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Programme structure: Classics (BA) for 2023/24 entry cohort

Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Faculty of Arts Category Teaching Block
List A - Students must take:
Encountering Ancient Worlds CLAS10068 20 Mandatory TB-1
Students must take 40 credits of Greek Language or 40 credits of Latin Language at the appropriate level. There is the option to select both languages
List B - Students must select 20 CP of Greek or Latin Language from either:
Greek Language Level A1 CLAS12311 20 Optional TB-1
Greek Language Level B1 CLAS12315 20 Optional TB-1
Latin Language Level A1 CLAS12303 20 Optional TB-1
Latin Language Level B1 CLAS12307 20 Optional TB-1
List C - Student must select a further 20 CP of Greek or Latin Language that corresponds with the choice from List B:
Greek Language Level A2 CLAS12312 20 Optional TB-2
Latin Language Level B2 CLAS12308 20 Optional TB-2
Latin Language Level A2 CLAS12304 20 Optional TB-2
Latin Language Level B2 CLAS12308 20 Optional TB-2
List D - Select 20 CP from the following list. Please note, if selecting either Latin or Greek Language students must choose the second unit from the list below:
Historical Survey: Ancient Greece CLAS10035 20 Optional TB-1
Literature CLAS10038 20 Optional TB-1
Sculpture CLAS10037 20 Optional TB-1
Greek Language Level A1 CLAS12311 20 Optional TB-1
Greek Language Level B1 CLAS12315 20 Optional TB-1
Latin Language Level A1 CLAS12303 20 Optional TB-1
Latin Language Level B1 CLAS12307 20 Optional TB-1
List E - Select 20 CP from the following list. Please note, if selecting either Latin or Greek Language from the list above students must select the second unit for that level:
Historical Survey: Ancient Rome CLAS10036 20 Optional TB-2
Ancient Historical Writers CLAS10039 20 Optional TB-2
Thought CLAS10040 20 Optional TB-2
Epic CLAS12361 20 Optional TB-2
Greek Language Level A2 CLAS12312 20 Optional TB-2
Greek Language Level B2 CLAS12316 20 Optional TB-2
Latin Language Level A2 CLAS12304 20 Optional TB-2
Latin Language Level B2 CLAS12308 20 Optional TB-2
List F - Select 20 CP from Bristol Futures, UWLP or Faculty Wide units
Certificate of Higher Education   120      

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

  • 40 out of 100 – for level C/4, I/5 & H/6 units
  • 50 out of 100 – for level M/7 units

For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

  • To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 90 must be at level 5.
  • To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).

Additional progress information

Students are permitted to conditionally progress to the next year of study and make up a credit deficit where they have failed a particular unit or units provided this meets the conditions in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.

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