BA Ancient History

at University of Exeter

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

GCSE    
 

• C or 4    

• English Language

Access to HE    
 

• 30 L3 credits at Distinction Grade and 15 L3 credits at Merit Grade

Contextual Offer  
 

• "A-Level: ABB-BBB

• IB: 32/655-30/555

• BTEC: DDM"

NB General Studies is not included in any offer.

​​​​​​​Grades advertised on each programme webpage are the typical level at which our offers are made and provide information on any specific subjects an applicant will need to have studied in order to be considered for a place on the programme. However, if we receive a large number of applications for the programme we may not be able to make an offer to all those who are predicted to achieve/have achieved grades which are in line with our typical offer.

UK students
£9,250 per year

International students
£20,000 per year

Scholarships

The University of Exeter has over £2.5 million in scholarships available for students applying to study with us from September 2022 - including our Global Excellence Scholarships* for international fee paying students and financial support for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, lower income households and other under-represented groups to help them access, succeed and progress through higher education.

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