Ancient and Medieval History, BA (Hons)

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Bachelor's degree

In Singleton Park

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Singleton park (Wales)

  • Start date

    Different dates available

The degree programme offers a coherent, integrated and interdisciplinary examination of past cultures, covering over two millennia of history across the European continent and the Mediterranean world.

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Location

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Singleton Park (Swansea)
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University Of Wales Swansea, SA2 8PP

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About this course

Entry Requirements
Our standard entry requirement is BBB (UCAS tariff points 120) or equivalent. All offers are made following a review of the application form, predicted/achieved grades and subjects, the reference and personal statement. We also accept a range of advanced level qualifications including: International Baccalaureate 32; Welsh Baccalaureate - grade equivalent to A-level; Access to Higher Education and Open University qualifications, and Extended Project.

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  • I made really good friends here, and I am simply loving the course and everything related to it. It was overall a nice experience and I've enjoyed like anything. Thanks for it. It was a wonderful course. Thanks for the same.
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09/05/2018
What I would highlight: I made really good friends here, and I am simply loving the course and everything related to it. It was overall a nice experience and I've enjoyed like anything. Thanks for it. It was a wonderful course. Thanks for the same.
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Subjects

  • Mandarin
  • Arabic
  • Greek
  • Welsh
  • Latin
  • IT
  • Teaching
  • Ancient History
  • Art
  • History Politics

Course programme

Modules

Disclaimer: Module selection options may change.

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Degree / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameHIH117Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Medieval Europe: an introductionHIH122Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Making History

Optional Modules

Compulsory Modules - Selective

Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You must select either one or both of the following modules

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceCLH100Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Greek History and SocietyCLH150Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Rome from Village to Empire: An Introduction to Roman History

AND

Optional Module Choices

Choose Maximum Of 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select enough credits from the following modules to give you 60 credits total in each teaching block. In order to select CLE121 you MUST also select CLE120. You may substitute 20 credits of Ancient and Medieval History for one pair of 10 credit Languages for All modules. If you decide to do so you will need to ensure you have a 50/70 or a 70/50 split of modules overall.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceCLC101Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Of Gods and Heroes - Greek MythologyCLC102Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Ovid's Metamorphoses. The Transformations of MythologyCLC103Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Introduction to Ancient Philosophy and RhetoricCLE112Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Beginning Middle Egyptian 1 (Year 1)CLE113Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Beginning Middle Egyptian Language 2 (Year 1)CLE120Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Introduction to Ancient Egyptian History and Civilisation 1CLE121Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Introduction to Ancient Egyptian History and Civilisation 2You must also select CLE120CLE122Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Ancient Egyptian Language for Archaeology (1st year)CLG101Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Beginning Greek Language ICLG102Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Beginning Greek Language IICLG105Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Intermediate Greek Language (post-GCSE or equivalent) ICLG106Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Intermediate Greek Language (post-GCSE or equivalent) IICLG125Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Further Greek 1 (Level 1)CLG126Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Further Greek 2 (Level 1)CLH145Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Introduction to Greek and Roman Art and ArchitectureCLL101Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Beginning Latin Language ICLL102Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Beginning Latin Language IICLL105Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Intermediate Latin Language (post-GCSE or equivalent) ICLL106Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Intermediate Latin Language (post-GCSE or equivalent) IICLL125Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Further Latin 1 (Level 1)CLL126Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Further Latin 2 (Level 1)CY-140Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Languages for All - Welsh 1CY-141Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Languages for All - Welsh 2HIH118Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Early Modern World, 1500-1800HIH121Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Europe of Extremes: 1789 - 1989HIH124Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Modern British HistoryMLA140Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Languages for All - Arabic 1MLA141Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Languages for All - Arabic 2MLF140Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Languages for All - French 1MLF141Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Languages for All - French 2MLG140Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Languages for All - German 1MLG141Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Languages for All - German 2MLI140Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Languages for All - Italian 1MLI141Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Languages for All - Italian 2MLS140Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Languages for All - Spanish 1MLS141Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Languages for All - Spanish 2MLZ140Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Languages for All - Mandarin 1MLZ141Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Languages for All - Mandarin 2

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Degree / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Compulsory Modules - Selective

Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select EITHER CLH284 OR HIH237. Whichever you choose you should ensure that your choice of optional modules results in an even split between Ancient History modules and Medieval History modules. If you select HIH237 you MUST sign up for a seminar group in a Medieval topic.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceCLH284Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Writing Ancient HistoryHIH237Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Practice of History

AND

Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 100 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select 100 credits to make up your total credits to 120 (60 credits in each teaching block). Your choices must result in an even split between Ancient History modules and Medieval Modules. To enrol in a TB2 language module, you MUST enrol in the corresponding TB1 language module. Languages for All modules (10 credits) must be taken as a pair. If you decide to take a pair of Languages for All modules you will need to ensure you have a 50/70 or a 70/50 split of modules overall.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceCLC200Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Roman Love PoetryCLC203Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20The Greek Romance: Sea, Sun and SexCLC205Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Homer and Heroism: HomerCLC206Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Reading Classical CivilisationCLC211Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Plato's RepublicCLE220Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Egyptian Art and ArchitectureCLE221Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Intermediate Middle Egyptian 1 (Year 2)CLE222Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Intermediate Middle Egyptian 2 (Year 2)CLE225Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Beginning Middle Egyptian 1 (Year 2)CLE226Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Beginning Middle Egyptian 2 (Year 2)CLE228Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Culture and Cultural Influence in Ancient EgyptCLE230Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Egyptomania: The reception of ancient Egypt from Antiquity to the present dayCLE231Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Ancient Egyptian Language for Archaeology (2nd year)CLG203Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Intermediate Greek Language I (post-Beginning Greek Language)CLG204Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Intermediate Greek Language II (post-Beginning Greek Language)CLG221Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Beginning Greek Language ICLG222Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Beginning Greek Language IICLG225Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Further Greek 1 (Level 2)CLG226Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Further Greek 2 (Level 2)CLG227Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Advanced Greek 1 (Level 2)CLG228Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Advanced Greek 2 (Level 2)CLH2005Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Set in Stone? Inscribing and Writing in AntiquityCLH2006Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Imperial Image: Roman Emperors and Empresses in History, Literature and Art from Augustus to the Severans.CLH2007Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20The Roman EconomyCLH215Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Archaic Greece (Level 2)CLH216Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Armies and Enemies of Imperial RomeCLH227Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Kings, Tyrants and Lawgivers in Ancient GreeceCLH267Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Gender in the Roman WorldCLH268Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Beyond Mainland Greece: Asia in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods.CLH297Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Alexander and the Hellenistic worldCLL203Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Intermediate Latin Language I(post-Beginning Latin Language)CLL204Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Intermediate Latin Language II(post-Beginning Latin Language)CLL221Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Beginning Latin Language ICLL222Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Beginning Latin Language IICLL225Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Further Latin 1 (Level 2)CLL226Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Further Latin 2 (Level 2)CLL227Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Advanced Latin 1 (Level 2)CLL228Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Advanced Latin 2CLP202Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Schools work placement: Teaching ancient history and ancient languagesCY-140Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Languages for All - Welsh 1CY-141Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Languages for All - Welsh 2HIH2001Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Ancient and Historic Places (Study-Trip/Field project: History)HIH2019Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Gendering the Middle Ages: Power and ExclusionHIH2069Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Crusades and the Making of Latin Christendom, 1050-1300HIH2690Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Beyond Blood and Guts: Medicine from Late Antiquity to the Early Modern PeriodHIH276Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Anglo-Saxon and Viking-Age EnglandHUA207Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Business & EntrepreneurshipMLA140Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Languages for All - Arabic 1MLA141Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Languages for All - Arabic 2MLF140Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Languages for All - French 1MLF141Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Languages for All - French 2MLG140Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Languages for All - German 1MLG141Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Languages for All - German 2MLI140Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Languages for All - Italian 1MLI141Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Languages for All - Italian 2MLS140Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Languages for All - Spanish 1MLS141Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Languages for All - Spanish 2MLZ140Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)10Languages for All - Mandarin 1MLZ141Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)10Languages for All - Mandarin 2

Year 3 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Degree / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Dissertation options

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select either CLD300 OR HIH3300 as your dissertation module.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceCLD300Semester 1 and Semester 2 (Sep-Jun Taught)40Classics, Ancient History, Egyptology DissertationHIH3300Semester 1 and Semester 2 (Sep-Jun Taught)40History Dissertation

AND

History Special Subject

Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You do not have to take a special subject. If you wish to take a special subject, choose a 40 credit pair of special subject modules Parts 1 and 2 across TB1 and TB2.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceHIH3229Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20The Reign of King John 1199-1216: Misrule and Magna Carta (I)HIH3230Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Reign of King John 1199-1216: Misrule and Magna Carta (II)

OR

Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceHIH3353Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Devotion Piety & Power: The First Crusade & the Worlds of Latin Christendom, Byzantium & the Islamic Near East, Part 1HIH3354Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Devotion Piety & Power: The First Crusade & the Worlds of Latin Christendom, Byzantium & the Islamic Near East, Part 1

OR

Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceHIH3368Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20The Medieval Natural World: Environments, Explorations and Encounters (i)HIH3369Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Medieval Natural World: Environments, Explorations and Encounters (ii)

AND

Optional Module Choices

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : If you have selected the History dissertation choose 80 credits from this box. If you have selected the Classics dissertation (and a History Special subject) choose 40 credits from this box. NOTE - students should take a minimum of 80 credits in Ancient History and 80 credits in Medieval History over the course of their second and third years. To select a TB2 Language option you MUST enrol in the corresponding TB1 language module.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceCLC300Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Roman Love PoetryCLC303Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20The Greek Romance: Sea, Sun and SexCLC305Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Homer and Heroism: HomerCLC312Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Plato's RepublicCLE322Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Introduction to Old Egyptian (BA)CLE325Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Intermediate Middle Egyptian 1 (Year 3)CLE326Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Intermediate Middle Egyptian 2 (Year 3)CLE330Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Cultural Influence in Ancient EgyptCLE332Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Amarna PeriodCLE333Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Egyptian Language: Reading Advanced TextsCLE343Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Supernatural Beings and Demons of Ancient EgyptCLE345Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Words of Wisdom and Woe: Masterpieces of Ancient Egyptian Literature (in translation)CLG321Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Intermediate Greek Language ICLG322Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Intermediate Greek Language IICLG325Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Further Greek 1 (Level 3)CLG326Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Further Greek 2 (Level 3)CLG327Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Advanced Greek 1 (Level 3)CLG328Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Advanced Greek 2 (Level 3)CLG329Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Advanced Greek 3CLH3005Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Set in Stone? Inscribing and Writing in AntiquityCLH3006Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Imperial Image: Roman Emperors and Empresses in History, Literature and Art from Augustus to the Severans.CLH3007Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20The Roman EconomyCLH367Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Gender in the Roman WorldCLH368Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Beyond Mainland Greece: Asia in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods.CLH369Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Italy before the RomansCLH388Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Late Antiquity; The Transformation of the Roman World AD 250-600CLH393Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Archaic GreeceCLH397Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Alexander and the Hellenistic worldCLL321Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Intermediate Latin Language ICLL322Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Intermediate Latin Language IICLL325Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Further Latin 1 (Level 3)CLL326Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Further Latin 2 (Level 3)CLL327Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Advanced Latin 1 (Level 3)CLL328Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Advanced Latin 2 (Level 3)CLL329Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Advanced Latin 3CLL330Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Advanced Latin 4CLP309Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Schools work placement: Teaching ancient history and ancient languagesCY-353Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Cyfraith HywelHIH3181Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Cathars and the Albigensian CrusadesHIH3357Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Mapping Medieval LandscapesHIH3361Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Vikings, Monks and Conquest: Britain in Europe, 1000-1200 A.D.

Ancient and Medieval History, BA (Hons)

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