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BA Ancient and Medieval History

Royal Holloway, University of London

Institution
Royal Holloway, University of London
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Ancient and Medieval History
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
VV19
Typical offer
A-level ABB, IB 32

Entry requirements

A level: ABB-BBB (Required subjects: We require English Language and Mathematics GCSE at grade 4 (C)) IB: 6,5,5 at Higher level or 32 points overall.

About this course

BA History, covering Greek and Roman antiquity from the Classical period through the transition to the Medieval world. Core topics include Research Methods and Historical Research. The course is taught by staff from both the Classics and History departments. The Extended Essay unit requires a dissertation of 8,000 to 10,000 words in either ancient or medieval history.

Modules

  • History in the Making
  • Greek History and the City State
  • Key Themes in Roman History
  • Introduction to Greek Literature
  • Roman Literature of the Republic
  • Roman Literature of the Empire
  • Introduction to Ancient Philosophy
  • Individual and Community
  • Studying Classical Antiquity
  • Introduction to Greek Archaeology
  • Introduction to Roman Archaeology
  • Republics, Kings and People: The Foundations of European Political Thought from Plato to Rousseau
  • From Renaissance to Revolutions: Europe and the World, 1500-1800
  • Rome to Renaissance: An Introduction to the Middle Ages
  • Greek History to 404 BC
  • Greek History to 322 BC
  • Spinning the Past: Greek Historiography from Herodotos to Diodoros
  • Historiography of the Roman World
  • Gender in Classical Antiquity
  • Greek Law and Lawcourts
  • Augustus: Propaganda and Power
  • The Roman Republic: A Social and Economic History
  • The Rise of the Roman Empire: An Economic and Social history
  • The Later Roman Empire
  • Byzantium and its Neighbours, 641-1081
  • London Urban Society, 1400-1600
  • The Crusades and the Eastern Mediterranean, 1095-1291
  • Medicine and Society in Medieval Europe
  • The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic
  • Rome and its Empire from Augustus to Commodus
  • The Pursuit of Power: Europe 1000-1250
  • Politics, Pestilence and War in Late Medieval Europe, 1300 to 1500
  • The Silk Road I: Genghis Khan and the Mongol Legacy in Western Asia (1200-1500)
  • Everyday Life in the Italian Renaissance
  • Religion, Culture and Society in Europe, 1000-1250
  • The Sacred and Profane: Cultural Life in Renaissance Europe
  • The Silk Road II: The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires (1500-1700)
  • Independent Research Project
  • Extended essay (dissertation) in either ancient or medieval history
  • Extended Essay (Dissertation)
  • Augustus
  • Alexander the Great
  • The City from Augustus to Charlemagne: The Rise and Fall of Civilisation
  • Christians and Pagans from Constantine to Augustine (AD 306-430)
  • Heresy, Crusade and Inquisition in Southern France, c.1140 to c.1300
  • Faith and Fire: Religious Culture in England, c.1375 to 1525
  • The City and the Conqueror: The Fall of Constantinople (1453)
  • Genghis Khan and His Empire, 1150-1300
  • Further Latin for Historians