StudyQA — Bachelor: Ancient and Medieval History — Royal Holloway and Bedford New College (Page 11)

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Ancient and Medieval History offers the opportunity to study the history of Greece and Rome in the Classical period (600 BCE - 700CE) and how that world developed into the Medieval period (c. 600 CE - 1400 CE). The course brings together the two key periods of pre-modern history, offering students the opportunity to compare and contrast pre-modern social and political systems and to develop the knowledge, theories and methodologies necessary for the study of these periods of history.

Ancient history is a fundamental area of study: its politics, events and development lying behind our understanding of many aspects of historical societies and, indeed, our own culture. The course explores themes in Greek and Roman history, such as the emergence (and fall) of democracy and the rise, decline and fall of empires.

Medieval history shows a world transformed from its archaic predecessor, but a world whose history and consequences are with us still, be it through the development of international relations, the formation of geopolitical regions (Christendom/ the Islamic world), or the development of town life.

The course builds your skills and knowledge from day one and will develop your understanding of key periods and problems in ancient and medieval history. You will have the opportunity to explore the methodologies of history (ancient, medieval and modern). In year two, the experience of historical periods will be deepened and widened and you will develop your skills in research whilst exploring your individual interests, which will culminate in specialist studies and individual research projects in year three.

You will also have the opportunity to apply to spend a year studying abroad. We haveexchange agreements with excellent universities in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. We are also an active participant in the Erasmus programme, and have links with prestigious universities across Europe. Students apply during their second year, and, if successful, will study abroad during their third year, before returning to Royal Holloway for a fourth and final year of study.

FIRST YEAR

Students must take the following mandatory courses

HS1002 History and Meanings: Part 1 (0.5 unit)
HS1005 Public History or HS1111 Latin for (0.5 unit)
CL1575: Ancient History: Methods and Approaches (0.5 unit)
CL1550: Greek History and the City State (0.5 unit)
CL 1560: Key Themes in Roman History (0.5 unit)
Option from Classics year one introductory units (0.5 unit)
Plus one History Gateway course from the list below (1 unit)
HS1107: Republics, Kings and People: The Foundations of European Political Thought from Plato to Rousseau
HS1108: The Rich Tapestry of Life: A Social and Cultural History of Europe 1500-1780
HS1116: Rome to Renaissance: An Introduction to the Middle Ages
Students may substitute HS1005/HS1111 and the optional Classics ½ unit for a language acquisition course from the Classics listings at an appropriate level.

SECOND YEAR

Students must take the following mandatory course

HS2300: (0.5 unit) Independent Essay One History Group 2 course from those listed below (1 unit).
HS2124: The Later Roman Empire
HS2127: Byzantium and its Neighbours
HS2132: London Urban Society, 1400-1600
HS2142: The Crusades and the Eastern Mediterranean, 1095-1291
HS2143: Medicine and Society in Medieval Europe

At least four from the following courses (0.5 unit):

HS2004: The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic (Group 1)
HS2005: Rome and its Empire from Augustus to Commodus (Group 1)
CL2352 Greek History to 322BC I
CL2353 Greek History to 322BC II
CL2355 Greek Historiography:
CL2369 Historiography of the Roman World

Plus one further course (0.5 unit) from the list of Classics courses or the following Group 1 History courses

HS2004: The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic
HS2009: Europe 1000-1300 (1): The Structures of Power
HS2011: The Flowering of the Middle Ages (1): Politics, Pestilence and War, c.1300-c.1500
HS2111 Advanced Latin in the second term (0.5 unit)
HS2151: The Silk Road (1): Genghis Khan and the Mongol Legacy (1200-1500)
HS2149: Daily Life in Renaissance and Baroque Italian Cities 1: Social and Domestic Life
HS2005: Rome and its Empire from Augustus to Commodus
HS2010: Europe 1000-1300 (2): Culture, Society and Religion
HS2012: The Flowering of the Middle Ages (2)
HS2152: The Silk Road (2): The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires (1500-1700)

THIRD YEAR

Pathway A

History

One Group 3 course with dissertation (2.0 units) from the following

HS3296/7: Christians and Pagans from Constantine to Augustine (AD 306-430)
HS3150/1: Heresy, Crusade and Inquisition in Southern France, c.1140-c.1300
HS3131/2: England in the Reign of Richard II
HS3139/40: Religious Culture in England c. 1375-1525
HS3145/6: The Causes and Consequences of the Fall of Constantinople, 1453
HS3361/2: Genghis Khan and His Empire, 1150-1300

Classics

EITHER Two Year 3 courses (taught courses only, 2 units) OR One Year 3 course (taught course only, 1 unit) and one Classics language course (1 unit)

Pathway B

History One Group 3 course (taught course only, 1 unit) from the following

HS3296: Christians and Pagans from Constantine to Augustine (AD 306-430)
HS3150: Heresy, Crusade and Inquisition in Southern France, c.1140-c.1300
HS3131: England in the Reign of Richard II
HS3139: Religious Culture in England c. 1375-1525
HS3145: The Causes and Consequences of the Fall of Constantinople, 1453
HS3361: Genghis Khan and His Empire, 1150-1300 Plus EITHER One Group 2 course (1 unit) from the list above Classics One Year 3 course with dissertation (two units)