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Year 1

You will study the archaeological past from the origins of the human species to the 20th century, learning the aims and methods of archaeology along the way. You will also gain practical experience in a wide variety of archaeological skills. In early Summer, you will take part in a local archaeological fieldschool. Recently we have run fabulous fieldschools at Bradgate Park with sites from the Mesolithic to the historic period, including the Tudor mansion of Lady Jane Grey (England's famous nine-day Queen), and the Iron Age hillfort of Burrough Hill. And in Ancient History you will gain key insights into the span and names of ancient Greek and Roman history, and critically explore the types of textual guides to these cultures.

Modules

• Approaching Ancient Evidence (Greek)

• Introduction to Greek History

• An Introduction to World Archaeology BC

• Archaeology: The Essentials

• Approaching Ancient Evidence (Roman)

• Introduction to Roman History

• An Introduction to World Archaeology AD

• Debates in Archaeological Heritage

Year 2

In your second year, for your Ancient History strand, you will choose two aspects of Greek and Roman history to study in detail. These are taught through a combination of lectures and seminars, with a strong emphasis on encountering ancient primary sources in translation. You will also take two core modules focusing on sources and methods in Ancient History and archaeological theory that will give you the key skills you need to succeed in these subjects. At the end of the year you will be able to participate in a research excavation.

Core modules

• Sources, Method, and Theory for Ancient History

• Fieldwork 1

• Theory and Archaeology

Option modules

You will choose two option modules, one module from each of the lists below.

Ancient History modules

• The Roman Principate

• The Ancient Near East

• Greek History in 40 Lives

Archaeology modules

• Environmental Archaeology

• Neolithic, Bronze Age, and Iron Age Britain and Ireland

• Living in Towns: Medieval and Post-Medieval Archaeological Approaches

• Archaeology of the Roman Empire

You will then choose a further three option modules from the lists below. Two should be from Ancient History and one from Archaeology.

Ancient History modules

• Classical and Hellenistic Greek States

• Classical and Post-classical Latin

• Roman Social History and the Roman Family

• Religion in the Roman World

Archaeology modules

• Artefact Analysis

• Celts, Britons and Barbarians: Iron Age Europe in context

• Heritage Skills

• The Medieval Mediterranean World

Year Abroad (optional)

• If you want to, you can spend your third year studying abroad at one of our partner institutions (eligibility is dependent on your academic performance in Years 1 and 2). Alternatively, you can simply continue studying at the University and complete your degree in three years.

Final Year

A core focus of your final year will see you write a dissertation on a topic of your choice that may be focused on either Ancient History or Archaeology, although you are encouraged to use both historical and archaeological sources in your chosen theme. You will also choose four option modules from a wide selection. These are chiefly taught in smaller group sizes, which will help you to handle historical problems at a more advanced theoretical level, and to refine your skills in evaluating evidence and drawing conclusions from it.

Core modules

• Fieldwork 2

• Archaeology Dissertation (double module)

Option modules

Choose two option modules from:

• Households and Domesticity in the Ancient World

• Textiles, Dress and Identity in the Roman World

• Great Greek Monuments

• Early Christian Europe

• Archaeozoology

• Warfare, Conflict and Violence in the Human Past

• Archaeology of Islamic Societies

• South Asian Archaeology and Heritage

Plus a further two option modules from:

• Sparta and the Greek World

• Greek and Roman Art

• The Roman Labyrinth: Crete under the Emperors

• The Fall of the Roman Republic

• Archaeology and Ancient History in Education

• The Archaeology of Colonialism in the Americas

• Plants and People

• Power and Difference in the Past