📖Program Curriculum
See breakdown of modules per academic year below.
BA 3 Year Full-time
Year 1 (Level 4)
FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Medieval Europe: An Introduction September-January 20 HIH117
Making History September-January 20 HIH122
Optional Modules
Compulsory Modules - Selective
Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : You must select either one or both of the following modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Greek History and Society September-January 20 CLH100
Rome from Village to Empire: An Introduction to Roman History January-June 20 CLH150
AND
Optional Module Choices
Choose Maximum Of 60 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Select enough credits from the following modules to give you 60 credits total in each teaching block. Modern Languages and Ancient Languages modules in semester 2 (CLG codes, CLL codes and MLF102, MLG109, MLS131) may ONLY be selected with the corresponding language module in semester 1
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Ovid's Metamorphoses: The Transformations of Mythology September-January 20 CLC102
Introduction to Ancient Egyptian History, Society and Culture September-January 20 CLE120
Beginning Greek Language I September-January 20 CLG101
Intermediate Greek Language (post-GCSE or equivalent) I September-January 20 CLG105
Further Greek 1 September-January 20 CLG125
Beginning Latin Language I September-January 20 CLL101
Intermediate Latin Language (post-GCSE or equivalent) I September-January 20 CLL105
Further Latin 1 September-January 20 CLL125
Europe of Extremes, 1789–1989 September-January 20 HIH121
French for Beginners I September-January 20 MLF101
German for Beginners I September-January 20 MLG108
Spanish for Beginners I September-January 20 MLS130
Of Gods and Heroes - Greek Mythology January-June 20 CLC101
Introduction to Ancient Philosophy and Rhetoric January-June 20 CLC103
Age of Empire: Ancient Egypt and her Neighbours January-June 20 CLE115
Beginning Greek Language II January-June 20 CLG102
Intermediate Greek Language (post-GCSE or equivalent) II January-June 20 CLG106
Further Greek 2 January-June 20 CLG126
Beginning Latin Language II January-June 20 CLL102
Intermediate Latin Language (post-GCSE or equivalent) II January-June 20 CLL106
Further Latin 2 January-June 20 CLL126
Literature and Society in Medieval Europe. January-June 20 EN-113
Fieldtrip module: The Past in its Place January-June 20 HHC100
The Early Modern World, 1500-1800 January-June 20 HIH118
Britain and the World, 1800–2000 January-June 20 HIH124
French for Beginners II January-June 20 MLF102
German for Beginners II January-June 20 MLG109
Spanish for Beginners II January-June 20 MLS131
Year 2 (Level 5)
FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
The Practice of History January-June 20 HIH237
Optional Modules
Optional Modules - Ancient History
Choose Maximum Of 100 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Overall students need to select a total of five modules. Three for TB1 and two for TB2. Students should select a minimum of four modules of Ancient History and four modules of Medieval History over the course of their 2nd and 3rd years. To enrol in a TB2 language module students must also enrol in the corresponding TB1 module
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Marbles, Slaves and Mines, Oils Grains and Wine: Roman Economy and Society September-January 20 CLH2007
The Heirs of Rome: The Making of Christendom, Byzantium, and Islam in the Early Middle Ages, 400-800 September-January 20 CLH230 Can be used as an Ancient History or Medieval option
Greek City States September-January 20 CLH264
Gender in the Roman World September-January 20 CLH267
The Imperial Image: Roman Emperors and Imperial Women in History, Literature and Art. January-June 20 CLH2006
Myths and Society in the Greek World January-June 20 CLH2008
Beyond Mainland Greece: Asia in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods. January-June 20 CLH268
Schools work placement: Teaching ancient history and ancient languages January-June 20 CLP202
AND
Medieval History options
Choose Maximum Of 100 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students should select a minimum of four modules of Ancient History and four modules of Medieval History over the course of their 2nd and 3rd years.
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
The Heirs of Rome: The Making of Christendom, Byzantium, and Islam in the Early Middle Ages, 400-800 September-January 20 CLH230
Medieval Britain 1250-1461 September-January 20 HIH227
Ancient and Historic Places (Study-Trip/Field project: History) January-June 20 HIH2001
Britain in the Early Middle Ages: Slaves, Dragons, Queens and Vikings January-June 20 HIH276
The Anglo-Norman World 1066-1225 January-June 20 HIH287
AND
Ancient and Medieval Language
Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : To enrol in a TB2 language module students must also enrol in the corresponding TB1 module. Students should only take up one beginners language per academic year.
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Intermediate Greek Language I (post-Beginning Greek Language) September-January 20 CLG203
Beginning Greek Language I September-January 20 CLG221
Further Greek 1 September-January 20 CLG225
Advanced Greek 1 September-January 20 CLG227
Intermediate Latin Language I(post-Beginning Latin Language) September-January 20 CLL203
Beginning Latin Language I September-January 20 CLL221
Further Latin 1 September-January 20 CLL225
Advanced Latin 1 September-January 20 CLL227
Intermediate Greek Language II (post-Beginning Greek Language) January-June 20 CLG204
Beginning Greek Language II January-June 20 CLG222
Further Greek 2 January-June 20 CLG226
Advanced Greek 2 January-June 20 CLG228
Intermediate Latin Language II(post-Beginning Latin Language) January-June 20 CLL204
Beginning Latin Language II January-June 20 CLL222
Further Latin 2 January-June 20 CLL226
Advanced Latin 2 January-June 20 CLL228
AND
Modern Languages
Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : To enrol in a TB2 language module students must also enrol in the corresponding TB1 module. Students should only take up one beginners language per academic year.
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
French for Beginners I September-January 20 MLF101
German for Beginners I September-January 20 MLG108
Spanish for Beginners I September-January 20 MLS130
French for Beginners II January-June 20 MLF102
German for Beginners II January-June 20 MLG109
Spanish for Beginners II January-June 20 MLS131
Year 3 (Level 6)
FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
None found.
Optional Modules
Dissertation
Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Select either CLD300 OR HIH3300 as your dissertation module. If you select HIH3300 you must select a medieval subject
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Classics, Ancient History, Egyptology Dissertation September-June 40 CLD300
History Dissertation September-June 40 HIH3300
AND
Optional Module Choices - Ancient History
Choose Maximum Of 80 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Select FOUR modules, TWO in each semester . Students should take a minimum of four modules in Ancient History and four modules in Medieval History over the course of their second and third years. To select a TB2 Language option students must enrol in the corresponding TB1 language module.
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Greek City States September-January 20 CLH364
Monarchy: Ancient and Medieval September-January 20 CLH372 Can count as as an Ancient History or Medieval History option
Culture and Control in Roman Britain September-January 20 CLH381
Myths and Society in the Greek World January-June 20 CLH3008
Beyond Mainland Greece: Asia in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods January-June 20 CLH368
Pagans, Christians, and the "Falls" of Rome January-June 20 CLH374
Pompeii and the Cities of Vesuvius January-June 20 CLH394
Schools work placement: Teaching ancient history and ancient languages January-June 20 CLP309
AND
Optional Modules - Medieval History
Choose Maximum Of 80 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Students should take a minimum of four modules in Ancient History and four modules in Medieval History over the course of their second and third years.
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Monarchy: Ancient and Medieval September-January 20 CLH372 Can count as Ancient History or Medieval History
The Placing of History: Digitally Mapping the Historic Past September-January 20 HIH3357
Pagans, Christians, and the "Falls" of Rome January-June 20 CLH374
The First Crusade: Devotion, Piety and Power in the Latin Christian World January-June 20 HIH3353
AND
Optional Modules - Ancient Language
Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : To select a TB2 Language option students must enrol in the corresponding TB1 language module.
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Intermediate Greek Language I September-January 20 CLG321
Further Greek 1 September-January 20 CLG325
Advanced Greek 1 September-January 20 CLG327
Advanced Greek 3 September-January 20 CLG329
Intermediate Latin Language I September-January 20 CLL321
Further Latin 1 September-January 20 CLL325
Advanced Latin 1 September-January 20 CLL327
Advanced Latin 3 September-January 20 CLL329
Intermediate Greek Language II January-June 20 CLG322
Further Greek 2 January-June 20 CLG326
Advanced Greek 2 January-June 20 CLG328
Advanced Greek 4 January-June 20 CLG330
Intermediate Latin Language II January-June 20 CLL322
Further Latin 2 January-June 20 CLL326
Advanced Latin 2 January-June 20 CLL328
Advanced Latin 4 January-June 20 CLL330
