📖Program Curriculum
Core modules include
Archaeology today methods and practice
Ancient empires Mesopotamia, Egypt and Rome
Greek history war, society, and change in the Archaic Age
Roman history the rise and fall of the Republic
Optional modules include
Revolutions in human behaviour 4 million BC to the present
Forensic anthropology and the archaeology of death
Contemporary world cultures an introduction to social anthropology
Ancient Song
Texts, Readers, and Writers
Economy, politics and culture in the Roman world
Internationalernationalroduction to Quaternary science
Museum history, policy and ethics
Presenting the past
The second year is made up of a number of compulsory modules that will give you a strong background in the subject, as well as optional modules that let you explore your own interests.
Modules include
Prospects for classicists and ancient historians
Work placement for classicists and ancient historians
Ice and fire the European palaeolithic
Medieval Europe power, religion and death
Rome's Mediterranean empire
Archaeology fieldschool joint honours
Artefacts in archaeology
Museum learning and engagement
Curatorship and collections management
Archaeologies past, present and future
Forensic archaeology and crime scene analysis
Archaeological science
Bioarchaeology
Summer micro-placement
Summer placement
Late Quaternary environmental change and human activities
Study year abroad
In your third academic year, the course is made up of a number of compulsory modules that will give you a strong background in the subject, as well as optional modules that let you explore your own interests.
Core modules include
Dissertation
Optional modules include
Preparation for dissertation in Classics
Independent third year project
The archaeology of crusading
The Neanderthals
Emergence of civilisation in Mesopotamia
Archaeology of the city of Rome
Human activities in settlements and landscapes
Biological anthropology
Coastal and maritime archaeology
Vikings in the west
Summer placement
Tropical rainforests, climate and lost civilisations
Hidden heritage investigating and interpreting historic buildings and landscapes
Ancient Greek 1
Latin 1 (C)
Anatolia and the Aegean
Archaeology and topography of ancient Greece
British school at Rome undergraduate summer school
Gender in classical antiquity
Late antique Egypt
Saints and holy men
Hidden histories investigating and interpreting historic buildings and landscapes
Urban life the archaeology and anthropology of Roman cities
Pioneers of classical archaeology
Transformations of Helen
History, culture and society in the time of Nero
In your fourth academic year, core modules include
Urban life the archaeology and anthropology of Roman cities
Pioneers of classical archaeology
Technology in the ancient world
Transformations of Helen
Please note that all modules are subject to change.
