BA Ancient History and Archaeology
Entry requirements
A level: ABB including one essay based subject
About this course
BA in History and Archaeology, examining ancient civilisations and the archaeology of Britain and Europe. Core topics include Research Methods. Students gain practical experience through subsidised fieldwork and excavation projects at sites in the UK and the Mediterranean, alongside language instruction in ancient tongues.
Modules
- Constructing Archaic Greek History
- From Republic to Empire: Introduction to Roman History, Society & Culture 218-31BC
- Doing Archaeology 1
- The Odyssey
- Cities and Citizens
- Discoveries and Discoverers: Sights and Sites
- Virgil's Aeneid
- Introduction to the History and Culture of Pharaonic Egypt
- Intensive Greek 1
- Introduction to Egyptian Hieroglyphs
- Intensive Latin 1
- Advanced Latin Language 1
- Advanced Greek Language 1
- Intensive Greek 2
- Intensive Latin 2
- Climate change and societal response: Lessons from the past
- The Roman Empire 31BC - AD313 Rome's Golden Age
- Politics and Society in Classical Greece
- Thinking Archaeology
- Doing Archaeology 2
- Through Cicero's Eyes
- The Conquering Hero: The Life, Times and Legacy of Alexander The Great
- Introduction to Egyptian Hieroglyphs
- Greco-Roman Society and Technology
- Roman Women in 22 Objects
- Tomb and Temple: Religion and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt
- The First Cities: The Archaeology of Urbanism in the Near East
- The Archaeology of Ritual
- From Sites to Statues: Understanding Heritage in a time of Culture Wars
- Art and Technology in Ancient Egypt
- Data Literacy in a Digital World
- Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology and Egyptology Dissertation
- Introduction to Egyptian Hieroglyphs
- Through Cicero's Eyes
- The Hellenistic World, c. 323-31 BCE
- Greco-Roman Society and Technology
- Roman Love Elegy
- Tomb and Temple: Religion and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt
- The First Cities: The Archaeology of Urbanism in the Near East
- The Archaeology of Ritual
- Greek Epic Poetry
- Gods, Kings, and Heroes: The Poetry of Archaic Greece
- Finding Happiness in the Ancient World
- From Sites to Statues: Understanding Heritage in a time of Culture Wars
- Art and Technology in Ancient Egypt
- Exile