The study of Classical Languages is concerned with the language, literature and thought of either Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome. Students will choose to study either Greek or Latin. Through the reading of literature in the original language and the examination of key aspects of ancient history, students will develop a thorough knowledge of the classical world and a critical approach to textual and material culture.

Study of the ancient world develops skills of interpretation and communication that go far beyond a knowledge of books, dates and events; these skills offer positive advantages in the hunt for a job.

English Literature covers a broad range of literatures written in the English language, from Chaucer to the present day. The aim of the course is to help students acquire a sense of the development of literatures in English over time and space and a rich array of critical techniques and questions.