要以拉丁语和希腊语的原始语言学习古典文学，就是要接触一部文学，这些文学在许多世纪以来塑造了西欧的知识生活，并在今天继续深刻地影响着西方文化。经典文学硕士（荣誉）将发展您的拉丁语和希腊语技能。它还将发展文学和文化分析技能，这也是理解我们自己文化中复杂文本，论点和问题的有力工具。该课程将要求您深入研究古典时期的各种文本。它涉及对古希腊和拉丁文学的许多不同流派的研究，从史诗和悲剧到史学和哲学。您将需要培养以原始语言阅读和理解这些文本的技能。在此过程中，您还将获得对古代社会，文化和政治历史的广泛了解。在您前往圣安
The MA (Hons) in Classics is a four-year course run by the School of Classics. You can take this degree whether or not you have studied Latin or Greek before. There are beginners courses in both Greek and Latin for those who have not studied the languages before or who have only studied them a little. These courses quickly build a solid foundation in each language so that you will rapidly become confident in analysing literature. If you have already studied one or both languages at a higher level, you will undertake more advanced study in your first year in both language and literature, in modules that integrate analysis of literary texts with linguistic and translation exercises. If you are starting one or both languages at beginners level, you will spend your first year intensively studying the language to build your confidence and ability to read original texts.<br><br>In the second year, all students are brought together to take modules that extend and refine their knowledge of Latin and Greek literature and its background, covering both prose and poetry from the archaic period right through to late antiquity, while continuing to incorporate progressive work on Greek and Latin language skills in preparation for Honours-level study. If you have not studied either language before and will be starting both languages as a beginner, you may defer the start of your studies in one of the languages to your second year. Students who take this option go on to take specially-adapted modules in their third year. These allow them to complete their linguistic training while studying literature at Honours-level.