The following files are available to download to assist with your course.
- Course Overview
- Course Content
- E-Tutor
- First year components
- Materials
- Time commitment
- Entering the examination
- Exam structure
- Duration/End Date
This is an email correspondence course based on online study sessions and prescribed texts.
There is no pre-requisite if you are taking this course for pleasure or your own purposes.
If however, you wish to eventually sit the A Level Classical Civilisation exams, you must study AS and ALevel (2nd part), The World of the Hero components, as well as an AS Group 2 component, such as Greek Theatre.
While one may study a single component over a school year, please note that to obtain the A Level in Classical Civilisation one must complete the two components of the AS Class Civ course, and the two components of the A Level (second part) Class Civ course, and sit the A Level CC examinations at the end of the two years.
If you would like to enrol for the course, please click on the Cost tab to make your payment and then on the Enrol tab, where you will see a link to an online registration form.
Politics of the Late Republic (H408/33)
The Late Roman Republic was a period of upheaval and conflicting views on how the Roman state should function. These conflicts eventually led to the downfall of the Republican res publica (state) and the rise of the Roman Emperors.
In this component learners will study the political thought of the period from Sulla's retirement in 79 BC to the death of Cicero in 43 BC, through examining Marcus Porcius Cato ('Cato the Younger'), Julius Caesar and Cicero. The exploration of the very different ideas of three contemporary political figures brings this tumultuous period to life. By examining their distictive attitudes, political beliefs, conduct and impact, learners will explore the ways in which the later Republican state developed, changed and ultimately fell. You will study Cicero's speech against Verres and a selection of his letters, not only in terms of style but also to see Cicero's ideas in action.
Standard
Your e-tutor will always be an experienced, enthusiastic Latin teacher, who knows the course well and is familiar with ways to help you with any issues which may arise during the course. He or she is unlikely to be involved in this project for the money! Rather your tutor will want to help you get the most out of your study of Latin and the Roman world.
When you enrol for the course, we will send you, by post, amongst other materials, an Independent Learner's Guide, detailing what work to undertake in each session. For examination courses (Eduqas, AS/A Level), sessions are held online. Almost all sessions have a designated assignment to send to your e-tutor. Your e-tutor will mark your work and return it to you, with ideas on how you might improve and, like any tutor, will try to explain an idea or concept to you if you are not certain about it. You do not have to send work if you do not wish to do so, of course, but we strongly recommend that you do, as this will both inform you of how you are progressing, and help your e-tutor to assist you in your learning.
Most of our e-tutors tell us that they would like to be contacted by their students more frequently, rather than less, and no limit is placed on the amount of times you may contact your e-tutor.
All e-tutors have completed a Criminal Records Bureau disclosure and are competent in sending, receiving and marking work electronically. Should you have any concerns about your e-tutor at any stage, you can contact our office at any time.
As per our AS CC Independent Learner course:
'The World of the Hero': Homer's Odyssey
Component Group 2: Culture and the Arts: Greek Theatre
(or any other AS Group 2 component that you may have studied at school).
Love and Relationships and Politics of the Late Republic, by Matthew Barr, Lucy Cresswell, Alastair Thorley, Bloomsbury Academic, ISBN: 9781350021037 (may be purchased from Bloomsbury .com/uk)
And: https://ocr.org.uk/Images/415111-prescribed-literary-sources-for-politics-of-the-late-republic.pdf
*** Only students enrolled on the course and the course tutors can access downloadable course materials ***
There are 20 sessions per component. The advised study time is 2 hours per session. The total study time is therefore in the region of 40 hours.
A Level is a UK public examination and students should ensure that they have access to an examination centre which offers this exam before they enrol on the course.
School students are advised to approach their school's Exams Officer and ask that their school enters them for the examination.
Mature or homeschool students may either approach local schools or contact us for assistance finding an examination centre. We may be able to help you by providing you with the name of an examination centre.
If you cannot find a school that is willing to enter you for your exams then a company like Tutors and Exams may be an option. Tutors and Exams provides examination and assessment facilities primarily aimed at private and home educated candidates. They currently have five examination centres located around the country: Bolton, Coventry, Doncaster, St Neots Cambridgeshire and Wimbledon. Please note that there is a charge for their services, although CSCP Distance Learners are eligible for the reduced "Partner" rate.
In all cases, firm arrangements should be made in the Autumn Term before the exam. While CSCP takes responsibility for tutoring students for the exams, we are not ourselves an examination centre and are unable to enter students for exams.
Overall examination code: H408
Component Group 3: Beliefs and Ideas (H408/33)
Our A Level (second part) CC course prepares you for Politics of the Late Republic
This is a written paper with a total of 75 marks and is 30% of the total A Level grade. The time for the exam is 1 hour and 45 minutes.
The exam will consist of two sections:
Section A: all questions are compulsory and will involve short answers and commentary questions, as well as a shorter essay question.
Section B contains a choice of of one from two essays. In these essays you will expect to make use of secondary sources and academic views to support your argument.
Fixed End Date or Fixed Number of Weeks?:
Fixed number of weeks
Fixed weeks duration:
40
