Ancient History And Archaeology (Ba): 4-Year, Part-Time
Bachelor's degree
In London
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
London
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Duration
4 Years
Our BA Ancient History and Archaeology allows you to combine and pursue your interests in the history and archaeology of the ancient world. We will equip you to study the Greek and Roman past through both textual and archaeological evidence, from Greek pottery to Roman inscriptions, ancient cities to classical authors. You will acquire critical and analytical skills, utilising the full range of evidence that survives from the ancient Greek and Roman worlds.
You will study a broad chronological and geographical sweep, with topics including the rise of the Greek city-states, Classical Athens, the foundations of the Roman Empire, the transformation of the Roman Empire in Late Antiquity, and the Byzantine Empire from the foundation of Constantinople to the medieval period.
The study of archaeology develops the ability to understand how people lived, acted and thought in the past. You will learn the essential analytical techniques of archaeology to develop your understanding of the relationship between theory and practice in the interpretation of material remains. Practical archaeological experience is a key element of this degree.
This programme is ideal if you are interested in understanding the ancient past through people’s relationships with words, texts, objects, buildings and places. We will give you access to a wide range of textual, graphical and material evidence and develop your ability to interpret and process that data. We will also encourage you to question accepted histories, so you can construct and present convincing historical and archaeological arguments using texts, images, and material objects and remains as evidence.
The programme is also available for full-time evening study over three years.
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About this course
Graduates can pursue careers in, for example, archaeology, conservation, education, or local and national government roles. This degree may also be useful in becoming an archaeologist, heritage manager, or museum/gallery curator. It will provide you with a host of transferable skills, including the analysis and critique of complex archaeological and textual sources.
We offer a comprehensive Careers Service to help you advance your career, while our in-house, professional recruitment consultancy, Birkbeck Talent, works with London’s top employers to help you gain work experience that fits in with your evening studies.
We welcome applicants without traditional entry qualifications as we base decisions on our own assessment of qualifications, knowledge and previous work experience. We may waive formal entry requirements based on judgement of academic potential.
Awarding Body
University of London
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Subjects
- Greek
- Archaeology
- Ancient History
- Part Time
- Full Time
- Modules
- Critical skills
- Understanding
- Archaeological
- Historical
Course programme
This is a structured programme of taught modules, designed to develop historical and archaeological understanding and critical skills.
Our new survey course options will introduce you to the key themes you need to know about when studying the past.
In parallel with these cutting-edge surveys, we offer a range of compulsory 'How to' modules which bring you together with academic staff to explore the study of the past and develop the skills needed to research and write history. Every year, as you build your studies and progress towards your degree, you will take one of these courses, helping you to develop your own unique perspective on the past.
Both the survey courses and our ‘How to’ courses run annually so that it doesn't matter whether you study part-time or full-time with us - you will be able to make the most of them.
The programme consists of 11 modules.
In Year 1, you take three compulsory modules.
In Year 2, you take one compulsory module and choose two Level 5 option modules.
In Year 3, you take one compulsory module, and choose one Level 5 option module and one Level 6 option module.
In Year 4, you choose one Level 6 option module and write a dissertation.
YEAR 1 COMPULSORY MODULES
- Approaching the Past
- Discovering Archaeology: From Field to Finds Room
- The Ancient World
- Thames through Time: Birkbeck/MOLA Field School
- Exploring the Past
- Discovering Archaeology: From Field to Finds Room
- Fieldschool: Buried Humanities (Level 4)
- Between God and Rome: the Byzantine Empire 307-1453 (level 5)
- Crossing Borders: Passports, Bodies and the State, 1600 to Today
- Fieldschool: Buried Humanities
- From Ancient to Medieval Societies, Third to Eleventh Centuries
- Global connections in Greek and Roman archaeology
- Journeys to the Underworld in Classical Literature and Culture
- The Archaeology of a Greek Sanctuary
- The Archaeology of the Roman Empire
- Archaeological Architectures
- Archaeological Landscapes
- Stories in Stuff: the medieval and early modern worlds in 20 texts and objects
- The Archaeology of Early Medieval Britain
- The Athenian Empire
- The Empire of Letters: Correspondence in the Roman World
- Writing the Past: Dissertation
Additional information
Part-time international students: £10710 pa
Ancient History And Archaeology (Ba): 4-Year, Part-Time