Universities United Kingdom University of Exeter Courses BA Ancient History

BA Ancient History
at University of Exeter

Exeter, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 24,950
Country Rank#16
Duration36 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 90

Program Overview

Develop in-depth, wide-ranging understanding of the history, societies and political ideas of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
Study key texts in translation.
Learn a classical language in your first year, which you can choose to continue in your second or third years.
Final year specialist subjects are taught in small-group seminars and relate to the research interest of staff.

Course Content
Year 1

Compulsory modules

Module
- Greek History: Problems and Sources
- Roman History: Problems and Sources
- Classical Language and Texts: Greek I
- Classical Language and Texts: Greek II
- Classical Language and Texts: Greek III
- Classical Language and Texts: Latin I
- Classical Language and Texts: Latin II
- Classical Language and Texts: Latin III
Year 2

Compulsory modules

Module
- Greek History: Problems and Sources
- Roman History: Problems and Sources
- Ancient Sources (Written Evidence): Greek Historiography to the End of the Fifth Century BC
- Ancient Sources (Written Evidence) Ancient Medicine
- Ancient World: Greek Philosophy
- Ancient World: Roman Philosophy
- Ancient Sources (Material Evidence) - Pompeii: Destruction, Discovery and Afterlife
- Images of Trojan War: from Pot to Film (Material Evidence)
Year 3

Optional modules

Module
- The Crisis of the Athenian Polis
- The Age of Cicero
- Dissertation
- Magic, Witchcraft and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds
- Thucydides and the Idea of History
- Virgil's Georgic Environment
- Domination and Resistance in Roman Britain
- Art in Greek Society
- Art in Roman Society
- The World(s) of Didactic Poetry
- Classical Language and Texts: Greek II
- Classical Language and Texts: Greek III
- Classical Language and Texts: Greek IV
- Classical Language and Texts: Latin IV
- Classical Language and Texts: Latin V: Epic
- Classical Language and Texts: Latin II
- Classical Language and Texts: Latin III
- Greek Political Thought
- Living in the Roman World: Society and Culture
- Dialogues with the Past: Creative Interpretative Project
- Polybios and the Challenge of Change
- The Persians in a Near Eastern Context
- Courage in the Ancient World
- Lost Works and Fragments
- Applied Classics
- Receptions of the Classical Body
Entry Requirement
For these we require minimum aggregate scores of 80%, or 70% for the West Bengal Board Standard XII. Other regional board standard XII exams can be considered on an individual basis, but we usually require an aggregate score of at least 85%.

Fees & Scholarships

International Tuition Fees:

£24950 per year

Career Prospect

As a Classics and Ancient History graduate, you will have an array of different industries open to you, such as museum and heritage work, education, journalism, business, and law. Our recent graduates have since secured a variety of positions, such as:

Archives Assistant
Business Development Associate
Freelance Journalist
Grants and Partnerships Assistant
Investment Analyst
Marketing Manager
Publishing Assistant
Research Culture Administrator
Trainee Chartered Accountant
Media Producer

Cost Of Studying At University of Exeter

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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BA Ancient History at University of Exeter