BA Classical Studies
Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 120 tariff points - typically H5 H6 H6 or equivalent.
About this course
BA (Hons) in Archaeology and Classics, combining the study of ancient Greek and Roman civilisations with archaeological methods. Core topics include Fieldwork and Research Methods. A second-year Engagement Project prepares you for an independent dissertation, and optional pathways allow a Year Abroad or Year in Industry. Practical placements in archaeological excavation, heritage projects, and museum settings are available.
Modules
- Power and Persuasion: The Classical World
- Classical Archaeology: Great Sites, Key Issues
- Tyranny and Transformation: The Roman World
- Classical Mythology: Themes and Approaches to Ancient Greek Myth
- Migration, Slavery and Identity in the Ancient World
- 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
- Egypt and the Classical World
- Everyday Life in the Roman Empire
- Fieldwork Practice: The practice of archaeological data recovery in the field or through materials study
- 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
- 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