archaeological Theory, Method and Practice
- Life in the Big City
- Rome and its Empire from Augustus to Commodus
- Tacitus and the Making of Empire
- The Later Roman Empire
- The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic
- Empire and its Others - Virgil's Aeneid
- Greek Oratory in Context: Politics, Identity, and the Art of Persuasion
- Roman Drama (in Latin)
- Further Aspects of Modern Greek Language and Culture
- Augustus
- Alexander the Great
- The Good Life in Ancient Philosophy II
- Understanding Pompeii and Herculaneum
- City of Athens
- Extended Essay (Dissertation)
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Classics at Royal Holloway, University of London earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £25,500 after 3 years, £30,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,000 and £35,000. The £30,500 median after five years is £1,000 less than the UK median for Classics.
What do graduates of BA Classics at Royal Holloway, University of London do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Classics at Royal Holloway, University of London?
95% 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 Royal Holloway, University of London?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 130 UCAS points.
Does BA Classics 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 Classics at Royal Holloway, University of London?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.