Greek & Roman Civilization Joint Major (GCJ1)

Undergraduate (Level 8 NFQ, Credits )
Academic Year 2024/2025

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Duration:: 3 Year(s)
Next Intake:: 2024/2025 September
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As so much of European culture looks back to Classical Antiquity, studying Classics will give you insights not just into the ancient past but also into the ideas and texts that shaped the present. Three subjects are offered within the BA degree, which you can take separately or combine:

Greek & Roman Civilization

Latin

Greek

Greek & Roman Civilization explores the Classical World, through history, literature, art, archaeology, mythology and philosophy. You do not need any previous knowledge of the subject, nor will you have to learn the ancient languages.

Latin and Greek allow you to learn a language from scratch or develop your existing knowledge. Learn to read works by authors such as Cicero, Homer, Ovid, Plato, Sophocles and Virgil, in their original languages.

About this Course

Greek & Roman Civilization

First Year Modules include:

Classical Greece
Age of Augustus
War and the Hero (Homer and Virgil)
Lost Cities of the Ancient World.

Second & Final Years:

Greeks, Romans, and Barbarians
Alexander the Great
Athenian Empire
Aristophanes
Heracles the Hero
Epic after Virgil
Early Roman Empire
The Oedipus Myth
Pompeii
Piracy
Eating and Drinking in Antiquity
Family Life in Ancient Greece
Magic in the Ancient World
Greek Tragedy and Myth
Death and the Afterlife

There is also the opportunity at the end of first or second year to go to Greece on our study tour.

Latin
You can begin the study of Latin in first year, or develop existing knowledge from Leaving Certificate or equivalent, through modules on language, literature and culture. Authors studied include Virgil, Cicero, Tacitus and Livy.

Greek
We offer a language programme for beginners leading to the study of authors such as Aeschylus, Euripides, Herodotus, Homer, Plato, and Thucydides.

Students attend lectures and tutorials, and undertake independent reading and study. Some modules are taught in small classes. Assessment is through class tests, exams and coursework essays.

Below is a list of all modules offered for this degree in the current academic year. Click on the module to discover what you will learn in the module, how you will learn and assessment feedback profile amongst other information.

Incoming Stage 1 undergraduates can usually select an Elective in the Spring Trimester. Most continuing undergraduate students can select up to two Elective modules (10 Credits) per stage. There is also the possibility to take up to 10 extra Elective credits.

Module ID	Module Title	Trimester	Credits
Stage 1 Options
GRC10130	Ancient Rome: An Introduction	Autumn	5
GRC10170	Lost Cities of the Ancient World	Autumn	5
GRC10190	War and the Hero: The Epics of Homer and Virgil	Autumn	5
GRC10140	Classical Myth: An Introduction	Spring	5
GRC10200	Classical Greece	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options
Stage 2 Core Modules
GRC20220	Greeks, Romans, and Barbarians	Autumn	5
Stage 2 Core Modules
Stage 2 Options
GRC20100	Ovid's Metamorphoses and the Transformation of Myth	Autumn	5
GRC20130	Study Tour of Ancient Greece	Autumn	5
GRC20300	Women in Ancient Greece	Autumn	5
GRC20030	Early Roman Empire	Spring	5
GRC20040	Greek Tragedy	Spring	5
GRC20270	The Athenian Empire	Spring	5
GRC20280	Near Eastern Myth and Religion	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options
Stage 3 Options
GRC20100	Ovid's Metamorphoses and the Transformation of Myth	Autumn	5
GRC20300	Women in Ancient Greece	Autumn	5
GRC30330	Death and the Afterlife in the Ancient World	Autumn	5
GRC40310	Greek Political Thought	Autumn	10
GRC20030	Early Roman Empire	Spring	5
GRC20040	Greek Tragedy	Spring	5
GRC20270	The Athenian Empire	Spring	5
GRC20280	Near Eastern Myth and Religion	Spring	5
GRC30070	Family Life in Ancient Greece	Spring	5
GRC30210	Eating and Drinking in Classi	Spring	5
GRC30290	Magic in the Ancient World	Spring	5
GRC30350	Sparta	Spring	10
Stage 3 Options
Stage 4 Options
GRC20100	Ovid's Metamorphoses and the Transformation of Myth	Autumn	5
GRC20300	Women in Ancient Greece	Autumn	5
GRC30330	Death and the Afterlife in the Ancient World	Autumn	5
GRC40310	Greek Political Thought	Autumn	10
GRC20030	Early Roman Empire	Spring	5
GRC20040	Greek Tragedy	Spring	5
GRC20270	The Athenian Empire	Spring	5
GRC20280	Near Eastern Myth and Religion	Spring	5
GRC30070	Family Life in Ancient Greece	Spring	5
GRC30210	Eating and Drinking in Classi	Spring	5
GRC30290	Magic in the Ancient World	Spring	5
GRC30350	Sparta	Spring	10

These currently include studying abroad for a year either through the Erasmus programme or on a non-EU exchange. UCD School of Classics has links with the Universities of Athens, Catania, Cyprus, Erlangen, Nantes and Rouen.

Graduates have highly valued skills including research and data analysis, presentation and discussion of opposing viewpoints, and writing English to a high standard. Graduates have pursued various careers, such as:

Advertising
Broadcasting
Journalism
Teaching
IT
Law
Business

You can continue your study of the ancient world at UCD, with a taught MA in Classics and a research degree – MLitt or PhD. For details, see www.ucd.ie/classics/postgraduateprogrammes

The following advice is for Non-EU applicants. For Irish/EU/UK students, please apply via MyUCD.

The following entry route(s) are available:

BA Arts (BAU5) Undergraduate Degree (Non EU)	Entry in Sep 2024	Full Time - 3 Year(s)	Apply from Oct 2023	Apply