Introduction
Basic information
Type | Bachelor's degrees |
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Faculty or school | Faculty of Philology and Communication |
Branch of knowledge |
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Mode of delivery | face-to-face |
Credits | 240 |
Number of places available | 60 |
Length of course | 4 academic years |
Language(s) of instruction | Catalan 89,7%, Spanish 10,3% |
Admission grade |
5,000 (July 2024, start of process, via official entrance examinations/vocational training)
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Approximate price per credit | 17,69 € |
Compulsory placements | No |
Coordinator | MARIA PILAR PEREA SABATER |
Coordination | |
Course details | Indicators |
Objectives and competences
Objectives
The principles of Graeco-Roman antiquity amd its legacy in western culture though the analysis of primary literary and non-literary texts.
The command of Greek and Latin though textual analysis and the practice of philological and language study strategies, and of techniques in basic auxilary sciences.
Competences
General competences
- Communicative ability (the ability to understand and express oneself orally and in writing in Catalan, Spanish, and a third language, mastering specialised language/the ability to search, use, disseminate, and integrate information).
- Mastery of new information and communication technologies and information management skills.
- Ethical commitment (critical and self-critical capacity/ability to demonstrate attitudes consistent with ethical and deontological conceptions).
- Teamwork (the ability to collaborate with fellow colleagues and contribute to a common project/ability to collaborate in interdisciplinary and multicultural teams).
Specific competences
- Translate and interpret Greek texts.
- Translate and interpret Latin texts.
- Analyse and apply the necessary grammatical concepts for reading and understanding classical Greek and Latin texts.
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of Greek and Latin literatures, as well as their influence on Western literature and culture.
Access and admission
Applicant profile and access requirements
Recommended applicant profile
- Solid language skills (general reading and writing skills, and listening and speaking in an academic context).
- The ability to work towards goals.
- Critical and reasoning skills, the ability to relate concepts and extrapolate from these, and summary and analytical skills.
- Memory, reading culture and personal interest in intellectual development.
- Interest in language and literature.
- Knowledge of the language and literature in which you wish to specialize, of other languages that will be related to the study of these and of basic IT tools.
Access requirements and conditions
Admission for students with studies completed outside Spain.
Applicants holding higher educational qualifications from a university outside Spain should consult the page Admission with foreign qualifications to find out about specific admission requirements.
Pre-enrolment
Students that have studied abroad and who wish to study at the University of Barcelona may be admitted to EHEA bachelor's degree courses. Procedures for gaining admission will depend on the qualifications held by each applicant.
For further information about admission, consult the page Admission with foreign qualifications.
Enrolment
As a general rule, at the UB you will be required to enrol online via the Món UB portal. To find out the date and time you have been assigned, check the specific information for your course. Remember that you can lose your place if you do not enrol on the day you have been assigned.
Academic information
- Documents required for enrolment
- Procedure to formalize enrolment
- After enrolment
- Grants and financial aid
Welcome
Support and guidance
Pre-enrolment information and events
Course curriculum
Subjects and course plans
Distribution of credits
Type | ECTS |
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Basic training | 60 |
Compulsory | 144 |
Optional | 30 |
Compulsory placements | 0 |
Compulsory final project | 6 |
TOTAL | 240 |
List of subjects
Subject | Language | Type | Credits |
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Epic Latin Poetry | 1st semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Greek Grammar | 1st semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Greek Literature I: Seminal Works | 1st semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Greek Texts I | 1st semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Latin Grammar I | 1st semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Classical Latin Prose I | 2nd semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Greek Syntax | 2nd semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Greek Texts II | 2nd semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Latin Grammar II | 2nd semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Literature in the Roman Republic | 2nd semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Subject | Language | Type | Credits |
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Classical Latin Prose II | 1st semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Classical Tradition | 1st semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Greek Texts III: the Epic and the Lyric | 1st semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Literature in the Roman Empire | 1st semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Greek Literature II: The Epic Poem | 2nd semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Greek Texts IV: Prose | 2nd semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Indo-European Languages I | 2nd semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Latin Lyrical Poetry | 2nd semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Subject | Language | Type | Credits |
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Greek Literature III: Prose | 1st semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Greek Texts V: Drama | 1st semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Latin Grammar III | 1st semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Roman Historiography | 1st semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Dramatic Latin Poetry | 2nd semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Final Project | 2nd semester | Compulsory final project | 6 |
Greek Literature IV: Drama | 2nd semester | Compulsory | 6 |
Subject | Language | Type | Credits |
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Ancient Rome | 2nd semester | Optional | 6 |
Greek Mythology | 2nd semester | Optional | 6 |
Greek Religion | 1st semester | Optional | 6 |
History and Methods of Classical Philology | 2nd semester | Optional | 6 |
Institutional or Company Placement |
1st semester
2nd semester |
Optional | 6 |
Introduction to Latin Rhetoric and Style | 1st semester | Optional | 6 |
Modern Greek I | 2nd semester | Optional | 6 |
Modern Greek II | 1st semester | Optional | 6 |
Sources for the Study of Roman History and the Roman Empire | 1st semester | Optional | 6 |
Vulgar Latin | 2nd semester | Optional | 6 |
Pathways and specializations
ClassicsCheck the planning of the different pathways of the degree
Previous years
Placements
Placements are supervised by tutors and subject to assessment.They are therefore included in the academic record. There is also an option to complete non-curricular placements of up to 500 hours, which can be extended to 900 hours. For both curricular and non-curricular placements, an educational cooperation agreement is signed between the UB and the company, institution or other organization at which the placement will be carried out.
Institutional information
Career opportunities
What can you work on ?
- Higher education.
- Non-university education.
- Research in language, language history and linguistics.
- Professional activity related to culture in the public and private sector.
- Language assessment and consultancy.
- Translation.
- The mass media.
- Cultural management and assessment.
- Publishing.
Data from the university system in Catalonia
Contact us
Faculty of Philology and Communication
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585 - 08007 Barcelona
Secretary: 934 035 584 | 83
fil-secretaria@ub.edu
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