BA Latin
Royal Holloway, University of London
About this course
BA in Classics, focusing on Latin language and literature. Core topics include Research Methods and Historical Research. Half of study time is devoted to reading Latin texts in the original, with the option to add Greek alongside Latin. Royal Holloway is one of only five UK universities offering this course.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB-BBB (Required subjects: A-level Latin grade B, or GCSE grade A or grade 7 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
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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 80 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 93%
- Left higher education: 7%
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 50 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 95%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Beginner's Latin
- Intermediate Latin
- Latin Language and Reading
- Beginner’s Greek
- Intermediate Greek
- Greek Language and Reading
- Key Themes in Roman History
- Studying Classical Antiquity
- Ancient History: Methods and Approaches
- Introduction to Roman Archaeology
- Roman Literature of the Republic
- Roman Literature of the Empire
- Introduction to Greek Literature
- Introduction to Ancient Philosophy
- Greek History and the City State
- Intensive Latin
- 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
- Body and Soul in Ancient Philosophy
- The Good Life in Ancient Philosophy
- The Built Environment in Classical Antiquity
- Greek and Roman Art in Context
- Understanding Pompeii and Herculaneum
- Perspectives on Roman Britai
- Second Year Projects
- 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
- The Good Life in Ancient Philosophy II
- Perspectives on Roman Britain
- City of Rome
- City of Athens
- The Archaeology of the Roman Near East
- Extended Essay (Dissertation)
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Latin 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 Latin 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 Latin 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 Latin at Royal Holloway, University of London?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 120 UCAS points.
Does BA Latin 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 Latin at Royal Holloway, University of London?
93% of students continued into their second year, and 7% left higher education.