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BA Ancient History

University of Kent

Institution
University of Kent
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Ancient History
Duration
3-6 years
UCAS code
Q800
Typical offer
A-level BBB, UCAS 120

Entry requirements

A level: BBB IB: 120 tariff points - typically H5 H6 H6 or equivalent

About this course

BA (Hons) in History and Archaeology. Core topics include research methods, fieldwork, historical research, and critical and analytical thinking. The course provides access to an archaeology laboratory with geophysical and land survey equipment. Students may take a year abroad at a partner institution.

Modules

  • Power and Persuasion: The Classical World
  • Classical Archaeology: Great Sites, Key Issues
  • Tyranny and Transformation: The Roman World
  • Migration, Slavery and Identity in the Ancient World
  • Classical Mythology: Themes and Approaches to Ancient Greek Myth
  • Ancient Egypt: Key Sites and Material Culture
  • Archaeology: The Essentials
  • Beginners’ Ancient Languages 1
  • Beginners’ Ancient Languages 2
  • Classical Literature
  • Rome in the First Century AD: The Global City from Augustus to Domitian
  • Remaking the Past: Antiquity in the Present
  • The Engagement Project
  • Tyranny and Transformation: The Roman World
  • Egypt and the Classical World
  • Everyday Life in the Roman Empire
  • Gender and Sexuality in Roman Society
  • Greek and Roman Art and Architecture
  • Homeric Epic
  • Intermediate Ancient Languages 1
  • Intermediate Ancient Languages 2
  • Museum Studies – Exploring Key Debates
  • Museum Studies – Internships
  • The Rise and Fall of Athens
  • Rome to Byzantium: the World of Late Antiquity
  • Virgil’s Aeneid
  • War and Imperialism in Ancient Rome, 350-100 BCE
  • Heritage Studies – Internships
  • Heritage Studies – Exploring Key Debates
  • Dissertation
  • Advanced Ancient Languages
  • Advanced Topics in Ancient History
  • Advanced Topics in Archaeology
  • Advanced Topics in Classical Studies
  • Ancient Philosophy
  • Barbarians in the West
  • Cities and Empires of the Ancient Near East
  • Classical Studies and Ancient History in the Classroom
  • Constantinople and the Late Antique City
  • Early Greece and the Formation of the Classical World
  • Gods, Heroes and Mystery Cults: Religion in Ancient Greece
  • Graeco-Roman Egypt
  • The Hellenistic World: History and Material Culture
  • Heritage Studies – Internships
  • Heritage Studies – Exploring Key Debates
  • Monsters in Roman Literature
  • Professional Archaeology: Techniques and Methods
  • Roman Britain: History and Archaeology
  • The Crisis of the Late Republic