2019/20 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Classical Civilisation and Philosophy
| Programme code: | BA-CLCV&PHIL | UCAS code: | Q805 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Martin Thomas | Contact address: | m.thomas@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 365
Entry requirements:
For entry requirements for this course please visit: Coursefinder
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Languages, Cultures and Societies
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School of Languages, Cultures and Societies
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
The relevant benchmark statement for Classical Civilisation is published by QAA as ‘Classics and ancient history
(including Byzantine studies and Modern Greek) 2007’, and is available online at: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Publications/InformationAndGuidance/Documents/classics.pdf
The relevant benchmark statement for Philosophy is published by QAA as ‘Philosophy 2007’, and is available online at: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Publications/InformationAndGuidance/Documents/Philosophy.pdf
Programme specification:
Students on this programme will benefit from contact with leading scholars in their field in both of the partner subjects. The Schools of PRHS and LCS are both internationally recognised research leaders in their fields, with long-established reputations for excellence in research and teaching.
The programme begins with structured foundational study across a small number of compulsory modules, but also offers a high degree of module choice at levels 2 and 3. Students are exposed to a broad range of different fields of study within the two disciplines, innovative assessment methods (e.g. online discussion forums, wikis, student surveys, posters) and a considerable element of research-based learning culminating in an independent research project at level 3.
Students on this programme may apply for transfer to an International Degree. The opportunity to apply for a work placement degree is also available. Those students who are accepted may participate in one of our Erasmus/Socrates schemes or go to one of a range of universities with which the University of Leeds has established links.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 1 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take 40 credits in Philosophy, 40 credits in Classical Civilisation and 40 credits of Discovery modules. The discovery credits may take the form of either further modules in one or both main subjects or of one or more modules chosen from other subject areas.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| PHIL1250 | How to Think Clearly and Argue Well | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:
| CLAS1300 | The Greek World: an Introduction | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| CLAS1610 | After Troy: Homecoming in Greek Epic and Tragedy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:
| CLAS1400 | The Roman World: An Introduction | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| CLAS1620 | Latin Literature: Republic and Empire | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Students must choose at least one of the following modules:
| PHIL1080 | The Good, the Bad, the Right, the Wrong | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL1090 | Knowledge, Self and Reality | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL1120 | Great Philosophical Thinkers | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
In addition, students may spend some or all of their Discovery credits on the following optional modules:
| CLAS1100 | Ancient Lives | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| CLAS1200 | Intermediate Ancient Greek (Level 1) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS1250 | Intermediate Latin (Level 1) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS1650 | Introduction to Classical Archaeology | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| CLAS1810 | Beginners Ancient Greek (Level 1) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS1910 | Beginners Latin | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| HPSC1015 | Magic, Science and Religion | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HPSC1030 | History of Psychology | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HPSC1045 | Introduction to the History of Science | 10 credits | ||
| HPSC1050 | Darwin, Germs and the Bomb | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL1005 | The Mind | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL1007 | Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL1109 | How Science Works | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may choose to study up to 40 credits of Discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in the two named subjects.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 2 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in each of their main subjects. Of the remaining credits, 20 credits should be taken in one of the named subjects; the final 20 credits may be taken as discovery modules or in either of the named subjects.
In order to be eligible for an Honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at level 3).
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:
| CLAS2800 | Evidence and Enquiry in Classics | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study at least 20 credits from the following core optional modules:
| CLAS2600 | Virgil's Aeneid | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS2700 | Homer's Iliad | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS2900 | Ancient Empires: Power and Control | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates may also choose further modules from among the following:
| CLAS2120 | Traversing Time: The Voyage of Argo | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS2200 | Intermediate Ancient Greek (Level 2) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS2260 | Intermediate Latin (Level 2) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS2350 | Herodotus and the Beginning of History | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| CLAS2390 | The Rise of Rome: Myth and History | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| CLAS2410 | Roman Comedy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| CLAS2430 | The Ancient Greek Novel | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| CLAS2510 | Pompeii: Past, Present and Future | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| CLAS2595 | Heroines: Representations of Mythological Women from Antiquity to the Present | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS2650 | The Image of Sparta | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| CLAS2660 | The Art of Persuasion | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS2710 | Plato on Love | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS2810 | Beginners Ancient Greek (Level 2) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS2890 | The City in the Roman World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| CLAS2910 | Beginners Latin (Level 2) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ITAL3045 | Introduction to Dante's Comedy (in Translation) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2015 | Black Europe | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
NB. Not all modules will run in every year.
Students will be required to study a minimum of 40 credits of the following optional modules, including at least one module from each list.
List A
| PHIL2121 | Introduction to the Philosophy of Language | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL2122 | Formal Logic | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL2405 | Introduction to Epistemology | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL2542 | Introduction to Metaphysics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
List B
| PHIL2212 | History of Modern Philosophy: Leibniz and Hume | 20 credits | Not running in 201920 | |
| PHIL2221 | Ancient Philosophy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL2232 | History of Modern Philosophy: Locke and Berkeley | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL2295 | Ethics of Life and Death | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL2321 | Political Philosophy | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL2322 | Moral Philosophy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL2532 | Philosophy of Religion | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL2600 | Philosophical Issues in Biology | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL2611 | How Biology Works | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL2999 | Philosophy Students into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| PRHS2333 | Thinking About Race | 10 credits | Not running in 201920 |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may choose to study up to 20 credits of Discovery modules or pursue additional modules in the two named subjects.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 3 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in each of their main subjects, plus at least 40-credits as a Final Year Project which can be taken in and count towards either subject. Any remaining credits can be taken in either of the named subjects or as discovery modules. A maximum of 20 credits of discovery modules may be taken in level 3. Finalists may only take level 1 modules which are listed as discovery skills modules (skd) and only to the value of 20 credits.
In order to be eligible for an Honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at level 3).
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study one of the following Final Year Project modules:
| CLAS3200 | Major Research Project | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| PRHS3000 | Independent Research Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| PRHS3001 | Integrated Research Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| PRHS3700 | External Placement: Beyond the University | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study between 20-60 credits from the following modules
| CLAS3050 | Advanced Ancient Language | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS3120 | Traversing Time: The Voyage of Argo | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS3220 | Classical Receptions in the Brotherton Archives and Special Collections | 20 credits | Not running in 201920 | |
| CLAS3230 | Intermediate Ancient Greek (Level 3) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS3250 | The Athenian Empire | 20 credits | Not running in 201920 | |
| CLAS3260 | Intermediate Latin (Level 3) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS3350 | Herodotus and the Beginning of History | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| CLAS3360 | Ovid the Innovator | 20 credits | Not running in 201920 | |
| CLAS3370 | Satyrs and Donkeys: The Latin Novel | 20 credits | Not running in 201920 | |
| CLAS3390 | The Rise of Rome: Myth and History | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| CLAS3420 | Augustus and his Legacy | 20 credits | Not running in 201920 | |
| CLAS3430 | The Ancient Greek Novel | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| CLAS3440 | Understanding Aristotle's Poetics | 20 credits | Not running in 201920 | |
| CLAS3460 | Subversive Desires: Roman Love Elegy | 20 credits | Not running in 201920 | |
| CLAS3510 | Pompeii - Past, Present and Future | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| CLAS3650 | The Image of Sparta | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| CLAS3815 | Beginners Ancient Greek (Level 3) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS3915 | Beginners Latin (Level 3) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS3940 | Making Athens Laugh: Aristophanes & Comedy | 20 credits | Not running in 201920 | |
| ITAL3045 | Introduction to Dante's Comedy (in Translation) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
NB. Not all modules will run in every year.
Students may select credits from the following modules to arrive at a total of at least 40 credits at Level 3 in Philosophy overall:
| PHIL3112 | Kant | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL3123 | Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL3220 | Hume | 20 credits | Not running in 201920 | |
| PHIL3320 | Philosophy of Biology | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL3321 | Metaethics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL3322 | Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL3421 | Philosophy of Mind | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL3522 | The Structure of Reality | 20 credits | Not running in 201920 | |
| PHIL3700 | Feminist Philosophy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL3723 | War, Terror and Justice | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL3851 | Introduction to Philosophy of Modern Physics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL3852 | Philosophy of Modern Physics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL3855 | Philosophical Issues in Technology | 20 credits | Not running in 201920 | |
| PHIL3865 | Philosophy of the Social Sciences | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PRHS3100 | Existentialism and Phenomenology | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PRHS3200 | Moral, Rational Selves: Perspectives on Human Nature | 20 credits | Not running in 201920 | |
| THEO3390 | Philosophy and the Spiritual Life | 20 credits | Not running in 201920 |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may choose to study up to 20 credits of Discovery modules or pursue additional modules in the two named subjects.
Last updated: 15/11/2019
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