The Bachelor in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies trains students seeking to become specialists in one or more of the following fields: Ancient Egypt, Ancient Near East, Greek World, Biblical Studies, Byzantium, Medieval Near East, Islam and the Arab World, India, Far East. Working on original documentary sources written in one or more Oriental languages, students will gradually develop an ability to translate these texts clearly and accurately with a view to explaining their context and identifying their human values. The challenge for them, at the end of their degree course, is to be able to use all the knowledge they have acquired to write up an individual assignment of limited scope, applying a rigorous academic method.
On successful completion of this programme, each student is able to :