A Level Latin

The key to a rich and influential literature and to a range of modern languages.

Through Latin you will gain access to a rich literature, giving rise to debate on Roman poetry, history, philosophy and culture. These are not seen in isolation, but are compared with modern literature, events and ideas.

About the Course

In Latin, you will learn to think logically and analytically about language and literature. You will develop a critical approach to ideas of Roman society and compare them with those current today. The opportunity to read original Latin texts written more than twenty centuries ago by authors such as Virgil, Cicero, Caesar, Ovid, Tacitus, and Livy ​are challenging but rewarding.

Although the course focuses on language and literature, historical context and Roman ideas and values are studied as part of the background to literature and language. Some students choose to study Classics at universities, others medicine, law or modern languages. It is a rare qualification, offered by few state schools and colleges, valued by universities and employers alike.

Opportunities unique to this course

We regularly welcome academics and guest speakers to share their expertise. Latin students are also encouraged to enter national competitions, both in essay writing and Live Latin Reading, in which our previous students have excelled.

• Comprehension
• Translation
• Accidence and syntax

Various authors (Caesar, Pliny, Sallust, Suetonius…)

Consists of four written exams:

Paper 1: Unseen Translation (1hr 45mins, 33%)

Paper 2: Prose Comprehension or Composition (1hr 15mins, 17%)

Paper 3: Prose Literature (2hrs, 25%)

Paper 4: Verse Literature (2hrs, 25%)

You need to be qualified by both the relevant Admissions Score AND the predicted GCSE grade for each A level you apply for.

Please go to the College website to find the most up-to-date entry requirements for each A level that we offer: https://www.hillsroad.ac.uk/study-with-us/a-level-subjects

You can also visit www.hillsroad.ac.uk/apply to find out more about making your application.

Highly appreciated by universities and employers, Latin will automatically make you stand out from the crowd. Depending on the subject you take alongside it, Latin could lead you to a career in medicine, classics, science, politics, finances, law, linguistics

For more information and to read the FAQs for this subject visit www.hillsroad.ac.uk/latin