Where to apply for Classics?

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What unis are good for classics? I'm definitely applying to St Andrews, but I don't know where else

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Reply 1

Classicist1

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Oxford and Cambridge are world renowned for their classics departments although the deadline has passed for applications to Oxbridge. I'd suggest having a look at Durham, Nottingham and definitely St. Andrews if you haven't studied Greek or Latin before. If you have then take a look at Exeter, I've heard that they're great for classics!

Reply 2

Copperknickers

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Oxbridge, St Andrews, Edinburgh, UCL, KCL, Exeter, Durham, Glasgow...

I'd advise looking at the course rather than just the rankings, courses can vary hugely. Some Classics courses don't even require you to take Greek and Latin through to final year, others will have 60% compulsory modules in the original language and 40% other options. Some offer a very wide range of modules (for example KCL allows you to take philosophy, Modern Greek, modern language and some history modules in addition to more traditional ones, whereas Oxbridge has a relatively traditional range of modules mostly based around 5th Century Greek texts and 1st Century Latin texts.)

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Reply 3

mazzaion

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Original post

by Copperknickers

Oxbridge, St Andrews, Edinburgh, UCL, KCL, Exeter, Durham, Glasgow...

I'd advise looking at the course rather than just the rankings, courses can vary hugely. Some Classics courses don't even require you to take Greek and Latin through to final year, others will have 60% compulsory modules in the original language and 40% other options. Some offer a very wide range of modules (for example KCL allows you to take philosophy, Modern Greek, modern language and some history modules in addition to more traditional ones, whereas Oxbridge has a relatively traditional range of modules mostly based around 5th Century Greek texts and 1st Century Latin texts.)

Beg to differ, Oxford (don't know about Cambridge) allows you to take many different modules ranging to modern philosophy to thematic options to languages to author-papers... The choice is really quite fantastic, for archeology too :tongue: