Courses offered by the Department of Classics

• Introduction to classics
• 100 level papers
• 200 level papers
• 300 level papers
• 400 level papers
• Summer School papers
• Classics as an Interdisciplinary Subject
• Classics as a Major Subject for the BA
• Classics as a Minor Subject for the BA
• Classics for BA (Hons)
• Classics for Postgraduates

Introduction

Classics at Otago is a single major subject which combines Classical Studies, Greek, and Latin. You can do any combination of papers from these three subjects which suits you. No previous knowledge of Classics is required. We teach both Greek and Latin as beginners' courses. For further information on papers in Classics, Greek or Latin make a selection from the menu on the left.

Recent Classics graduates have won prestigious scholarships to further their studies in some of the major universities in the U.K. (Cambridge, Bristol, St Andrews and Reading).

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Classics as an Interdisciplinary Subject

Classics is a self-contained interdisciplinary study. Whether your interests are in myth, history, language, literature, drama, or art and architecture, you will find something to interest and to challenge you.

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Classics as a Major Subject for the BA

The major subject requirement for the BA in Classics is:
100 level: any two 100-level papers of CLAS, GREK or LATN
200 level: any three 200-level papers of CLAS, GREK or LATN
300 level: any four 300-level papers of CLAS, GREK or LATN

It would be an advantage to do two papers of GREK or LATN as well as CLAS papers in your first year, as this increases your range of options for subsequent years. Or you could consider doing three CLAS papers in your first year, which will give you a good broad foundation for more advanced work.

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Classics as a Minor or Subsidiary Subject for the BA

Classics is also an ideal subsidiary subject for the BA degree, with links to many other subjects (Art History, History, Philosophy, Political Studies, Religious Studies, Theatre Studies, Theology, Gender and Women's Studies, English, French, German, Linguistics, Anthropology, and Law).

Separate minors are available in Classics, Greek and Latin. A minor typically consists of five papers from 100 to 300 level.

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Classics for BA (Hons)

If you do well enough in your first year, you will be invited to transfer to BA (Hons) in Classics in your second year. The Honours degree takes four years in all and involves a more concentrated study of the subject, usually including a Greek and / or Latin component.

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Classics for Postgraduates

Students who have completed a BA with a major in Classics can go on in their fourth year to a Postgraduate Diploma in the subject. The course is the same as the fourth-year Honours course. After that, there are Masters and Doctoral courses available.

Do you want to know more about postgraduate study options in the Classics Department?

There is information on financial assistance available to postgraduates.

Check out the list of the current graduate students and projects in the Department.