Classical Studies and Classics

i shouldn't think so all degrees in the area of classics/ancient history are all well repected by employers at the top firms. it all comes down to what skills u have and are able to demonstrate to a potential employer.

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it depends on the job really..but classics or classical studies isnt really suitable ifu want ajob infinanceforexample..it isabout the skills etc. ugain fromthe degree astheperson aboveme said
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what r ur ideas on sum1 goin on 2 become a professor/lecturer in classics/ancient history??

Reply 4

omarhenry

what r ur ideas on sum1 goin on 2 become a professor/lecturer in classics/ancient history??

waddya mean?!it's ur life.. :s-smilie:

arent professors poorly paid? yes i know money isnt everything!!! why not become a prof? if it's something you'd enjoy doing...i was thinking of teaching..what else can i do with a CS degree?journalism or law i spose..hmm lawyer ££!!!!!!lol

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professors can b paid really depending on the uni. i was thinkin of moving 2 LA afta my degree n carry on my education ova there.

Reply 6

Madelyn

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Someone (possibly Tritogeneia, though I may have imagined that) was telling me about a study looking at the current salaries of people who'd done different degrees. They all had about 2:1s, but the one who'd done Classics was earning by far the most. So, yeah, do Classics!
I don't think Classics is particularly more respected than Classical Studies, and clearly Classical Studies from a top uni is better than Classics from a crap one. Have a look at the Classics page in a prospectus, they usually mention something about graduate destinations. Mostly, they're much like graduates in other humanities subjects, doing law, journalism, teaching, etc., though obviously there's also a reasonable proportion doing archaeology, library/museum work, and further study. Personally, I don't really have much of an idea about what I want to do. Being an academic would be so much fun, but I'd have to be really, really good. Museum stuff has always interested me, so that's a possibility. Anyone else?

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i would really love to go into lecturing, becoming a professor would be amazing, including the prestige and respect that comes with that.

Reply 8

i wanna be one ofthose academics whose always in the britishlibrary :biggrin:

they look so cool lol

Reply 9

DenverDiva

To become an academic in this field you will need to have a PhD (D.Phil at Oxford) and this will generally require a reasonable competency in at least one of the classical languages in order to do research from original sources. It is usually possible to undertake intensive language courses in one's MLitt year but this is an awful lot of work in addition to writing and researching a thesis.

I can, unfortunately, confirm that pay isn't brilliant -tho' it's hardly poverty level either- but cash is not the motivating factor for most academics.

A classically related degree is no bar to a finance-related career. I know several ancient historians and classicists who went into accountancy/ financial services and had no problems. It took them 6 months/a year longer than those with accountancy degrees to qualify as chartered accountants but this additional time was in proper fully-paid employment. Why study profit&loss at uni when you could be doing Plautus!

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wow..koolies! still me n maths-ewwwwww no way!

ah but think of allthat book reading-yummy! :biggrin:

i'd be in my element!

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why do so few ppl want to do classics, n almost every1 wants to do medicine, economics or law

Reply 12

cos there's money in those jobs?

Reply 13

sophieliz

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omarhenry

i would really love to go into lecturing, becoming a professor would be amazing, including the prestige and respect that comes with that.

erm...just wait till you have started your university education before you are so flippant. It really is a lot different to school, and I wouldn't have thought it was something you decide you want to do early on.

Reply 14

paddy

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Actually there is a difference between Classical Studies and Classics in regards of reputation. Whilst Classical Studies may be well respected, it's nothing to Classics, as a lot of the skills highly saught after by employers are demonstrated by mastering the ancient languages of Latin and Greek. However if you're at a good university and get a good degree then you're fine for job prospects.
Paddy

Reply 15

lekha85

I started out studying Classics at Durham but decided at the end of my first year that I was bored of doing Latin so switched to Classical Studies so I could drop it (the course structure at Durham has changed now so if you are applying there don't worry!). I was worried that Classical Studies is a lower form of degree to Classics but in the long run I've realised it really doesn't matter. As long as you come out with a good class of degree then you will be fine. Classical Studies is still considered to be a highly academic subject.
Also, never forget that there is a lot more to being at Uni and getting jobs afterwards than simply your degree. Someone who has a 1st but no life experience or anything outside their studies is highly unlikely to get a job over someone with a 2:1 who played sport, played in the orchestra, did voluntary work etc etc

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bryan

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lekha85

I started out studying Classics at Durham but decided at the end of my first year that I was bored of doing Latin so switched to Classical Studies so I could drop it (the course structure at Durham has changed now so if you are applying there don't worry!). I was worried that Classical Studies is a lower form of degree to Classics but in the long run I've realised it really doesn't matter. As long as you come out with a good class of degree then you will be fine. Classical Studies is still considered to be a highly academic subject.
Also, never forget that there is a lot more to being at Uni and getting jobs afterwards than simply your degree. Someone who has a 1st but no life experience or anything outside their studies is highly unlikely to get a job over someone with a 2:1 who played sport, played in the orchestra, did voluntary work etc etc

Is the Classical Studies course at Durham called "The Classical Past"?

Reply 17

lekha85

bryan

Is the Classical Studies course at Durham called "The Classical Past"?

Yes it is now. The entire course structure changed the year after I started. The language element within the 'Classics' degrees has been altered as well.

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