Ancient Languages: Ancient Greek Intermediate
Course overview
Undergraduate Summer School modules are intellectually stimulating, dynamic and highly participative. They are taught by leading King’s academics who are experts in their field. Classes are highly international with students from all over the world.
Each module comprises 150 study hours, including teaching, independent study and group work. Our undergraduate modules are examined to university standards and can be taken for credit towards degrees at other institutions.
This module is based on a 15-credit King’s undergraduate module and therefore typically awarded 3-4 US credits or 7.5 ECTS. To receive credit for King's summer modules, contact your home institution to ask them to award external credit.
What does this course cover?
This intensive module gives you the opportunity to build on your basic knowledge of Ancient Greek to read simple texts in Greek. It is ideal if you intend to study for a Masters or Doctoral degree thus acquiring an essential skill for future research.
It is also appropriate if you are an undergraduate students who would not otherwise have the chance to improve your Greek, a mature student and for anyone with an interest in the Hellenic world.
What will I achieve?
By the end of the module, you should have:
- Gained the ability to recognise, explain and use for yourself the main principles of Greek grammar; to translate with confidence from Greek into English, even where you have not encountered the author in question before; and to translate into Greek.
- Learnt how to analyse sentence structure logically, and developed an enhanced understanding of the nuances of language.
Who is this for?
This module is appropriate if you intend to study for a Masters or Doctoral degree thus acquiring an essential skill for future research. It is also ideal if you are an undergraduate student who would not otherwise have the chance to improve your Greek, a mature student, or anyone with an interest in the Hellenic world.
The King's College London Undergraduate Summer School is open to students who are currently, or have been, enrolled in an undergraduate degree programme. We also welcome applications from professionals who have substantial relevant experience in their chosen subject area.
You should ensure that you are eligible to apply before you submit your application by checking our academic and English Language Criteria.
How will I be assessed?
- One in-class test, one hour (80%)
- Two in-class progress tests (20%)
What is the teaching schedule?
Undergraduate Summer School modules comprise 150 study hours over three weeks, which includes a minimum of 45 hours contact hours, as well as independent study, team project work and assessment preparation.
Teaching takes place between 9am and 5pm (BST) from Monday to Friday in one of our central London campuses. Students will receive their module timetable before they arriving on campus in June 2022.
We hope you will be able to study with us in person this summer and look forward to meeting you on campus. However if you are unable to travel to London, we are able to offer online teaching via our hyflex system which enables students to join the live classes remotely. Please contact asksummer@kcl.ac.uk before you submit your application, if you wish to join classes remotely.