BA Classical Literature & Civilisation and Philosophy

The Joint Honours BA in Classical Literature and Civilization and Philosophy at the University of Birmingham offers students the opportunity to explore, criticize and appreciate the literature and thought of ancient Greece and Rome, while it provides a philosophical grounding in ethics, epistemology and metaphysics. This course spans over three years and encourages students to develop their analytical skills, critical thinking and independence.Course Content: The curriculum provides students with an understanding of classical literature and civilization along with the investigation of philosophy. In the first year, students gain a thorough grounding in both subjects then have the flexibility to specialize in their areas of interest in the following years. Students can shape the program to suit their own interests, choosing from a range of optional modules in both subjects.Key Modules: Some of the key modules include: Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Greek and Roman drama, Greek and Roman epic and rhetoric, History of Philosophy: From Frege to the present, Language and Mind, God, Freedom and the Soul, Metaphysics and Introduction to Philosophy.Future Careers: After graduation, students have pursued careers in areas such as law, education, arts administration, advertising, marketing, the civil service, finance, and even further academic study. Further, the course sets the scene for higher level work, providing an introduction to the key ideas and types of problems that philosophers debate and the ways they have been tackled historically.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.