Classical Studies with Foundation Year

About this course

Classical studies is a richly diverse and stimulating discipline that allows you to explore the culture, history, archaeology, philosophy, and literature of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, as Birkbeck describes it. The ancient world is not a fixed or monolithic subject: it encompasses Athenian democracy and Roman imperialism, Homeric epic and Ovidian elegy, Platonic philosophy and Stoic ethics, Greek tragedy and Roman comedy, ancient science and religious transformation. Classical studies approaches all of this with a combination of historical rigour and contemporary relevance, asking how studying the ancient world with all its attractive and disturbing features can radically transform debates about contemporary issues. Birkbeck College's four-year full-time Classical Studies with Foundation Year degree has a typical entry tariff of 88 points. The foundation year is designed to give

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 45% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 45 / 100Media Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 10% of graduatescards →

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