Are classical studies or history doable in a year?repeating the LC.

Mysteriouschic

I'm keeping english , maths , geography , business
and dropping my other two french and engineering.

I will repeat and thinking of picking up two other subjects economics as one of them.

I was thinking classical studies I heard theres loads of books?

Or would history be easier?

Maybe if I did classical studies and maybe started reading some of the books over the summer???

CPFC IRL

Hi yeah classics is very doable in a year I picked it up at Halloween and im hoping for an A1 today but it is a very long course if your prepared to put the time in its a very interesting course and definatley my favourite subject the books such as the odyssey and alexander the great are actually great to read as there novels not school books so reading them over the summer would be a good idea

Also Classics is towards the idea of the leaving cert so you will have a nice gap to revise it ive had 6 days hope this helps

Gercakeage

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

I'm keeping english , maths , geography , business
and dropping my other two french and engineering.

I will repeat and thinking of picking up two other subjects economics as one of them.

Hi, I'm don't know what college/course your hoping for but would you not be better to keep on french as a third language is a requirement for a lot of colleges and ITs

Oenone

I started my classics course 4 days ago :eek:
So yeah, it's very doable in a year - but please don't do as I did and procrastinate until four days before the exam, it makes for quite an unnerving experience.
I had better get back to stuffing my brain full of Alexander's dastardly exploits - au revoir!

Mysteriouschic

I can keep french as a requirement , I don't need it for anywhere or my courses anyway.

Mysteriouschic

If I was to do classics. What books would you suggest I start reading?

ride-the-spiral

Gercakeage wrote: »

Hi, I'm don't know what college/course your hoping for but would you not be better to keep on french as a third language is a requirement for a lot of colleges and ITs

If you pass french the first time round you don't need to pass it again, unless you're trying for medicine.

Mysteriouschic

Is there a textbook for classical studies?

AdamD

History would be difficult to do in a year.

iluvgreenday246

I wouldn't recommend doing history in 1 year, it's quite a long course and you have to know it reeeealy well if you want any sort of decent grade...

Mysteriouschic

Alright I heard history was a long course so Classics would be the one that would be doable? Do you just need to read certain books for that?

Peiteal

Hi, I've only just taken up Classics for LC next June. Except I'm teaching it to myself... :eek:

Here's the only text book you can get:
http://www.eason.ie/books/9781847411853

It covers the topics: Alexander The Great, The Epics and Greek Drama.


Here's where you can find the syllabus and which books you need:
http://www.education.ie/home/home.jsp?pcategory=17216&page=&maincat=&ecategory=17233&link=&sectionpage=&subject=28154&language=EN

Just click on Classics.

LimerickLad92

History is not doable in a year

Its firstly, a very hard and boring subject, I love history but the content on this course is as boring as watching paint dry... indefinitely. Ontop of that there is quite alot of content that you would need to do on your own which makes it difficult. id advice you to avoid history are a new subject.

Postgrad10

Business is a fantastic subject to take in a year . I taught myself and got a fantastic grade in the leaving cert !