Admission requirements Below is a summary of each course's requirements. Please check the course page for details. Check any subject requirements for your course choice: Essential; Recommended; Helpful – may be useful on course General Studies A-level is not accepted. Course Entrance requirements (at or equivalent) Subject choices Test Written work and AAA Helpful: Combination of arts and science subjects Two pieces (Molecular and Cellular) A*AA with A* in Mathematics or a science Essential: Chemistry and another science or Mathematics Recommended: Mathematics Helpful: Biology (beyond GCSE or equivalent) Sciences A*AA (with the A* in a science or Mathematics) Essential: Biology or Human Biology Recommended: Another science or Mathematics Sciences A*AA excluding Critical Thinking and General Studies Essential: Two from Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics BMAT [blank] A*A*A (with both A*s in science subjects and/or Mathematics) Essential: Chemistry and Mathematics Recommended: Another science or Further Mathematics TSA: section 1 [blank] Classical and Ancient History AAA Helpful: A classical language, Classical Civilisation or Ancient History Two pieces Classics AAA (in Latin and Greek if taken) Essential: and/or Greek (for Course I only) CAT Two pieces Classics and English AAA (in Latin and Greek if taken) Essential: and/or Greek (for Course I only), English Literature or English Language and Literature CAT; ELAT Two pieces
Classics and Modern Languages AAA (in Latin and Greek if taken) Essential: Latin and/or Greek (for Course I only), and a modern language (depending on course choice) CAT; MLAT pieces Classics and Oriental Studies AAA (with As in and Greek if taken) Recommended: and/or Greek CAT or OLAT Two pieces Science A*AA with the A* in Mathematics, Further Mathematics or Computing/Computer Science Essential: Mathematics Recommended: Further Mathematics MAT [blank] Science and Philosophy A*AA with the A* in Mathematics, Further Mathematics or Computing/Computer Science Essential: Mathematics Recommended: Further Mathematics MAT [blank] Earth Sciences (Geology) A*AA/AAAA Essential: Mathematics, plus Chemistry or Physics Recommended: Chemistry or Physics Helpful: Biology, Geology, Further Mathematics [blank] and A*AA (with Mathematics at A or A*) Essential: Mathematics TSA [blank] Science A*A*A (with the A*s in Mathematics, Further Mathematics or Physics.) Essential: Mathematics and Physics Recommended: Mathematics Mechanics modules Helpful: Further Mathematics PAT [blank] English Language and Literature AAA Essential: English Literature or English Language and Literature Helpful: A language, History ELAT One piece English and Modern Languages AAA Essential: A modern language (depending on course choice) and English Literature or ELAT MLAT pieces
English, a language Human Sciences AAA Helpful: Biology, Mathematics TSA [blank] Law AAA Helpful: A subject involving essay writing LNAT Law with Law Studies in Europe AAA Essential: A relevant modern language (not required for European Law) Helpful: A subject involving essay writing LNAT [blank] Materials Science A*AA (with the A* in Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry) Essential: Mathematics and Physics Recommended: Chemistry Helpful: Further Mathematics, Design and Technology (Resistant Materials) PAT [blank] A*A*A with the A*s in Mathematics and Further Mathematics if taken (see page 100 [printed edition page number]) Essential: Mathematics Recommended: Further Mathematics MAT [blank] and Computer Science A*AA (with A*A in Mathematics and Further Mathematics (FM) or A* in Mathematics if FM is not taken) Essential: Mathematics Recommended: Further Mathematics MAT [blank] and Philosophy A*A*A with the A*s in Mathematics and Further Mathematics if taken (see page 104 [printed edition page number]) Essential: Mathematics Recommended: Further Mathematics MAT [blank] and Statistics A*A*A with the A*s in Mathematics and Further Mathematics if taken (see page 106 [printed edition page number]) Essential: Mathematics Recommended: Further Mathematics MAT [blank] Medicine A*AA (excluding Critical Thinking and General Studies and Essential: Chemistry with either Mathematics or BMAT
at least an A in both Chemistry and one or more of Biology, Physics or Mathematics) Biology or Physics Modern Languages AAA Essential: One or more modern languages (depending on course choice) MLAT pieces Modern Languages and Linguistics AAA Essential: A modern language (depending on course choice) Helpful: English Language, Mathematics, a science or any other language MLAT pieces Music AAA Essential: Recommended: ABRSM Grade V keyboard ability or above Two pieces Oriental Studies AAA Helpful: A language OLAT for some options (see page 120 [printed edition page number]) Two pieces and Modern Languages AAA Essential: A modern language (depending on course choice) MLAT a test) One/two pieces Politics and Economics (PPE) AAA Helpful: Mathematics, History TSA [blank] and Theology AAA Helpful: A subject involving writing test (see page 128 [printed edition page number]) One piece
Texts and contexts: integrating literary/ archaeological material A special subject in Philosophy (ancient or modern) A classical special subject: historical, archaeological or philological Work on the Greek and Latin languages Terms 1–5 Assessment First University examinations IA: Ten papers, including four language papers (Latin and Greek) Terms 6–12 Courses Choose eight options from more than 80 in the following subjects (no area is compulsory; in most of these subjects it is possible to offer an undergraduate thesis in place of one of the papers): Greek and Roman history (choose up to five): some are period papers, others topic-based Philosophy (choose up to five ancient): numerous ancient and modern options; up to four can be in modern Philosophy Greek and Latin literature (choose up to five) Greek and Roman archaeology (choose up to two, plus a thesis if you wish) Philology and Linguistics (choose up to two, plus a thesis if you wish) Second classical language: Course II students can take up the second classical language if they wish (will count as two papers in the final exam) Terms 6–12 Assessments Final University examinations: Eight exam subjects taken, with the possibility of offering one paper as a thesis. For some Literature options instead of a three-hour paper, assessment involves the composition of one long essay over a three-week period. The options listed here are illustrative and may change. A full list of current options is available on the Classics website (details above). Course IB (Latin and Greek, for those who have studied only Latin to A-level or equivalent) Terms 1–5 Courses Homer’s Iliad Virgil’s Aeneid Texts and contexts: integrating literary/ archaeological material A special subject in Philosophy (ancient or modern) A classical special subject: historical, archaeological or philological Work on the Greek and Latin languages Terms 1–5 Assessments First University examinations IB: Ten papers, including four language papers (Greek language work at a less advanced level than IA, Latin at the same level as IA) Terms 6–12 Courses Choose options from more than 80 in the following subjects (no area is compulsory; in most of these subjects it is possible to offer an undergraduate thesis in place of one of the papers): Greek and Roman history (choose up to five): some are period papers,
Shakespeare (may also be studied in the 2nd year) Course II: The material text or Shakespeare (choice of option) Both courses: Special options paper Dissertation More information on current options is available on the course website (details above). Assessment (3rd year) All period papers will be examined by written examinations at the end of the third year. Most students will submit one extended essay for Special options, due in at the end of the first term; dissertation and portfolio for Shakespeare/The material text, due during the second term. [72] English and Modern Languages BA 4 years with a year abroad English and either Czech (with Slovak), French, German, Modern Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish UCAS codes: see combinations Entrance requirements A-levels: AAA Advanced Highers: AA/AAB IB: 38 (including core points) with 666 at HL Or any other equivalent Candidates are expected to have English Literature, or English Language and Literature, to A-level, Advanced Higher, Higher Level in the IB or any other equivalent. 3-year average (2015-17) Interviewed: 66%; Successful: 20%; Intake: 20 How to apply ELAT and MLAT. For test date and registration details please see Written work: One to three pieces See Fees, living costs and funding See page 186 [printed edition page number] and The year abroad has lower fees and may have extra funding: see Course combinations You can either study English with a Modern Language you already speak, or with a Modern Language you'd like to learn from scratch. For the following course combinations you would usually be expected to have the Modern Language to A-level, or another academic equivalent. English and: Czech QR37 French QR31 German QR32 Modern QQ37 Italian QR33