Ancient and Medieval History

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
 
107 place StudyQA ranking:3092 Duration:36 months

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Description

The emphasis of the programme is on social history: how people in the past lived, worked, traded and enjoyed their leisure but offers the opportunity to study many different forms of history. The chronological sweep of the degree is wide, from around 3000 BC to 1500 AD. Geographically you get to study Europe, the Mediterranean and Asian civilisations. Studying such a diverse range of societies and cultures enables you to analyse and reflect on the complex relationship between the Ancient and Medieval worlds.

Career opportunities

A degree in Ancient and Medieval History serves as an excellent preparation for a wide range of jobs, from the commercial to the academic. Our recent graduates have successful careers in law, teaching, public relations, human resource management, banking and finance, museums and the media.

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline None, but early application advised Tuition fee Not specified Start date September 2015 Credits (ECTS) 360 ECTS
Duration full-time 36 months Languages Take an IELTS test
  • English
Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Full-time

Course Content

irst year

The first year represents a foundation year in which core skills and knowledge for historical enquiry. While those two things can never be separated, the emphasis is on skills in the modules Practising History A: Skills in History and Practising History B: Approaches to History (10+10 credits) and the Ancient History Project A (Autumn) and B (Spring) (10 + 10 credits). Each of these four modules centres on a different topic, two per semester, and helps develop your skills for university-level history. Broader survey modules help you to familiarise yourself with ancient and medieval history. Discovering the Middle Ages and Living in the Middla Ages (20 + 20 credits) explore fundamental themes and issues focused on the key periods concerned and indicate the kinds of questions historians explore and some of the methods they employ in answering them. Introduction to Greek and Roman History (20 credits) alongside another Classic and an Ancient History introductory survey module of your choice (for instance Early Civilisations: Egypt and Ancient Western Asia or Byzantium/Barbarians and the Transformation of the Roman World, also 20 credits), do the same on the ancient side of your degree. As you would expect the first year serves as a springboard for your studies in second year.

Second year

In the second year the emphasis on small group teaching and independent learning increases. Two core modules help to develop you as a historian of the ancient and medieval worlds. Ancient and Medieval History in Theory and Practice (20 credits) addresses questions to do with the nature of history and historical knowledge, particularly as they relate to the ancient and medieval worlds. Research Methods (Dissertation Preparation) gives you first-hand experience of the work of a historian as you learn to identify and frame a valid, intellectually coherent research question which, in year 3, will form your dissertation project (which can be on an ancient or medieval topic). Both of these modules run across both semesters. You also take two medieval history options, one in autumn, one in spring (Medieval Option A, Medieval Option B, 20 credits each). You then choose two 20-credit modules from the wide range on offer for year 2 students within Classics and Ancient History.

Third year

In the final year, your degree is split into three parts: your dissertation (40 credits), medieval modules (40 credits) and ancient modules (40 credits). Your 12,000 word Dissertation is your individual research project, using primary sources to answer a historical question which you have developed since year 2 and which is supervised by an appropriate specialist. The remainder of your degree is made up of modules you choose. On the medieval side you get the choice of either two Advanced options (one in autumn, one in spring, both 20 credits) or a medieval history Special Subject (40 credits). On the ancient side, as second year, you choose two final year 20-credit modules from the wide range on offer in Classics and Ancient History.

English Language Requirements

CAE score : 80(Grade A)

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Requirements

Number of A levels required: 3

Typical offer: ABB

International Baccalaureate: 34 points

Additional information:

Other qualifications are considered

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

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