Subject Group: Humanities
These subjects explore the ways in which humans live and communicate in the world. Human life is examined by looking at our past, our present and into our future. These subjects help people to express themselves clearly and develop their reasoning ability.
Brief Description:
Classics combines elements of the Ancient Greek, Classical Studies, and Latin, which have previously been taken as stand alone courses. This subject will merge the three and offer students the opportunity to engage with the culture, literature, languages, art and material culture of ancient Greece and Rome, as part of a single curriculum.
This is an optional Junior Cycle subject and requires a minimum of 200 hours of learning
How will Classics be useful to me?
The specification for Classics gives students the opportunity to engage with the culture, literature, languages, art and material culture of Ancient Greece and Rome in a variety of ways. The course comprises three strands, and students will study two out of these three strands. The first strand, core component – myth and daily life, will be taken by all students. Alongside this, students have the option of studying either the Classical Studies component (World of Achilles and Rome, Centre of an Empire) or the Classical Language component (Latin or Ancient Greek).
