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Classics (Ancient Greek and Latin)
Contact information
Coordinator
Associate Professor James Chong-Gossard
Email: koc@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Structure
100 credit points
Students undertaking pure honours in Classics must complete:
- Classics Thesis (50 points), consisting of subjects CLAS40036 Classics Thesis Part 1 and CLAS40037 Classics Thesis Part 2; and
- ANCW40014 Research in Ancient World Studies (12.5 points); and
- CLAS40038 CLAS40039 Ancient Greek Honours Seminar 1 & 2 (12.5 points); and
- CLAS40040 CLAS40041 Latin Honours Seminar 1& 2 (12.5 points); and
- One elective 4th-year ANCW subject (12.5 points)
The specialisation of Classics (Ancient Greek and Latin) is unavailable for combined honours.
Total 100 points
Subject Options
Thesis subjects
Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAS40036 | Classics Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| CLAS40037 | Classics Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
Compulsory subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANCW40014 | Research in Ancient World Studies | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CLAS40038 | Ancient Greek Honours Seminar 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| CLAS40039 | Ancient Greek Honours Seminar 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| CLAS40040 | Latin Honours Seminar 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| CLAS40041 | Latin Honours Seminar 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
Elective subjects (one of the following):
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANCW40003 | Archaeology of Complex Societies | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ANCW40012 | The Roman Way of Life | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ANCW40001 | Euripides, Seneca, and Mythmaking | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ANCW40007 | Problems in Greek Prehistory | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| ANCW40018 | The Roman Countryside | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| ANCW40015 | Gender and Sexuality in Greece and Rome | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| ANCW40019 | Frontiers of the Greek World | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| ANCW40020 | Internship in Ancient World Studies | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| ERTH90062 | Introduction to Archaeological Science | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://shaps.unimelb.edu.au/students/honours
Last updated: 11 February 2026