Ancient History

You select from wide-ranging topics in ancient history, ancient culture and archaeology.

You can also study classical languages, with optional Greek or Latin language modules at beginners' or advanced level.

You will engage with different forms of ancient evidence, such as literary texts, inscriptions, and visual and archaeological material, to bring these ancient worlds to life.

You'll also develop research skills to a professional level through our Ancient History portfolio project, equipping you with skills for your future career.

Stage 1

Compulsory modules

• CAH1012  West Meets East: Greek History and Society 776-404 BC
• CAH1013  The Road to Empire: Roman History 510-31 BC
• CAC1013  Love and Life in Rome and Verona
• CAC1014  Tragedy, Comedy and History: The World of Greek Literature

Optional modules

You take two optional modules from the following list:

• CAC1012  Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology
• CAC1015  How Should I Live?: Introduction to Ancient Moral Philosophy
• CAG1001  Beginners’ Greek in Action 1
  Or CAG1011  Intermediate Greek Language and Literature 1
• CAG1002  Beginners’ Greek in Action 2
  Or CAG1012  Intermediate Greek Language and Literature 2
• CLA1001  Beginners’ Latin in Action 1
  Or CLA1011  Intermediate Latin Language and Literature 1
• CLA1002  Beginners’ Latin in Action 2
  Or CLA1012  Intermediate Latin Language and Literature 2

Other optional modules may also be available, including the following:

• ARA1027  Introduction to Archaeology
• ARA1030  The Archaeology of Britain from the Romans to the 20th Century

Stage 2

Compulsory modules

• CAH2006  In Alexander’s Footsteps: Classical and Hellenistic Empires
• CAH2007  Caesar’s Gift: Rome under the Emperors
• CAH2009  Portfolio in Ancient History 1: Commentaries

Optional modules

You choose three optional modules, usually selected from the following list.

• CAH2013  Sex, Bodies and Identities in Antiquity
• CAC2020  Greek and Roman Religions
• CAC2037  The Classical Inheritance in Western Culture
• CAC2046  Poet and King: Virgil’s Aeneid and the Age of Augustus, Stage 2
• CAC2050  History, Literature and Truth: The Case of the Ancient Historians
• CAC2056  The long shadow of melancholy
• CAC2058  Approaches To Near Eastern and Greek Myth

Other optional modules may also be available.

It may also be possible to continue studying the ancient language(s) from Stage 1 by taking a language module, appropriate to your previous experience, from the following list:

• CAG1011  Intermediate Greek Language and Literature 1
• CAG1012  Intermediate Greek Language and Literature 2
• CAG2001  Level 2 Greek: Interpretation of Texts
• CAG2002  Special Study in Greek Stage 2
• CLA1011  Intermediate Latin Language and Literature 1
• CLA1012  Intermediate Latin Language and Literature 2
• CLA2001  Level 2 Latin: Interpretation of Texts
• CLA2002  Level 2 Latin: Special Study Stage 2

UK and EU students also have the opportunity to broaden their academic experience by spending Stage 2 studying Ancient History at one of our partner institutions in Europe through the Erasmus exchange programme. This will be a fully recognised period of study which counts directly towards your final degree mark.

Stage 3

Compulsory module

• CAH3000  Portfolio in Ancient History 2: Research Essay and Dissertation

Optional modules

You choose three modules from the following list, and may select four:

• CAH3005  City of Athens: Power, Society and Culture
• CAH3010  The Life and Afterlife of Alexander the Great
• CAH3025  Celluloid History II
• CAH3033  The Fall of the Roman Empire
• CAH3034  'Like ants or frogs around the pond': Mobility and Identity in the Greek Mediterranean
• CAH3036  Roman Egypt
• CAC3037  The Classical Inheritance in Western Culture
• CAC3046  Poet and King: Virgil's Aeneid and the Age of Augustus: Stage 3
• CAC3056  The long shadow of melancholy*
• CAC3061  Kings and Commonwealths: Roman Republicanism from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment*

* You can take this module if you have not already studied it at Stage 2.

Other optional modules may also be available, including the following Archaeology modules:

• ARA3013  Early Medieval Northern Europe
• ARA3016  The Archaeology of Byzantium and its Neighbours
• ARA3021  Frontier Communities of Roman Britain
• ARA3114  Regionality and the Fall of Rome

It may also be possible to continue studying the ancient language(s) taken at Stage 1 or Stage 2 by taking a language module appropriate to your previous experience from the following list:

• CAG1001  Beginners’ Greek in Action 1
• CAG1002  Beginners’ Greek in Action 2
• CLA1001  Beginners’ Latin in Action 1
• CLA1002  Beginners’ Latin in Action 2
• CAG1011  Intermediate Greek Language and Literature 1
• CAG1012  Intermediate Greek Language and Literature 2
• CAG2001  Level 2 Greek: Interpretation of Texts
• CAG3002  Level 2/3 Greek: Special Study Stage 3
• CAG3001  Level 3 Greek: Interpretation of Texts
• CAG3002  Level 2/3 Greek: Special Study Stage 3
• CLA1011  Intermediate Latin Language and Literature 1
• CLA1012  Intermediate Latin Language and Literature 2
• CLA2001  Level 2 Latin: Interpretation of Texts
• CLA3002  Level 2/3 Latin: Special Study Stage 3
• CLA3001  Level 3 Latin: Interpretation of Texts
• CLA3002  Level 2/3 Latin: Special Study Stage 3

Requirements

• Applicants whose first language is not English require a minimum score of IELTS 6.5
• GPA 4.0 or 80% average with specific grades or percentage in relevant subjects in at least one year of a Bakalavr at arecognised Russian University as comparable to ABB at A level
• GPA 4.0/5.0 or 80% average in at least one year of a Specialist Diploma in a recognised Russian university as comparable to ABB at A level
• A reference from a teacher, adviser or professional who knows you academically.
• A personal statement – this is where you can stand out from other applicants, so you should start thinking about this early.

Scholarships

• International Family Discount (IFD)
• International Undergraduate Merit Scholarship (IUMS)