In a sense Classics is the first and oldest area of study - the field is not limited to a single method or discipline, but instead investigates Greek and Roman culture and its influence up to the present day in all its richness and diversity, its familiarity and strangeness.
Qualification: NCEA Level 1
Entry requirements: None.
Content: Classical Studies involves a range of disciplines such as history, literature, and art criticism, which makes it constantly fresh and challenging, and it encourages mental versatility. Contexts may include: Roman Mosaics and Temples, Roman Bath Houses, Sophocles’ Antigone, and Roman Slavery or Roman Education.
Skills: Throughout your studies, you develop the ability to research, collate and analyse a range of materials. You also learn to critically evaluate and interpret resources to form logical arguments.
Course costs: $10 for the write-on workbook.
Assessment:
Internal Achievement Standards
Level 1 2 Achievement Standards 6 credits each
External Achievement Standards
Level 1 2 Achievement Standards 4 credits each
Where does it lead? NCEA Level 2
Careers: Art / museum curator Architect Editor Lawyer Marketing Project manager Landscape designer Actor Teacher Tour guide Mediation Journalist Business Copywriter Archivist Academic director Medicine Parliamentary officer Art director Researcher
For further information: Come and have a chat with
Mr Burney in L5, or email bub@cghs.school.nz
Ms Hornsey in 104, or email hns@cghs.school.nz