BA Ancient History and Archaeology with Professional Placement
Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 30 points overall
About this course
BA in History and Archaeology and Classics, combining the study of ancient civilisations with archaeological methods. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Ethics & Professional Practice. The programme is shared with the Department of Classics and includes a professional placement year in the third year. Students also have access to the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology on campus and artefact-focused teaching at the British Museum's Archaeological Research Collection.
Modules
- Archaeology Today: Methods and Practice
- Early Empires: Mesopotamia, Egypt and Rome
- Greek History: War, Society and Change in the Archaic Age
- Roman History: The Rise and Fall of the Republic
- Forensic Anthropology and the Archaeology of Death
- Contemporary World Cultures: An Introduction to Social Anthropology
- Ancient Song
- Presenting the Past: An Introduction to Museum Studies
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- Optional Language or University Wide Modules
- Archaeology Field School and Professional Practice
- Careers for Classicists and Ancient Historians
- Prehistoric Europe: The First Million Years
- Medieval Europe: Power, Religion and Death
- Greek History: Persian Wars to Alexander
- Roman History: From Republic to Empire
- Archaeology and Heritage: Past, Present and Future
- Ancient Objects: Materials and Meanings
- Bioarchaeology
- Forensic Archaeology and Crime Scene Analysis
- Changing the Face of the Earth: Past, Present and Future Sustainability
- Methods and Approaches in Ethnographic Practice
- Ancient Epic
- My Mother's Sins and Other Stories
- Ancient Drama
- Ancient Egyptian Language and Hieroglyphs
- Entertainment and Leisure in Roman Society
- Celts and Romans: Northern Europe and Britain
- Curatorship and Collections Management
- Optional Language or University Wide Modules
- Dissertation in Archaeology
- Dissertation in Classics
- Independent Project in Classics
- The Anthropology of Heritage and Cultural Property
- The Archaeology and Anthropology of Food
- Biological Anthropology
- Post-excavation: Assessment, Analysis and Publication in the Profession
- Emergence of Civilisation in Mesopotamia
- The First Europeans: Archaeology of the Lower Palaeolithic
- Objects and Identities in the Roman Empire
- 'Race' in the Ancient Greek and Roman Worlds
- Beyond Barbarians and Bishops: Late Antiquity, 300-800 CE
- Ancient Ethiopia: The Aksumite Kingdom
- History, Culture and Society in the time of Nero
- Xenophon's Anabasis
- Leadership Skills and Values from Antiquity
- From Classroom to Courtroom: Mastering the Art of Persuasion
- Summer Placement