Classical Civilisation with Philosophy University of Warwick

Overview

Teaching is jointly delivered by the Philosophy and Classics Departments and combines the study of Greece and Rome with modern and ancient philosophy. In addition to core modules, you can choose options from both departments as your interests develop.

In your first year you will take introductory modules on the Greek and Roman worlds, ancient philosophy (from its beginnings to Aristotle) and a module in Latin or Greek at the appropriate level. In your second and third years you take one core module in Classics and one in Philosophy, alongside optional modules such as Sex and Gender in Antiquity, Food and Drink in the Ancient Mediterranean, and Epistemology and Metaphysics. In your third year you have the option of writing a dissertation, enabling you to explore an area of particular academic interest.

Why study Classical Civilisation with Philosophy at Warwick?

• Teaching is jointly delivered by the Philosophy and Classics and Ancient History Departments, both of which have a great reputation for teaching, learning and research. Philosophy was ranked fourth in the UK by The Times University Guide 2015 and Philosophy was ranked first in the Research Excellence Framework for research outputs with 90% of research classed as 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent'.
• The Department of Classics and Ancient History offers a wide choice of modules across the full range of Greek and Roman culture. In addition to studying Greek and/or Latin, you will be able to explore connections between the classical world and the civilisations of Europe, the Americas and the Middle East.
• In the Philosophy Department the core traditions (e.g. in the works of Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume and Kant) are emphasised as a background to understanding and critically interrogating more recent philosophical questions and concerns (as these have arisen in the works of Hegel, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, Russell, Frege and Wittgenstein, among others).