Fees and funding

Fees

Fees for entry in 2027 have not yet been set. For reference, the fees for the academic year beginning September 2026 were as follows:

  • MA (full-time)
    UK students (per annum): £13,700
    International, including EU, students (per annum): £29,900

The fees quoted above are fully inclusive of tuition, administration and computational costs.

Fees for entry are subject to yearly review. The University reserves the right to increase your tuition fee by up to 7% each year for courses lasting more than one year, including to reflect rising costs associated with delivering our educational and wider student experience. Postgraduate fees information .

Always contact the admissions team if you are unsure which fee applies to your qualification award and method of attendance.

International student CAS deposit

Self-funded international applicants are required to pay a deposit of £2500 towards their tuition fees before a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) is issued. Some applicants will be required to pay a higher deposit. More information on tuition fee deposits .

Policy on additional costs

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

Scholarships/sponsorships

Course unit details:
Intensive Greek 2

Course unit fact file
Unit code CAHE70162
Credit rating 15
Unit level FHEQ level 7 – master's degree or fourth year of an integrated master's degree
Teaching period(s) Semester 2
Available as a free choice unit? Yes

Overview

This course continues from CAHE70151 Intensive Greek 1.

Pre/co-requisites

Pre-requisite units

At least 50% scored in the course unit CAHE70151. Students who, previous to starting Intensive Greek, had achieved a qualification in Greek higher than GCSE (for example, AS-level, Scottish Higher, International Baccalaureate), are expected to have audited CAHE70151 and may now take CAHE70162 for credit.

 

Aims

To continue the study of Greek grammar and syntax begun in CAHE70151 Intensive Greek 1; to reach the stage where students can read Greek texts unaided.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course students will have developed the following abilities. Please see below for specific outcomes.

Knowledge and understanding

By the end of this course students will have developed the following abilities:

  • consolidation of the material of CAHE70151 Intensive Greek 1;
  • completion of the student’s introduction to the essentials of Greek syntax and vocabulary, with further development of active and passive competence in the Greek language;
  • enhanced reading knowledge of the language to a point at which students can begin to read unmodified Greek texts with accuracy, confidence, and enjoyment.

Intellectual skills

By the end of this course students will have developed the following abilities:

as for CAHE70151 Intensive Greek 1, but at a more advanced level of language-awareness.

Practical skills

By the end of this course students will have developed the following abilities (see below for specific skills)

Transferable skills and personal qualities

By the end of this course students will have developed the following abilities:

as for CAHE70151 Intensive Greek 1, but at a more advanced level of language-awareness.

Employability skills

Other
The course supports the development of a large number of important employment skills, most notably the ability to understand, commit to memory, and successfully deploy the elements of a complex communication system. Conscientious study of an ancient language enhances understanding of English grammatical structures and broadens vocabulary, thereby enhancing the ability to communicate clearly, concisely and eloquently. Students of ancient languages also learn how to extract key elements from complex information and to identify, make sense of, and solve associated problems.

Assessment methods

Mid-term test40%
Exam60%

 

Feedback methods

  • Weekly feedback on formative homework exercises;
  • Written feedback on formative and summative assessment (see above);
  • Additional one-to-one feedback (during the consultation hour or by making an appointment).

Recommended reading

Compulsory purchases:

J. Taylor, Greek to GCSE Part II. Revised Edition, 2016.  

 

If you want to buy a dictionary, the best long-term investment is Liddell and Scott’s Greek-English lexicon but it’s not essential yet. 

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Lectures 22
Seminars 22
Independent study hours
Independent study 106

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
John Taylor Unit coordinator

Additional notes

2 x 1 hr lecture in Sem 2

2 x 1hr seminar in Sem 2

Plus

1 x test

1 x exam

 

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