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BA Ancient History and Archaeology with Professional Placement
BA Ancient History and Archaeology with Professional Placement

BA Ancient History and Archaeology with Professional Placement

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  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

English Requirements

IELTS 6.5, with no component below 5.5

Course Information

Our BA Ancient History and Archaeology with Professional Placement will enable you to understand the societies and people of the past.

On this course, you will have the opportunity to explore ancient Greece and Rome, join an archaeological dig and study abroad.

Ancient history is the study of the Greek and Roman worlds over a period spanning from 2000 BC to around 600 AD; it covers parts of modern Africa, Asia and Europe. You will learn about these ancient worlds in their political, literary, social, cultural and religious contexts. Your first year is about discovery and experimentation. You will address important modern questions and trace them back to their roots, exploring different periods of ancient history through both literary and material sources. You can enhance your knowledge of the ancient world through optional Latin and Greek language modules, or deepen your understanding through hands-on experience with artefacts from the Ure Museum.

At the University of Reading, our expertise in archaeology starts with the earliest humans and spans up until the medieval period. We focus mainly on British, European and Near Eastern Archaeology, but explore other regions across the world. You will learn about burial archaeology, material culture, bioarchaeology (including human remains), forensics, past environments (including geoarchaeology), museums and gender archaeology. Core modules will provide you with a solid historical and archaeological grounding and optional modules will allow you to explore the different periods, cultures and countries that interest you. Popular modules taken by students on this degree include The Ancient World on Film and Rome's Mediterranean Empire.

In the Department of Classics, our academics are at the forefront of their disciplines. Their research feeds directly into your studies, exposing you to the latest developments in the field. In 2019, we achieved a 95% satisfaction score for the teaching on our courses in the National Student Survey.

The Department of Archaeology is a research-intensive department, specialising in social and scientific archaeology. 97% of our research was judged to be of international standing in the Research Excellence Framework 2014. We also have an outstanding track record for student satisfaction, with scores consistently between 90-100% for overall student satisfaction in the National Student Survey, 2010-2019.

Placements

Placements are an excellent way to enhance your work-related skills and develop a network of contacts, as well as strengthen your employability prospects. We provide opportunities for you to undertake placements in a variety of contexts.

Opportunities are available working across the archaeological, heritage, planning and museum sectors including: research institutions, government organisations, local planning authorities, archaeological consultancies, field units, specialists and archivists. The University's museums, including the Department's own Ure Museum, also provide a number of voluntary work placements, ranging from helping with school visits to preparing displays and exhibitions. Alternatively you can choose a placement in a non-related business or industry, exploring different career options and enhancing your employability by drawing on the many non-vocational, transferable skills you obtain from an Ancient History and Archaeology degree.

Recent examples include:

  • Traineeship with Oxford Archaeology

  • Traineeship at the Field School

  • Archaeological science placement at QUEST, the University of Reading’s scientific consultancy company

  • Volunteering at the Ure Museum, Cole Museum of Zoology and the Museum of English Rural Life

  • Human remains placement

  • Mediterranean Palaeoclimate Project placement

  • Hominin Skeletal Morphology placement

  • Archaeological Graphics placement

  • Lithics Reference Collection placement

  • “Developing Experimental Archaeology for Research and Training” placement

  • “The Ecology of Crusading: Isotope Analysis and Faunal Remains” placement

  • Summer Enterprise Experience and Discovery internship scheme

Our Department has a dedicated member of staff in charge of placements, who can provide you with advice and support.

Students opting to undertake a standard three-year degree course will also have the opportunity to take a fully-credited placement or to spend a single term at one of our partner Universities abroad. Current options include the Universities of Malta, Aarhus (Denmark), and the University of Florida in Gainesville (USA).

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Year 1

Compulsory modules include:

Code, Module, Convenor

AR1EMP, Early Empires: Mesopotamia, Egypt & Rome, PROF Roger Matthews

AR1MET, Archaeology today: methods and practice, MS Amanda Clarke

CL1GH, Greek History: war, society, and change in the Archaic Age, DR Emma Aston

CL1RH, Roman History: the rise and fall of the Republic, DR Andreas Gavrielatos

Optional modules include:

Code, Module, Convenor

AR1FOR, Forensic Anthropology and the Archaeology of Death, DR Ceri Falys

AR1REV, Revolutions in Human Behaviour: 4 Million Years BC to the Present, PROF Steve Mithen

AR1SOC, Contemporary world cultures: an introduction to social anthropology, DR Alanna Cant

CL1G1, Ancient Greek 1, MRS Jackie Baines

CL1L1, Latin 1 (C), MRS Jackie Baines

CL1SO, Ancient Song, PROF Ian Rutherford

CL1TR, Texts, Readers, and Writers, PROF Eleanor Dickey

AP1SB1, Introduction to Management, PROF Julian Park

EC110, The Economics of Climate Change, DR Stefania Lovo

FT1CSS, Comedy on Stage and Screen, DR Simone Knox

MC1HPE, Museum History, Policy and Ethics, DR Rhi Smith

MC1PP, Presenting the Past, DR Rhi Smith

ML1IL, Introduction to Linguistics, MR Federico Faloppa

PO1FRE, Freedom, DR Andrew Reid

PP1GJ, Global Justice, MISS Michela Bariselli

PP1RP, Radical Philosophy, DR George Mason

Year 2

Optional modules include:

Code, Module, Convenor

AR2F13, Archaeology Fieldschool Joint Honours, MS Amanda Clarke

AR2F17, Forensic Archaeology and Crime Scene Analysis, PROF Mary Lewis

AR2F20, Professional Practice, MS Amanda Clarke

AR2FAO, Ancient objects: materials and meanings, DR Andrew Souter

AR2M8, Medieval Europe: power, religion and death, DR Gabor Thomas

AR2P14, Prehistoric Europe: the first million years, DR Rob Hosfield

AR2R8, Rome's Mediterranean Empire, DR Andrew Souter

AR2SBI, Bioarchaeology, DR Aleks Pluskowski

AR2SCF2, Changing the Face of the Earth: Past, Present and Future Sustainability, DR Wendy Matthews

AR2TAH, Archaeology and heritage: past, present and future, PROF Duncan Garrow

CL2AE, Ancient Epic, DR Christa Gray

CL2AEL, Ancient Egyptian Language and Hieroglyphs, PROF Rachel Mairs

CL2APL, Academic Work Placement, DR Emma Aston

CL2CGH, Greek History: Persian Wars to Alexander, PROF Timothy Duff

CL2CLE, Cleopatras, PROF Rachel Mairs

CL2DR, Ancient Drama, PROF Barbara Goff

CL2EGR, Egypt and the Greco-Roman World, PROF Ian Rutherford

CL2EM, Early Macedon, DR Emma Aston

CL2G2, Ancient Greek 2 (I), DR Andreas Gavrielatos

CL2G3, Ancient Greek 3 (I), PROF Barbara Goff

CL2GRE, Greek Religions, PROF Ian Rutherford

CL2GSC, Greek Sculpture, PROF Amy Smith

CL2ILA, Introduction to Late Antiquity, DR Christa Gray

CL2L2, Latin 2 (I), MRS Jackie Baines

CL2L3, Latin 3 (I), DR Andreas Gavrielatos

CL2PL, Work placement for Classicists and Ancient Historians, PROF Eleanor Dickey

CL2PR, Prospects for Classicists and Ancient Historians, DR Hana Navratilova

CL2RME, Rome's Mediterranean Empire; A World of Cities, DR Andrew Souter

CL2RO, Roman History: From Republic to Empire, PROF Annalisa Marzano

CL2SG, Sexuality and Gender in the Ancient World, PROF Barbara Goff

CL2SI, My Mother's Sin and other Stories, DR Dimitra Tzanidaki-Kreps

GV2GIS, Geographical Information Systems, DR Jess Neumann

GV2MPL, Summer Micro-Placement, DR Aleks Pluskowski

GV2PLA, Summer Placement, DR Aleks Pluskowski

GV2QCEC, Quaternary Climate and Environmental Change, PROF Nicholas Branch

LS2LAT, Introduction to English Language Teaching, MRS Suzanne Portch

LS2LNM, Language and New Media, PROF Rodney Jones

MC2CCM, Curatorship and Collections Management, DR Rhi Smith

MC2LE, Museum Learning and Engagement, DR Rhi Smith

ML2GF, Science, perversion, and dream in global fantastic literature, DR Alice Christensen

ML2STA, Society, Thought, and Art in Modern Europe, DR Veronica Heath

MM270, Practice of Entrepreneurship, DR Norbert Morawetz

MT2CC, The Science of Climate Change, PROF Nigel Arnell

PO2MIR, Modern International Relations, DR Joseph O' Mahoney

PO2PWS, Politics of the Welfare State, DR Brandon Beomseob Park

PO2THI, Political Thinking, DR Alice Baderin

PP2EA1, Ethical Argument 1: Philosophy and How to Live, DR Luke Elson

PP2GP1, Global Philosophy 1, MISS Michela Bariselli

PP2HKW1, Hume, Kant, and Wittgenstein 1, DR Severin Schroeder

PP2IDR1, Ignorance, Doubt, and Relativism 1, DR Jumbly Grindrod

PP2MM1, Meaning and the Mind 1, DR Jumbly Grindrod

PP2OID1, Oppression, Inequality, and the Enemies of Democracy 1, DR Charlotte Newey

Year 3

Compulsory modules include:

Code, Module, Convenor
GV2PPY, Professional Placement Year, DR Aleks Pluskowski
Optional modules include:
Code, Module, Convenor
AR3D1, Dissertation, DR Andrew Souter
AR3F1, Post-Excavation: assessment, analysis & publication in the profession, MS Amanda Clarke
AR3HCP, The Anthropology of Heritage and Cultural Property, DR Alanna Cant
AR3P13, Emergence of Civilisation in Mesopotamia, PROF Roger Matthews
AR3R9, Archaeology of the City of Rome, DR Andrew Souter
AR3S18, Human Activities in Settlements and Landscapes, DR Rowena Banerjea
AR3S21, Biological anthropology, DR Ceri Falys
CL3AA, Anatolia and the Aegean in the Late Bronze Age. The Context for the Trojan War, PROF Ian Rutherford
CL3DN, Dissertation in Classics, DR Emma Aston
CL3DP, Preparation for Dissertation in Classics, DR Emma Aston
CL3G4, Ancient Greek 4 (H), MRS Jackie Baines
CL3G5, Ancient Greek 5 (H), PROF Timothy Duff
CL3G6, Ancient Greek 6, MRS Jackie Baines
CL3INP, Independent Third Year Project, DR Emma Aston
CL3L4, Latin 4 (H), DR Andreas Gavrielatos
CL3L5, Latin 5 (H), DR Andreas Gavrielatos
CL3L6, Latin 6, DR Andreas Gavrielatos
CL3PCA, Pioneers of Classical Archaeology, PROF Rachel Mairs
CL3TE, Technology in the Ancient World, PROF Annalisa Marzano
CL3UL, Urban Life: The Archaeology and Anthropology of Roman Cities, DR John Hanson
GV3TRC, Tropical Rainforests, Climate & Lost Civilisations, PROF Frank Mayle

Year 4

Optional modules include:

Code, Module, Convenor

AR3D1, Dissertation, DR Andrew Souter

AR3F1, Post-Excavation: assessment, analysis & publication in the profession, MS Amanda Clarke

AR3HCP, The Anthropology of Heritage and Cultural Property, DR Alanna Cant

AR3P13, Emergence of Civilisation in Mesopotamia, PROF Roger Matthews

AR3R9, Archaeology of the City of Rome, DR Andrew Souter

AR3S21, Biological anthropology, DR Ceri Falys

CL3AA, Anatolia and the Aegean in the Late Bronze Age. The Context for the Trojan War, PROF Ian Rutherford

CL3AB, Ancient Biography, PROF Timothy Duff

CL3DN, Dissertation in Classics, DR Emma Aston

CL3DP, Preparation for Dissertation in Classics, DR Emma Aston

CL3FCC, From Classroom to Courtroom: Mastering the Art of Persuasion in the Ancient World, DR Christa Gray

CL3G4, Ancient Greek 4 (H), MRS Jackie Baines

CL3G5, Ancient Greek 5 (H), PROF Timothy Duff

CL3G6, Ancient Greek 6, MRS Jackie Baines

CL3INP, Independent Third Year Project, DR Emma Aston

CL3L4, Latin 4 (H), DR Andreas Gavrielatos

CL3L5, Latin 5 (H), DR Andreas Gavrielatos

CL3L6, Latin 6, DR Andreas Gavrielatos

CL3PCA, Pioneers of Classical Archaeology, PROF Rachel Mairs

CL3ROM, City of Rome, DR Andrew Souter

CL3SEN, Seneca:The Consul, The Philosopher, The Tragedian, MR Oliver Baldwin

CL3SP, Ancient Sparta, DR James Lloyd

CL3TE, Technology in the Ancient World, PROF Annalisa Marzano

CL3UL, Urban Life: The Archaeology and Anthropology of Roman Cities, DR John Hanson

FB3NGLA, Genes, Lifestyle and Nutrition, DR Vimal Karani

GV3CC, Climate Change, PROF Maria Shahgedanova

GV3ESM, Ecosystems Modelling, DR Shovonlal Roy

GV3TRC, Tropical Rainforests, Climate & Lost Civilisations, PROF Frank Mayle

LS3IC, Intercultural Communications, DR Erhan Aslan

LW3CRY, Criminology, PROF Paul Almond

ML3IC, Identity and Conflict in Modern Europe, DR Athena Leoussi

ML3LP, Language and Power, MR Federico Faloppa

MM302, Entrepreneurial Project, MR Keith Heron

PO3FPT, Feminism and Political Theory, DR Maxime Lepoutre

PO3IPE, International Political Economy, DR Jonathan Golub

PO3USF, US Foreign and Defence Policy since 1950, DR Graham O'Dwyer

 

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

This can lead you to a variety of careers in different sectors, including:

  • archaeology and heritage (including commercial archaeology, museum, archive)
  • business, consulting and management
  • marketing, advertising, PR and media
  • public sector (including central government, charities, intelligence services)
  • teaching and education
  • publishing
  • insurance and the law.

Past graduates have gone on to work with organisations including:

  • the Museum of London Archaeology
  • the Daily Telegraph
  • Infonetica
  • Harman Build
  • the Zoological Society of London
  • Christie's Auction House.

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