Longsands Academy
Longsands Academy
Qualification:
A Level Classics Civilisation
Exam Board:
OCR
Subject Specific Entry Requirements:
Students need to achieve at least a grade 5 in English Literature (along with the normal entry requirements for Longsands Sixth Form). It would, however, be preferable to have achieved a grade 6.
Why Study Classical Civilisation A Level?
This A Level is open to any students, no matter what your GCSE subjects. All texts are studied in translation, so no knowledge of any language other than English is needed.
Classical Civilisation investigates the millennium between 800 BC and 200 AD when some of the most important intellectual innovations in human history happened. You will read texts well over 2000 years old, looking at battles for power in the classical world and getting inside the minds of extraordinary individuals, as well as looking at their art and architecture. You will learn to develop an independent, critical approach to literature, history and politics and to form strong analytical skills. The ancients are surprisingly modern, or perhaps we aren’t as modern as we think!
Where can Classical Civilisation take me next?
The study of A Level Classical Civilisation can often lead to the university-level study of Classics, Drama, English, History, History of Art, Philosophy, Politics, Law and more. Classical Civilisation is listed on UCL’s list of preferred A Level subjects and it is also listed on Trinity College, Cambridge’s list of Suitable Arts A Levels.
Classical Civilisation Enrichment and Super-Curricular
The department runs a Rome trip. As part of your A Level course we will also visit the British Museum and attend theatre productions as and when they are produced. Classics students are also invited on the History Department trip to the USA.
Recent Destinations from Longsands Students
University of Nottingham – Ancient History and Archeology, University of Nottingham – English and Classics, University of Reading – Classical Civilisation, University of Cambridge – Archaeology, University of York – Archaeology.