PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
You will read depending on options chosen Homer and other Greek poets Athenian tragedies and comedies orators and historians and the philosopher Plato You will also learn about Greek political and social history philosophy religion and art

If you have a good A-level pass in the subject you may be able to start Greek at level 2

YEAR 1
You will be provided with a strong foundation of grammar and vocabulary leading to the reading of simple passages of genuine ancient Greek You will learn to read elementary texts in Greek and to translate Greek into English

YEAR 2
The focus is on developing translation skills of both prepared and unprepared texts There is also consolidation of grammatical foundations We introduce continuous literary texts typically from oratory drama historiography and epic You will also develop your critical skills through commentary and essay work

You will also study other subjects in 1 and 2 see Flexible degrees

YEARS 3 AND 4
If you progress to Honours 3 and 4 you will choose options from a wide range and study texts and genres in detail Courses currently include

Historiography
Epic
Comedy
Tragedy
Oratory
Lyric poetry
There is also the opportunity within the Honours programme to start or continue the study of Latin

Course details
Courses you will take as part of a Greek programme may include

YEAR 1
GREEK 1A BASIC GREEK 1
GREEK 1B BASIC GREEK 2
YEAR 2
GREEK 2AINTERMEDIATE GREEK 1
GREEK 2B INTERMEDIATE GREEK 2
ADVANCED GREEK]
ADVANCED GREEK
YEARS 3 AND 4 HONOURS
Not all courses listed will be available in each session

GREEK UNPREPARED TRANSLATION SENIOR HONOURS
GREEK COMEDY
GREEK PROSE STYLE
GREEK EPIGRAPHY
ANCIENT TECHNOLOGY IN CONTEXT LINGUISTIC PATHWAY
HOMER & HIS READERS - GREEK
ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY MODEL OR MOB-RULE? GREEK
THE INVENTION OF HISTORY HERODOTUS THUCYDIDES XENOPHON IN GREEK
MYTHS FICTIONS AND HISTORIES OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT GREEK
REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL GREEK COMEDY WITH ARISTOPHANES AND MENANDER
POLYBIUS BETWEEN GREECE AND ROME GREEK
LITERATURE IN FRAGMENTS GREEK [GREEK4031]
NOVEL IN ANTIQUITY GREEK [GREEK4032]
ROMAN HISTORICAL IMAGINATION GREEK [GREEK4033]
DISSERTATION GREEK
INTERMEDIATE LATIN FOR HONOURS 1
INTERMEDIATE LATIN FOR HONOURS 2
BASIC LATIN FOR HONOURS 1
BASIC LATIN FOR HONOURS 2
ANCIENT TECHNOLOGY IN CONTEXT LINGUISTIC PATHWAY
HOMER & HIS READERS - LATIN
THE ROMAN HISTORICAL IMAGINATION WITH LATIN
ROMAN WARFARE
ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY MODEL OR MOB-RULE?
CLASSIC TRAVEL TOPOGRAPHY AND SCHOLARSHIP IN THE CLASSICAL TRADITION
MYTHS FICTIONS AND HISTORIES OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT
PUTTING THE GODS IN THEIR PLACE LOW CULTURE AND MYTHOLOGICAL BURLESQUE
REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL THEORISING COMEDY WITH ARISTOPHANES AND MENANDER
ROMAN ART
THE ROMAN STAGE A HISTORY OF ROMAN DRAFROM THE REPUBLIC TO THE EMPIRE
GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN ANCIENT ROME
GREEKS & ROMANS IDENTITY & REPRESENTATION
HOMER AND HIS READERS
INTERPRETING GREEK TRAGEDY
RES PUBLICA THINKING ABOUT THE ROMAN STATE
ROME IN TRANSITION 49-27 BC
THE NOVEL IN ANTIQUITY IMPOTENT HEROES AND DAMSELS IN DISTRESS
THE ROMAN HISTORICAL IMAGINATION
GREEK ART
THE INVENTION OF HISTORY HERODOTUS THUCYDIDES XENOPHON
LYRIC POEMS AND THEIR PERFORMANCE IN ANCIENT GREECE
FROM THE GRACCHI TO SULLA THE SOURCES AND THE HISTORY 133-70 BC
HOW TO LEAD THE GOOD LIFE GREEK AND ROMAN ETHICS
LATIN IN THE CLASSROOM
HEROES OF THE PAST AN INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT BIOGRAPHY
ANCIENT MEDICINE
ANCIENT TECHNOLOGY IN CONTEXT
CLEOPATRA LIFE AND LEGEND
NATURE AND THE NATURAL WORLD IN ANTIQUITY
RELIGION IN ANCIENT GREECE
THE OTHER GREEKS SPARTA CRETE THESSALY
ANCIENT WARFARE
THE LATER ROMAN EMPIRE 270-400 AD
THE MATERIAL WORLD IN GREEK RELIGIOUS THOUGHT AND PRACTICE
IMPAIRMENT AND DISABILITY IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
IMPERIUM INDIVISUM? THE COLLAPSE OF THE WEST ROMAN EMPIRE IN THE FIFTH CENTURY AD
POLYBIUS BETWEEN GREECE AND ROME
LITERATURE IN FRAGMENTS
ANCIENT TECHNOLOGY IN CONTEXT LINGUISTIC PATHWAY
BASIC ANCIENT EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHS FOR HONOURS
HEROES AND HERETICS A CULTURAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF KINGSHIP IN 18TH DYNASTY EGYPT
STARGAZING ASTRONOMY ASTROLOGY AND METEOROLOGY IN ANTIQUITY
ART OF DIVERGENCE IN ANCIENT EGYPT [CLASSIC4092]
INTERMEDIATE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHS [CLASSIC4093]
LOVE AND WAR [CLASSIC4094]

Programme alteration or discontinuation
The University of Glasgow endeavours to run all programmes as advertised In exceptional circumstances however the University may withdraw or alter a programme For more information please see Student contract

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You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it