The course involves extensive study of major literary texts, alongside training in linguistic skills. Classics and Modern Languages at Oxford Oxford has the largest Classics department in the world, with unparalleled teaching, library and museum resources and a range of extra-curricular activities, including performances of Greek plays and various societies. Undergraduates will also have the opportunity to develop oral proficiency in the modern language by regular contact with native speakers. Virtually all students take a year abroad in a foreign country before their final year.
Most undergraduates spend a year abroad as a paid language assistant in a foreign school.
Colleges assist in arranging these placements, and colleges or the Modern Languages Faculty may also provide financial support. College support may also be available to help undergraduates with academically-related travel to Italy or Greece. Your time is divided between lectures, language classes, tutorials and private study. Most of your work will be in preparation of essays for your tutorials, although the systematic reading of literary texts, not necessarily aimed at any particular tutorial, also requires a considerable input of time and effort. After submitting your UCAS and Oxford application form, you should send in some school-work, preferably marked, relevant to the course you are applying for.