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BA Ancient History and Archaeology

University of Leicester

Institution
University of Leicester
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Ancient History and Archaeology BA
Duration
3-4 years
UCAS code
VV41
Typical offer
A-level ABB

Entry requirements

A level: ABB

About this course

A BA in Archaeology and Classics, combining archaeological study with classical history. Core topics include Research Methods and Fieldwork. Placement modules are available with local heritage organisations and a professional archaeological unit (ULAS), and an accredited internship programme is offered.

Modules

  • Fieldwork 2
  • Archaeology Dissertation
  • Conflict, Heritage and archaeology
  • Lived Experience in Imperial Rome
  • Early Christian Europe
  • My Empire Reborn: Justinian and his Age
  • Babylonian Sources
  • Human Skeletal Analysis
  • The Archaeology of Colonialism in the Americas
  • Great Greek Monuments
  • The Archaeology of Human Evolution
  • Oracles. Dreams and Omens: Divination in the Greek World
  • Archaeology and Ancient History in Action: Community Engagement and Heritage Practice
  • Archaeology and Materials
  • Late Antique North Africa
  • Approaching Ancient Evidence (Greek)
  • Introduction to Greek History
  • An Introduction to World Archaeology BC
  • Archaeology: The Essentials
  • Approaching Ancient Evidence (Roman)
  • Introduction to Roman History
  • An Introduction to World Archaeology AD
  • Debates in Archaeological Heritage
  • Sources, Method, and Theory for Ancient History
  • Fieldwork 1
  • Theory in Archaeology
  • The Age of Augustus
  • Slavery in the Ancient World
  • The Ancient Near East
  • Neolithic, Bronze Age, and Iron Age Britain and Ireland
  • Heritage Skills
  • Principles and Methods in Archaeological Science
  • Archaeology of the Roman Empire
  • The Latin World: Ancient, Medieval and Modern
  • Roman Religion
  • The Many Falls of the Roman Empire
  • The Medieval Mediterranean World
  • Mapping Landscapes: Skills for Archaeological and Environmental Survey
  • Living in Towns: Archaeological Approaches to Medieval Urbanism
  • Artefact Analysis