BA Ancient History and Archaeology with Study Year Abroad
Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 30 points overall
About this course
BA in History and Archaeology and Classics. Core topics include research methods, fieldwork, and ethics and professional practice. The programme is run jointly with the Department of Classics and features a year abroad at a partner university overseas. A four-week departmental excavation is included in the archaeology field school.
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
- Study Year Abroad
- 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