BA Ancient History
Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 32 points
About this course
BA Honours in Classics, examining the history, culture, and societies of the ancient Greek and Roman world. Core topics include Data Analysis and Research Methods. The course includes a dedicated research module introducing sources, methods, and interpretations in Classics and Ancient History. Students can study ancient Greek and Latin at beginner or intermediate level.
Modules
- West meets East: Greek History and Society, 776-200 BC
- The Roman World from Romulus to Trajan
- Global Ancient Histories
- The Archaeology of Britain from the Romans to the 20th Century
- Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology
- The World of Latin Literature
- Tragedy, Comedy, History: The World of Greek Literature
- How Should I Live? An Introduction to Ancient Philosophy
- Beginners' Greek in Action Part 1
- Beginners' Greek in Action Part 2
- Intermediate Greek Language and Literature Part 1
- Beginners' Latin in Action Part 1
- Beginners' Latin in Action Part 2
- Intermediate Latin Language and Literature Part 1
- Global Middle Ages
- Stuff: living in a material world
- The Researcher’s Toolkit: Sources, methods, and interpretations in Classics and Ancient History
- Hellenistic Empires from Alexander to Cleopatra
- The Roman World from Hadrian to Heraclius
- From Lascaux to Knossos: Prehistoric Europe
- Archaeologies of the Roman Empire: The Roman World from Augustus to Diocletian
- Colonial Worlds: History and Archaeology
- The Classical Inheritance in Western Culture
- Approaches to Greek Mythology
- Love, Death, and Longing
- Warlike women, one-eyed warriors and gold-guarding griffins: The World of Herodotus
- Beginners' Greek in Action Part 1
- Beginners' Greek in Action Part 2
- Intermediate Greek Language and Literature Part 1
- Greek and Roman Religions
- Slavery in Greco-Roman Antiquity
- Beginners' Latin in Action Part 1
- Beginners' Latin in Action Part 2
- Intermediate Latin Language and Literature Part 1
- Sacred words and dirty deeds: Thriving in Late Antiquity
- The Mediterranean: a connected past
- Africa: History of a Continent
- Destroying Nature: Disasters, Diseases and Environmental Injustice
- Diversities of Sexuality and Gender in History
- Dissertation in Classics and Ancient History
- Early Medieval Britain
- Frontier Communities of Roman Britain
- Early Prehistoric Europe: Origins and transformations
- Sex, bodies and identities in Classical Greece
- Homeric Archaeology: Greece from Palaces to City States
- Fundamentals of Digital Humanities: Computer literacy, data analysis and GIS
- The Classical Inheritance in Western Culture
- Approaches to Greek Mythology
- Love, Death, and Longing
- Warlike women, one-eyed warriors and gold-guarding griffins: The World of Herodotus
- Beginners' Greek in Action Part 1
- Beginners' Greek in Action Part 2
- Intermediate Greek Language and Literature Part 1
- City of Athens: Power, Society and Culture
- Roman Egypt
- Businesswomen in the ancient world: Challenging Prejudices and Inequality
- Beginners' Latin in Action Part 1
- Beginners' Latin in Action Part 2
- Intermediate Latin Language and Literature Part 1
- Buddhism and Society in Medieval Japan
- Career Development for final year students