Units

Please find below the units which are available for this qualification.

Unit title and description	Assessment incl. duration	Weighting
Unit A351: City Life in the Classical World Option 1: Athens Option 2: Rome.	Written examination 1 hour	25% full course 50% short course
Unit A352: Epic and Myth Option 1: Homer's The Odyssey Option 2: Ovid's Metamorphoses.	Written examination 1 hour	25% full course 50% short course
Unit A353: Community Life in the Classical World Option 1: Sparta Option 2: Pompeii.	Written examination 1 hour	25% full course 50% short course
Unit A354: Culture and Society in the Classical World Option 1: Sophocles' Antigone Option 2: Aristophanes' Lysistrata Option 3: The Olympic Games Option 4: Virgil's The Aeneid Option 5: Pliny's Letters Option 6: Roman Britain.	Controlled assessment	25% full course 50% short course

Short Courses

We also offer a Short Course in GCSE Classical Civilisation, equivalent to half a GCSE. This offers several advantages:

• There are only two units to complete
• Learners who are interested in a particular subject, but don't have time to study a full course, have more learning options
• Learners can study a wider range of subjects
• Timetabling for shorter courses can be easier for your centre
• More able students can complement their studies by taking additional short courses
• Short courses can be spread over one or two years.

Assessment objectives

The assessment objectives are designed to reflect the non-statutory guidelines for Classical Civilisation.

Candidates are expected to demonstrate the following in the context of the content described:

AO1

Recall, select and organise relevant knowledge of literature and its contexts and/or of society and values of the classical world.

AO2

Demonstrate an understanding of literature and its contexts and/or society and values of the classical world.

AO3

Interpret, evaluate and respond to literature and its contexts and/or sources related to society and values of the classical world.