This course offers the opportunity to study both Greek and Latin language at an advanced level. Students entering the course with A levels in the languages will do so from year one, while those with no background in either language can begin with intensive study, which will take them to advanced level by year three. As well as reading some of the greatest achievements in Western literature, from Homer to Lucian, from Horace to Apuleius, and engaging with these texts in the complexity and richness of their original form, you will use your language skills to access the culture and history of the ancient world. You will have developed your language skills to advanced level (those without prior knowledge of either language will aim to reach advanced level in at least one) and gained a broad knowledge of ancient literature and culture. You will also have developed transferable skills including the ability to think independently, communicate effectively orally and in writing, and construct a logical argument, and to understand the grammar of foreign languages.