UCD School of Classics

This module is designed for students taking the MA in Classics who are able to read unadapted Greek or Latin texts. Students will undertake directed reading related to their research interests.

This module is designed for students taking the MA in Classics who are able to read unadapted Greek or Latin texts. Students will undertake directed reading related to their research interests.

This module is designed for postgraduate students who wish to learn Latin for the purposes of their research. Students will be introduced to the Latin language in its original Roman context. The fundamental rules of Latin and English grammar will be explained, and students will learn to read and translate passages adapted from ancient authors such as Cicero and Virgil. Students will also develop the skills they need to apply their knowledge of Latin in their research, by exploring issues in translating Latin and by becoming familiar with the range of lexical tools, commentaries and editions available for the study of Latin texts.

This module is the second step in our postgraduate introductory Latin course and students are expected to have previously taken Beginners' Latin for Graduate Students 1. Students will continue their study of the Latin language, developing their reading skills by translating short texts and adapted passages from a wide range of ancient Roman writers, such as Ovid and Catullus. By the end of the module, they will have acquired a solid learner's vocabulary and have met with all the key grammar and most common syntactical structures in Latin. Students will also continue to develop the skills they need to apply their knowledge of Latin to their research by studying a variety of approaches to Latin texts used by modern commentators and by writing a short commentary of their own.

This module is designed for graduate students who wish to learn Ancient Greek for the purposes of their research. Students will be introduced to the Greek language in its original context. The fundamental rules of Greek and English grammar will be explained, and students will learn to read and translate passages adapted from ancient authors such as Thucydides and Plato. Students will also develop the skills they need to apply their knowledge of Greek in their research, by exploring issues in translating Greek and by becoming familiar with the range of lexical tools, commentaries and editions available for the study of Greek texts.

This module is designed for students taking the MA in Classics who are able to read unadapted Greek or Latin texts. Students will undertake directed reading related to their research interests.