Ancient, Medieval and Modern History - BA (Hons)

at University of Kent

Program structure

Stage 1

Compulsory modules currently include

• CLAS3680 - Introduction to Greek Civilisation (15 credits)

• CLAS3690 - Introduction to Roman Civilisation (15 credits)

Optional modules may include

• CLAS3590 - Greek for Beginners 1 (15 credits)

• CLAS3600 - Greek for Beginners 2 (15 credits)

• CLAS3640 - Latin for Beginners 1 (15 credits)

• CLAS3650 - Latin for Beginners 2 (15 credits)

• CLAS3660 - Classical Mythology: Themes and Approaches to Ancient Greek (15 credits)

• CLAS3700 - Mediterranean Empires from Carthage and Rome to the Indus (15 credits)

• CLAS3710 - The Archaeology of Canterbury (15 credits)

• CLAS3730 - Classical Literature (15 credits)

• HIST3460 - Monarchy and Aristocracy in England 1460-1640 (15 credits)

• HIST3850 - Introduction to the History of Medicine (15 credits)

• HIST3900 - The Emergence of America: From European Settlement to 1880 (15 credits)

• HIST3910 - The Rise of the United States Since 1880 (15 credits)

• HIST4100 - Early Medieval Europe (15 credits)

• HIST4110 - Later Medieval Europe (15 credits)

• HIST4160 - Victorian Britain: Politics, Society and Culture (15 credits)

• HIST4250 - Revolutionary Europe 1700-1850 (15 credits)

• HIST4270 - The British Army and Society since 1660 (30 credits)

• HIST4280 - War and Society in Europe c.1779-1990 (30 credits)

• HIST4320 - Renaissance and Reformation (1450-1750) (15 credits)

• HIST4350 - A Global History of Empires: 1500-1850 (15 credits)

• HIST4360 - A Global History of Empires: 1850-1960 (15 credits)

• HIST4370 - War and Diplomacy in Europe c.1850-2000 (15 credits)

• HIST4420 - Introduction to Military History (Part 2) (15 credits)

• HIST4430 - Introduction to Military History (Part 1) (15 credits)

Stage 2​​​​​​​

Optional modules may include

• CLAS5002 - Modern Uses of Classical Mythology (15 credits)

• CLAS5870 - History of the Roman Empire from Augustus to Trajan (15 credits)

• CLAS6660 - Britain before the Caesars: The Archaeology of the Iron Age (30 credits)

• CLAS6670 - Love and Sex in Roman Society (30 credits)

• CLAS6740 - Everyday Life in the Roman Empire (30 credits)

• CLAS7000 - Museum Studies (with internship) (30 credits)

• CLAS7080 - Ancient Philosophy (30 credits)

• CLAS7130 - Athenian Power Plays (30 credits)

• CLAS7320 - The Rise of the Roman Republic c.350-100 BC (15 credits)

• CLAS7550 - Intermediate Greek 1 (15 credits)

• CLAS7560 - Intermediate Greek 2 (15 credits)

• CLAS7600 - Intermediate Latin 1 (15 credits)

• CLAS7610 - Intermediate Latin 2 (15 credits)

• CLAS7620 - Virgil's 'Aeneid' (15 credits)

• CLAS7630 - The Rise and Fall of Athens (15 credits)

• CLAS7640 - Homeric Epic (15 credits)

• CLAS7700 - Egypt and the Classical World (15 credits)

• HIST5075 - Marvels, Monsters and Freaks 1780-1920 (30 credits)

• HIST5092 - Armies at War 1914-1918 (30 credits)

• HIST5102 - Civil War America, 1848-1877 (30 credits)

• HIST5103 - 'The Jewel in the Crown': India and the Making of Imperial Britain (30 credits)

• HIST5106 - The Imperial Presidency: U.S. foreign policy from Franklin Roosevelt to Barack Obama (30 credits)

• HIST5109 - Europe in Extremes: Communism, Fascism and Nazism, 1917-1939 (30 credits)

• HIST5110 - Russia's Path to Revolution, 1812-1917: Political Challenges and Competing Visions (30 credits)

• HIST5201 - Conquest and Resistance in Southern Africa,1750-1918 (30 credits)

• HIST5890 - The Hundred Years' War, c. 1337-1453 (30 credits)

• HIST6002 - The British Army and Empire c.1750-1920 (30 credits)

• HIST6011 - From Crisis to Revolution: France 1774-1799 (30 credits)

• HIST6025 - Early Modern Europe: Culture, Identity, Encounter 1450-1750 (30 credits)

• HIST6056 - The British Atlantic World c.1580-1763 (30 credits)

• HIST6064 - Armies at War, 1792-1815 (30 credits)

• HIST6076 - Surgery, Science and Society since 1750 (30 credits)

• HIST6115 - Warriors, Myths and Migrants: the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms (30 credits)

• HIST6130 - Conflict in Seventeenth Century Britain (30 credits)

• HIST7670 - Churchill's Army: the British Army in the Second World War (30 credits)

• HIST7950 - Inviting Doomsday: US Environmental (30 credits)

Stage 3

Optional modules may include

• CLAS5002 - Modern Uses of Classical Mythology (15 credits)

• CLAS5870 - History of the Roman Empire from Augustus to Trajan (15 credits)

• CLAS6002 - Capstone Project (30 credits)

• CLAS6002 - Capstone Project (30 credits)

• CLAS6004 - The Crisis of the Late Republic c.100-27 BC (15 credits)

• CLAS6005 - UNESCO World Heritage sites, finding a future for our past (15 credits)

• CLAS6210 - Professional Archaeology: Techniques and Methods (30 credits)

• CLAS6390 - Constantinople and the late Antique City (30 credits)

• CLAS6660 - Britain before the Caesars: The Archaeology of the Iron Age (30 credits)

• CLAS6670 - Love and Sex in Roman Society (30 credits)

• CLAS6740 - Everyday Life in the Roman Empire (30 credits)

• CLAS7000 - Museum Studies (with internship) (30 credits)

• CLAS7080 - Ancient Philosophy (30 credits)

• CLAS7130 - Athenian Power Plays (30 credits)

• CLAS7310 - Classical Studies and Ancient History in the Classroom (30 credits)

• CLAS7320 - The Rise of the Roman Republic c.350-100 BC (15 credits)

• CLAS7360 - Advanced Topics in Classical Studies (30 credits)

• CLAS7530 - Advanced Greek Prose (15 credits)

• CLAS7550 - Intermediate Greek 1 (15 credits)

• CLAS7560 - Intermediate Greek 2 (15 credits)

• CLAS7580 - Advanced Latin Prose (15 credits)

• CLAS7590 - Advanced Latin Verse (15 credits)

• CLAS7600 - Intermediate Latin 1 (15 credits)

• CLAS7610 - Intermediate Latin 2 (15 credits)

• CLAS7620 - Virgil's 'Aeneid' (15 credits)

• CLAS7630 - The Rise and Fall of Athens (15 credits)

• CLAS7640 - Homeric Epic (15 credits)

• CLAS7650 - Early Greece and the Formation of the Classical World (15 credits)

• CLAS7660 - History of the Roman Empire from Trajan to Constantine (15 credits)

• CLAS7700 - Egypt and the Classical World (15 credits)

• HIST5072 - The American Revolution (30 credits)

• HIST6012 - From Crisis to Revolution: France 1774-1799 (30 credits)

• HIST6024 - Napoleon and Europe, 1799 - 1815 (60 credits)

• HIST6035 - Anglo-French Relations 1904 - 1945 (30 credits)

• HIST6060 - After Stalin: The Decline and Fall of the Soviet Union (60 credits)

• HIST6063 - California: The Golden State (60 credits)

• HIST6081 - Elizabethan Court and Realm, 1558-1603 (60 credits)

• HIST6103 - Making Room for Medicine:Medical Spaces, Environment & Health (60 credits)

• HIST6108 - Ireland: A Military history since 1689 (60 credits)

• HIST6114 - Liberation Struggles in Southern Africa (60 credits)

• HIST6116 - From Mercenaries to Freedom Fighters: Transnational Soldiering, c.1700-2020 (60 credits)

• HIST6150 - Undergraduate Dissertation (30 credits)

• HIST7001 - The Carolingians and the Invention of Order (60 credits)

• HIST7002 - The International History of the Vietnam Wars (60 credits)

• HIST7006 - British Foreign Policy 1904-1973 (30 credits)

• HIST7870 - The Nature of Command (30 credits)

 Access to HE Diploma

The University welcomes applications from Access to Higher Education Diploma candidates for consideration. A typical offer may require you to obtain a proportion of Level 3 credits in relevant subjects at merit grade or above.

 BTEC Nationals

The University will consider applicants holding BTEC National Diploma and Extended National Diploma Qualifications (QCF; NQF; OCR) on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us for further advice on your individual circumstances. A typical offer would be to achieve DDM plus an A-level in either History, Classical Civilisation, Ancient History or Medieval History at B. 

 International Baccalaureate

30 points overall or 15 points at HL including History 5 at HL or 6 at SL

 International Foundation Programme

Pass all components of the University of Kent International Foundation Programme with a 60% overall average, including 60% in Academic Skills Development and 60% in History.

 T level

The University will consider applicants holding T level qualifications in subjects closely aligned to the course.

• Home full-time£9250

• EU full-time£13000

• International full-time£17400

Graduate destinations

As part of your degree, you develop critical thinking, transferable knowledge and skills that enable you to work in a variety of professions.

Our graduates have gone on to work in:

• archaeology

• the heritage industry

• museums

• journalism

• the Civil Service

• media librarianship

• teaching.

A number of our students also continue to postgraduate study.