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Why study Classics?
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THE MALTA CLASSICS ASSOCIATION The General Secretary
The Malta Classics Association C/O Department of Classics & Archaeology
Archaeology Centre (Car Park 6) University of Malta Msida MSD 2080 MALTA, E.U.
Malta Classics Association
"Law schools report that by yard-
sticks of law review and grades,
their top students come from math,
the Classics, and literature - with
political science, economics, "pre -
law," and "legal studies" ranking
lower" (Harvard Magazine, May-June,
1998, p. 50)
"...shrewd employers, including
many in the City, still prefer job-
applicants whose minds were
f o rmed b y Ae s chy l u s o r
Horace" (London Times, 11 April 1991)
"So much of medical terminology is
rooted in the Classics that studying
Greek can facilitate study of anat-
omy for instance. (Dr. Eric Dahl, The
University of Mississippi Student Health Ser-
vice )
I did almost nothing but Latin and
Greek for 25 years and now I'm in
charge of every bus in London. (Boris
Johnson, Mayor of London)
Classical Studies
Intermediate
Almost everything that men have said
best, has been said in Greek—
Marguerite Yourcenar (French
Novelist)
Helen of Troy (Diane Kruger) and Prince Paris (Orlando Bloom) in the Warner Bros. movie. Love & war in Classical mythology continue to inspire people today more than three thousand years after these stories were first told.
Alexa Davalos starring as Princess Andromeda in the Warner Bros. picture “Clash of the Titans
2010)
Thanks to: Eden Cinemas
Classics at University
Classical Studies will be of immense benefit to students at
virtually any faculty of a modern university. In particular,
students who intend to study at the following faculties
will reap enormous rewards by doing Classical Studies at
Junior College:
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Laws
Faculty of Medicine & Surgery
Faculty of Theology
Knowing some Latin and Greek is a great advantage for
anyone intending to study at a foreign university since
most European and American universities value highly the
qualities acquired by students of the Classics. Although
knowledge of Latin and Greek is growing rapidly once
more, it is still an option rare enough for universities to
give special credit to applicants who have such a qualifica-
tion
In the Modern World
Linguistic, analytical and humanistic training acquired by a
study of Classics is especially useful for the rapid acquisi-
tion of languages, for abstract and analytical thought so
useful for mathematics and other sciences including com-
puter programming and for literary and artistic work.
The great achieve-
ments of Classical
Greece and Rome are
so important that they
form the basis of most
subsequent human
achievements. Such
inventions include: the
basis of modern archi-
tecture, art & medi-
c ine , computers ,
robots, concrete,
steam engines, central
heating, schools, uni-
versities, athletics and
many other things that
we now take for granted in the world today. With-
out the knowledge of the Greeks and the Romans
the world today would be completely different.
Knowledge of the Classical world has long been
lost in Malta. For this reason, the Malta Classics
Association has put together a syllabus, Classical
Studies, at Intermediate level for students at Junior
College. The goal of this syllabus is:
• To introduce the students to the elements of
Latin & Greek grammar.
• To improve their knowledge of English grammar.
• To impart an ability to read basic Latin and
Greek
• To impart a knowledge of the Classical world in
its cultural context, including mythology, philoso-
phy, art, history and literature.
1000 Years that Shaped the
World
What is Classical Studies?
A Classics-based Matsec syllabus at intermediate
level, including Latin, Greek & English grammar,
basic texts and general knowledge of the Classical
world.
When will it be offered?
Given sufficient demand, it will be offered as from
October 2011. The first exam will be set in May
2013.
Where is it offered?
Mainly at Junior College but other post-secondary
institutions may offer it according to demand.
What does the exam consist of?
A three-hour paper consisting of three sections.
Section A: to translate 5 simple sentences from
English into Latin & 5 similar sentences from Eng-
lish into Greek = 30 marks. Section B: An easy
text from a selection covered in class for comment
and translation = 30 marks. Section C: A choice of
essays in English on various aspects of Classical
history & culture= 40 marks.
J. K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, obtained
her first degree in Clas-sics and French
Interpretation of Roman Emperor Julius Caesar in Be-
thesda Softwork’s Fallout New Vegas, a computer game
Roman soldiers formed up in line of battle in The Eagle, the Universal Pictures movie. The achieve-
ments of Rome and the might of its legions are never forgotten.
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Malta Classics Association
