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Honours in 2010Interested in doing an Honours year with Classics? Then please do contact us, we're only too happy to deal with any queries. Talk to us about your application and/or about our subjects for study. Click here to contact our Honours coordinator. Honours (Classical Studies)
The Honours year is normally taken after completion of a three year B.A. degree. Although you may undertake an Honours degree for your own interests' sake, it is usually undertaken by those who intend to continue into higher research, such as an MA or PhD, for which a good result in Honours is normally a prerequisite. It provides a rewarding opportunity for you to undertake a more detailed, in-depth research into a topic of your own choosing than is normally possible in a pass B.A. degree. This is normally taken as a full year subject, but can now be taken part-time over two years, providing that the coursework is always undertaken in Semester 1. You can also apply to do a combined Honours programme with another Discipline. In these cases, once permission has been granted by both Disciplines, your work may be divided between the two areas. For example, students in the past have done a combined Classics-History, Classics-English or Classics-Philosophy Honours degree, with coursework taken in one area, and the thesis wholly in the other; or with the thesis co-supervised between the two Discipines and the coursework evenly divided. The precise details can be varied according to the appropriateness of the topic of research and the student's research strengths. Getting the Right QualificationsFor entry into Honours (Classical Studies), you should apply to the Discipline Head towards the end of the previous academic year (usually, early November), provided that you have the following:
Group A
Group B
Special exemption from any of these criteria may only be considered upon application to the Discipline. * denotes pre-2008 course codes. ** indicates courses no longer offered from 2009. Note: Any higher degree work in the area of ancient history, archaeology or philosophy or related areas of ancient culture will require at the very least a basic expertise in one or more ancient languages, as well as a reading knowledge of French, German and/or Italian. It is thus in your own interests to incorporate one or more of these languages into your undergraduate degree.
Structure of Your Honours YearThere are two parts to the Honours degree:Coursework (in Semester 1)
Research Project (throughout the year, submitted at the end of Semester 2)
Each student is allocated a supervisor to advise on the choice of topic, and to provide feedback at regular intervals throughout the year, as drafts of sections of the thesis are being produced. Be aware that, unlike the odd undergraduate essay, a 15,000-20,000 word thesis cannot be produced "at the last minute". Drafts and rewriting of thesis sections is to be expected. A good sense of self-organisation and discipline is important here, along with academic ability. Towards the end of Semester 1, you must give a short presentation on your research topic and on the strategies to be used in order to adress that topic or issue. The thesis is normally due at the end of the teaching period in Semester 2 - you will be given the precise date at the start of the year. Late submissions of the thesis are not accepted unless under extraordinary circumstances, and only with the permission of the Discipline. Choosing Your Research TopicYou must make the choice of thesis topic, in consultation with your supervisor. We will not allocate topics to you (although we can make suggestions, if you have only a broad idea of doing something on, say, "Republican history", or "Coptic art"). This choice depends on the availability of a supervisor from within the academic staff (see our Research Interests for a guide as to what areas can be supervised, and make note of what staff might be on research leave in any given year) as well as the availability of research material and library resources. There is no point in studying, for instance, Black Sea Greek colonies if the bulk of the relevant excavation reports are written in Russian, and you cannot read that language! To give you a sense of what has been studied in our department, here is a selection from the last 5 years of different topics:
The thesis is marked by two examiners, neither of whom can be the supervisor. Honours (Ancient Greek and/or Latin)At present, this is only available to students who commenced their ancient language study with us before 2009. A flexible programme can be arranged to suit the interests of individual students. You can study purely Ancient Greek, or purely Latin, or a combination of both Ancient Greek and Latin. In the first two cases, you will only be accepted for Honours if you have a credit average or better in your undergraduate degree, as well as a full 3 years' completion of either Ancient Greek or Latin. If you want to combine both in your Honours year, you must have completed 3 years of both languages. Structure of Your Honours (Ancient Greek and/or Latin) YearThere are two parts to the Honours degree:Coursework (in Semester 1)
Research Project (throughout the year, submitted at the end of Semester 2)
The exact arrangement of the program may be varied by the Discipline Head in accordance with the interests of the students and the availability of specialised teaching.
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