BA Ancient History and French (4 years)

University of Southampton

Bachelor's degree

In Southampton

£ 9,250 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Southampton

  • Start date

    September

Introducing your degree
Study the history of ancient cultures and enhance your French language skills with the BA in Ancient History and French at the University of Southampton. Examine the modern French culture, while taking a step back in time to study Augustus and the Roman revolution on this Ancient History and French BA course. You will also be given the opportunity to practice your French speaking skills during your third year with the chance to study abroad where the chosen language is spoken. This combined BA degree can help prepare you for a career within translating or the public sector. Graduates have also gone one to study a postgraduate PGCE degree, allowing them to teach in their chosen field in the UK or abroad.

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Southampton (Hampshire)
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Subjects

  • Credit
  • Ancient History
  • University

Course programme

Year 1

The following is an indicative list of available optional modules, which are subject to change each academic year. Please note in some instances modules have limited spaces available.

Semester OneCompulsory

LANG1017

Academic Skills for ML students

HIST1155Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Introduction to the Ancient World

FREN9010Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

French Language Stage 4

Optional

FREN1001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Modern French Culture

FREN1016Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

The Making of Modern French

FREN1017Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité

Semester TwoCompulsory

FREN9010Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

French Language Stage 4

Optional

ARCH1028Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Landscapes and Seascapes of Britain’s Past

ARCH1062Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Wonderful things: World history in 40 objects

ENGL1080Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Literary Transformations

HIST1016Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Masada: History and Myth

HIST1102Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

The End of the World: Apocalyptic Visions of History

HIST1153Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Alexander the Great and His Legacy

HIST1154Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Ancient History: Sources and Controversies

LANG1004Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Reading Culture

LANG1013Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Reading the City

LING1001Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Elements of Linguistics - Sound, Structure and Meaning

LING1003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Applications of Linguistics

PHIL1003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Ancient Greek Philosophy

LATI9006Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Latin Language Stage 1B

Year 2

The following is an indicative list of available optional modules, which are subject to change each academic year. Please note in some instances modules have limited spaces available.

Modern Languages: In each semester you should choose one optional Modern Languages module from the list below (two modules in total). In order to meet the requirements of your programme you must choose at least one FREN module in the year.

LANG2010 is an additional compulsory module designed to prepare you for the year abroad.

Compulsory modules

FREN 9xxx French Language

LANG2010 Managing Research and Learning (preparation for the year abroad)

Semester OneOptional

HIST2055Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Ancient Rome: the First Metropolis

HIST2085Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Rebels with a Cause: The Historical Origins of Christianity

HIST2103Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Self-inflicted - Extreme Violence, Politics and Power

ARCH2017Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Maritime Archaeology

HUMA2008Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

The Life and Afterlife of the Vikings

FREN2008Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Post-War French Thought

FREN2018Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Exploring French Linguistics

FREN2021Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Identities in Crisis: Post-war French Literature and Film

LANG2002Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Globalisation: Culture, Language and The Nation State

LANG2005Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Learning about Culture: Introduction to Ethnography

Core [?]

A core module is a module which must be taken and passed.

For students taking a Year Abroad only

LANG2010

Managing Research and Learning

Semester TwoOptional

ARCH2012Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Archaeology and Society

LANG2009Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

The EU and European Identity

HIST2045Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Cleopatra’s Egypt

HIST2076 The First British Empire: the beginnings of English dominance, 1050-1300

HIST2090Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Britain’s Global Empire, 1750–1870

HIST2109Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Ancient Greeks at War

Year 3

Students will spend the year abroad in a country where the chosen language is spoken, either as :

-an English language assistant (British Council)

-studying on a University course (Erasmus)

-on an approved work placement

During the year abroad students are required to complete an Investigative Project (LANG3005). This is an independent study project (6000 words) supervised by a member of staff and written in the target language.

Year 4

The following is an indicative list of available optional modules, which are subject to change each academic year. Please note in some instances modules have limited spaces available.

Modern Languages: In each semester you should choose one optional module from the list below (two modules in total). In order to meet the requirements of your programme you must choose at least one FREN module in the year.

Semester OneOptional

HIST3042Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

From Tyranny to Revolution: England 1625-49: Part 1

HIST3123Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Slavery and Freedom in the British Caribbean Part 1

HIST3130Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Medieval Love, Sex and Marriage: Part 1

HIST3133Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Heresy and Inquisition in the Early Modern Iberian World Part 1

HIST3142Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Passions and Profits: Wealth, Freedom and Virtue in the Age of Adam Smith (Pt. 1: Texts)

HIST3171Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

The Crisis of Austria-Hungary Part 1

HIST3195Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Islam, Conquests and Caliphates, Part 1

HIST3197 America from Revolution to Republic 1

HIST3203Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

The American Empire Part 1

ARCH3017Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Presenting the past: Museums and Heritage

ARCH3034Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Archaeology of Seafaring

FREN3024Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Flaubert's France

LANG3003Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Dissertation

LANG3007Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Translation: Theory and Practice

Semester TwoOptional

HIST3043Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

From Tyranny to Revolution: England, 1625-49 Part 2

HIST3124Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Slavery and Freedom in the British Caribbean Part 2

HIST3131Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Medieval Love, Sex and Marriage: Part 2

HIST3134Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Heresy and Inquisition in the Iberian World Part 2

HIST3146Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Passions and Profits: Wealth, Freedom and Virtue in the Age of Adam Smith (Pt. 2: Texts)

HIST3166Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

The Crisis of Austria-Hungary Part 2

HIST3196Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Islam, Conquests and Caliphates, Part 2

HIST3198 America from Revolution to Republic 2

HIST3204Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

The American Empire Part 2

ARCH3008Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Stonehenge to Skara Brae: the Neolithic of Britain

ARCH3011Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Iron Age Societies

FILM3018Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Framing the Past:Stardom, History and Heritage in the Cinema

FREN3028Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Sex, Gender and Desire in French Literature and Culture

FREN3030Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

French Sociolinguistics: Challenges to Francophonie

LANG3006Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Public Service Interpreting

LANG3008Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Audiovisual Translation

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