Ancient History and Religious Studies (BA)

This is a three-year degree programme comprising of some core modules that provide essential skills and training as well as a wide variety of optional modules for you to select from in order to tailor your degree to meet your interests.

The degree provides the training necessary for students who wish to study Religious Studies or Ancient History at postgraduate level, and a valuable range of intellectual and transferable skills for students who enter other professions.

Year one

In Year 1, you take 60 credits of Religious Studies modules and 60 credits of Ancient History modules.

Students studying this course will be able to study modules outside of their allocated School(s) Core and Optional modules from another participating Academic School. An overview of the module collections available can be found here.

Core modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsIntroduction to Roman HistoryHS310220 creditsIntroduction to Ancient Greek HistoryHS310120 creditsOptional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsIntroduction To Biblical HebrewRT210420 creditsFurther Biblical HebrewRT210520 creditsIntroduction To The BibleRT210320 creditsThe Story of ChristianityRT410320 creditsIntroduction to New Testament GreekRT310720 creditsFurther New Testament GreekRT310820 creditsIntroduction To ArabicRT110920 creditsFurther Elementary ArabicRT111020 creditsIntroduction To The Study of Religion 1RT111120 creditsIntroduction To The Study of Religion 2RT111220 creditsIntroduction To SanskritRT110620 creditsFurther Elementary SanskritRT110720 creditsYear two

In Year 2, you take 60 credits of Religious Studies modules and 60 credits of Ancient History modules.

Optional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsElementary Sanskrit IRT120120 creditsElementary Sanskrit IIRT120220 creditsClassical Hebrew 1RT220120 creditsClassical Hebrew IIRT220220 creditsHellenistic Greek IRT320120 creditsHellenistic Greek IIRT320220 creditsBeliefs in the CrucibleRT520420 creditsChristian 'Church' Today: Its Meaning, Life and MissionRT520520 creditsTheology On The Edge: Christian Thought in A Changing WorldRT531520 creditsChristian Social Ethics TodayRT731720 creditsUnderstanding Christian WorshipRT432020 creditsElementary Arabic IRT120320 creditsElementary Arabic IIRT120420 creditsArabic Texts IRT131020 creditsArabic Texts IIRT131120 creditsReading Latin 2HS332220 creditsReading Greek 2HS332420 creditsLatin Historical TextsHS334310 creditsLatin Historical TextsHS334410 creditsGreek Historical TextsHS334610 creditsReading Latin 1HS342120 creditsReading Greek IHS342320 creditsMajority World Voices: Global South TheologiesRT734220 creditsIndependent 2nd Year StudyHS433420 creditsPots, Poems and Pictures: Using Evidence for Ancient HistoryHS433620 creditsBuddhism: The First Thousand YearsRT122720 creditsEarly Hindu Texts in SanskritRT132820 creditsThe Life of the BuddhaRT135220 creditsGreek Historical TextsHS334510 creditsEarly HinduismRT133820 creditsOpen Choice TranslationRT134920 creditsEmotions, Symbols, and Rituals: Studying Societies Through FilmRT121520 creditsIslam in the Contemporary WorldRT132720 creditsBodies, Spirits, and Souls: The Person, Ethics, and ReligionRT133920 creditsReligion in the WorkplaceRT135420 creditsThe Most Famous Hindu Text: Bhagavadgita, Text & ContextRT135520 creditsFoundational EthicsRT135620 creditsGod, Good and the Ugly: Topics in Applied Islamic EthicsRT135720 creditsMedieval Church in the Latin WestRT135820 creditsExploring GnosticismRT135920 creditsUnderstanding Muslim ScripturesRT136020 creditsHistory of Christian Spirituality 1550 - Present DayRT432120 creditsNew Testament Gospels and ActsRT320720 creditsNew Testament Greek Texts IIRT332720 creditsHebrew TextsRT230420 creditsAncient, Mediaeval and Modern JudaismRT230620 creditsMoney, Sex and Power in the Early ChurchRT432520 creditsOpen Choice DissertationRT731620 creditsInscriptions and Athenian HistoryHS332610 creditsGods & the Polis: Athenian FestivalsHS333010 creditsRoman ReligionHS333110 creditsGreek and Roman MedicineHS337620 creditsLife in Ancient RomeHS435810 creditsHouses in Roman ItalyHS436310 creditsIntroduction to Spatial Techniques and TechnologiesHS241810 creditsGeographic Information Systems for Archaeologists and Ancient HistoriansHS241910 creditsAegean Bronze Age: Emergence To CollapseHS238720 creditsArt & Archaeology of Classical GreeceHS238920 creditsHeritage CommunicationHS242820 creditsRoman Imperial History 31BC - AD138HS331730 creditsThe Later Roman Empire AD284 - 602HS331830 creditsTyrants, Kings and Democrats: the Rise of Classical GreeceHS337420 creditsKing and Court in the Ancient Near EastHS337720 creditsDeath and Burial in the Roman WorldHS430820 creditsGreek WarfareHS436620 creditsYear three

In Year 3, you take 60 credits of Religious Studies modules and 60 credits of Ancient History modules.

Optional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsElementary Sanskrit IRT120120 creditsElementary Sanskrit IIRT120220 creditsClassical Hebrew 1RT220120 creditsClassical Hebrew IIRT220220 creditsHellenistic Greek IRT320120 creditsHellenistic Greek IIRT320220 creditsBeliefs in the CrucibleRT520420 creditsChristian 'Church' Today: Its Meaning, Life and MissionRT520520 creditsTheology On The Edge: Christian Thought in A Changing WorldRT531520 creditsOpen Choice DissertationRT731620 creditsChristian Social Ethics TodayRT731720 creditsUnderstanding Christian WorshipRT432020 creditsElementary Arabic IRT120320 creditsElementary Arabic IIRT120420 creditsArabic Texts IRT131020 creditsArabic Texts IIRT131120 creditsReading Latin 2HS332220 creditsReading Greek 2HS332420 creditsLatin Historical TextsHS334310 creditsLatin Historical TextsHS334410 creditsGreek Historical TextsHS334610...