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Latin part of the School of Classics
Contact information
Address	Swallowgate St Andrews KY16 9AL
Phone	01334 462600
Fax	01334 462602
Website	www.st-andrews.ac.uk/classics/
Head of School	Prof G Woolf
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First Year

In first year students are split into two streams. Those who have already studied Latin (to A Level or equivalent) are placed in the advanced modules to build on their current knowledge of language and literature. Those who have little or no experience of Latin are placed in the beginner modules. Study of grammar is accompanied by translation exercises appropriate to each lesson.

Second Year

In second year beginner and advanced students study alongside one another. Teaching is literature based with weekly language classes to consolidate grammatical knowledge. Assessment is set according to ability, which usually means that ex-beginners must translate fewer lines of text.

Honours Level

At Honours level all students are assumed to be on an equal footing. Usually two Latin modules are offered each semester. Grading tends to be split evenly between coursework (usually two essays; some module co-ordinators include assessed presentations) and exam (often including set text translation, unseen text translation, commentary and/or essays). Single Honours student must write a dissertation. Classics (Greek and Latin) students must take a minimum of three modules in one language and two in the other; a dissertation is optional.