Taking a Degree in Latin

Taking a Degree in Latin Taking University Latin Courses ChaptersWhat Subjects Include Latin in Their Curriculum?What A-Levels Should You Take to Allow You to Study a Degree in Latin?UK Universities Offering Latin DegreesHave you fallen in love with the language of Cicero while doing your GCSE in Latin? Enjoyed translating Latin literature for your A-Levels - and want to continue on with Latin at University?Superprof is here to help you navigate the word of undergraduate studies in Latin and help you with choosing the institution of higher education that will be your home for the next few years.Going on to postgraduate studies at UK universitiesCongratulations, you have passed the exams for your Master’s degree - what now?Most universities offer a doctoral programme in all their MA subjects - it’s usually mostly a case of finding a professor to sponsor your PhD. Some universities will still require you to attend a certain amount of postgraduate courses or even teach or tutor undergraduates for a semester, or give a lecture on your spec iality, but mostly you will be working on your dissertation - doing research or translating texts. With a doctorate, you will be qualified for the better-paying jobs (such as they are) in the humanities sector.What A-Levels Should You Take to Allow You to Study a Degree in Latin?When choosing your A-Levels, it’s a good idea to look at the websites of your university to make certain you have the right qualifications for your application.Obviously, most of the above-mentioned university courses will have Latin as a requirement, but before applying to university it’s important to make sure your other courses are relevant, too.As such, you might want to consider A-levels in:Ancient GreekHistoryAncient HistoryClassical CivilisationsA foreign language (the literature for historical subjects is often international)English literatureOther university courses where Latin comes in handyOf course, Latin can be useful even if it isn’t a required A-level. You might even consider adding Lati n to your required three subjects in some cases. It is an interdisciplinary subject that opens doors where you might not expect it.Learn all you need to know about sitting Latin A-Levels...With Latin A-levels, you can better understand the terminology in medecine. Photo credit: Rob Swatski on Visual huntFor example, ancient languages are useful when studying human or veterinary medicine, or even psychology or social science, where a lot of the terms come from Latin and Greek.Similarly, if you choose to pursue a career in biology you will encounter a lot of words originating in Latin.Very often Roman culture had a great influence on the liberal arts such as painting, acting or literature.The liberal arts often have their origins in Greek and Roman culture. Photo credit: D-Stanley on VisualHuntLatin is also useful when learning foreign languages. Knowing Latin vocabulary will help you understand the Romance languages of continental Europe, such as:FrenchSpanishPortugueseItalianWhat if you didn’t take Latin qualifications?It’s not always easy to know what you will want to study beforehand. You might end up applying to a course that requires a certain knowledge of Latin but without ever having studied it at A-Levels.Fortunately, in most universities, Latin is also taught as a catch-up course, either as:Part of the curriculum: you will be attending Latin classes like everyone else during the academic year, but taking the beginner course instead of advanced. Usually, this means your course will run a year longer. ORHigher education GCSEs or A-Levels: Cambridge, for example, has a GCSE course for those who didn’t do Latin in school or failed their exams.Either way, though, it is a lot to catch up and will mean a lot of extra work. So consider carefully before dismissing Latin for your school exams!See how you can make Latin a part of your curriculum studies...UK Universities Offering Latin DegreesThere are many prominent British universities offering Latin cour ses at an undergraduate and graduate level.Internationally acclaimed Universities in England offering LatinIf you want to study Latin in England, you have a fair amount of choice, as many universities offer a BA in Latin:UniversityDegreeSubjectDurationTuition fee (per annum)Royal Holloway, University of LondonBALatin3 years £9,250Royal Holloway, University of LondonBAEnglish and Latin or Modern Languages and Latin3-4 years £9,250University College LondonBAGreek with Latin3-4 years £9,250University College LondonBALatin and English3 years £9,250University of CambridgeBAClassics3-4 yearsInformation not availableUniversity of NottinghamBALatin3 years £9,250University of LiverpoolBALatin with various modern languages including Italian, English and German3-4 years £9,250University of LiverpoolBAAncient History, Classical Studies or Archaeology with Latin3 years £9,250University of LiverpoolBALatin with Philosophy, Politics or Music3-4 years £9,250University of ExeterBAModern Languages an d Latin4 years £9,250University of ManchesterBALatin with French, Italian or Spanish4 years £9,250University of ManchesterBALatin and Linguistics3 years £9,250University of ManchesterBALatin and English Literature3 years £9,250University of WarwickBAClassics and English3 years £9,250Distinguished Universities in Wales with Latin DegreesWelsh universities also offer Latin courses and classes:Swansea University offers a BA in Ancient History or Classical Civilisation and LatinThe University of Wales Trinity Saint David has a BA course in History or Classical Civilisation with LatinPrestigious Universities in Scotland where you can study LatinGet a Latin degree at the University of Edinburgh. Photo credit: Ipoh kia on Visual huntYou can also get your Latin degree at a Scottish university:The University of Glasgow offers Latin in combination with various modern languages (including French, English and Greek), with Economics, History, History of Arts, Archaeology, Theology and Religious Studies, Music, Computing, Business and Management or English or Scottish Literature, all at an MA levelThe University of Saint Andrews offers similar MA combinations to Glasgow. Modern languages that can be coupled with Latin include Arabic and Russian.The University of Edinburgh has a course in Latin Studies, Ancient History and Archaeology, all at MA levelOf course, you can also choose to study abroad at top universities in Ireland or on the Continent, for a full course or only a semester. There are various programmes such as Erasmus to help you find a place at European universities for your further education.