📖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
Introduction to Ancient Egyptian History, Society and Culture September-January 20 CLE120
Greek History and Society September-January 20 CLH100
Age of Empire: Ancient Egypt and her Neighbours January-June 20 CLE115
Rome from Village to Empire: An Introduction to Roman History January-June 20 CLH150
Optional Modules
Optional Modules - Ancient History - Semester 1
Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Select one module
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
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
Of Gods and Heroes - Greek Mythology January-June 20 CLC101
AND
Optional Modules Ancient History Semester 2
Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Select one module. To enrol in a TB2 Latin or Greek module, you MUST enrol in the corresponding TB1 module. Staff can advise on the appropriate level of Latin or Greek modules on request.
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Ovid's Metamorphoses: The Transformations of Mythology September-January 20 CLC102
Introduction to Ancient Philosophy and Rhetoric January-June 20 CLC103
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
Fieldtrip module: The Past in its Place January-June 20 HHC100
Year 2 (Level 5)
FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
None found.
Optional Modules
Compulsory Modules Selective - Egyptology
Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : You should select at least TWO (and normally THREE) of these modules. In order to take CLE226 in TB2, you must have taken CLE225 in TB1. Overall you must not exceed 60r in any one teaching block.
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Introduction to Egyptian Archaeology September-January 20 CLE214
Introduction to Middle Egyptian Grammar 1 September-January 20 CLE225
Culture and Cultural Influence in Ancient Egypt September-January 20 CLE228
Egyptian Art and Architecture January-June 20 CLE220
Introduction to Middle Egyptian Grammar 2 January-June 20 CLE226 To select this module you must also select CLE225 in TB1
AND
Ancient History - Compulsory Selective
Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : You should select at least TWO (and normally THREE) of these modules. To enrol in a TB2 Latin or Greek module, you MUST enrol in the corresponding TB1 module. Staff can advise on the appropriate level of Latin or Greek modules on request. Overall, you must not exceed 60 credits in any one teaching block
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
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
Greek City States September-January 20 CLH264
Gender in the Roman World September-January 20 CLH267
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
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
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
Schools work placement: Teaching ancient history and ancient languages January-June 20 CLP202
AND
Optional Modules
Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : You may choose a maximum of 20 credits from the following modules, to count towards the Ancient History side of your degree. Students must not exceed 60cr in any one teaching block
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
The Roman Comic Novel: Excrement and Sacrament September-January 20 CLC204
Reading Classical Civilisation September-January 20 CLC206
Roman Satire: Ranting and Bantering January-June 20 CLC207
Decision and Responsibility: The Tragic Predicament January-June 20 CLC209
Year 3 (Level 6)
FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Classics, Ancient History, Egyptology Dissertation September-June 40 CLD300
Optional Modules
Egyptology - Compulsory Selective
Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : You should normally select one of these CLE modules if your dissertation is on an Egyptology topic; one or two if your dissertation is on a topic which bridges Egyptology and Ancient History; or two or three if your dissertation is on an Ancient History topic. In total students need two modules per semester from this or the boxes below, alongside the dissertation
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Egyptian Collection Practicum September-January 20 CLE327
Cultural Influence in Ancient Egypt September-January 20 CLE330
Middle Egyptian Texts September-January 20 CLE349
The Archaeology of Ancient Nubia - Egypt's Neighbour in Africa January-June 20 CLE350
After Empire: Pharaonic Egypt in the first millennium BCE January-June 20 CLE399
AND
Ancient History - Compulsory Selective
Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : You should normally select one of these modules if your dissertation is on an Ancient History topic; one or two if your dissertation is on a topic which bridges Egyptology and Ancient History; or two or three if your dissertation is on an Egyptology topic. To enrol in a TB2 Latin or Greek module, you MUST enrol in the corresponding TB1 module. Staff can advise on the appropriate level of Latin or Greek modules on request.
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
Greek City States September-January 20 CLH364
Monarchy: Ancient and Medieval September-January 20 CLH372
Culture and Control in Roman Britain September-January 20 CLH381
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
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
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
Schools work placement: Teaching ancient history and ancient languages January-June 20 CLP309
AND
Optional Modules
Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : You may, but do not need to, select one or two modules from this list to complete a total of 120 credits. In total students need two modules per semester alongside the dissertation
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
The Roman Comic Novel: Excrement and Sacrament September-January 20 CLC304
Decision and Responsibility: The Tragic Predicament January-June 20 CLC309
Roman Satire: Ranting and Bantering January-June 20 CLC316
