BA Ancient History and Philosophy with Year Abroad (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
Are you interested in exploring the meaning of life? Do you have a passion for studying ancient empires of the past? Why not study both with the BA Ancient History and Philosophy degree. At the University of Southampton, you can enhance your reason and argument while you explore the emergence of civilisation on this combined BA degree. Study the great thinkers of the past with the introduction to early Greek philosophy. This combined BA Ancient History and Philosophy programme offers aspects from two fields, allowing you to understand the connections between these two subjects.

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Location

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Southampton (Hampshire)
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University Road, SO17 1BJ

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Subjects

  • Greek
  • Credit
  • Ancient History
  • Philosophy
  • History of Philosophy

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

HIST1155Credit[?]

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

: 30

Introduction to the Ancient World

PHIL1005Credit[?]

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

: 15

Ethics

PHIL1016Credit[?]

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

: 15

Reason and Argument

Semester TwoCompulsory

PHIL1002Credit[?]

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

: 15

Knowledge and Mind

Optional

ARCH1028Credit[?]

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

: 15

Landscapes and Seascapes of Britain’s Past

ARCH1030Credit[?]

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

: 15

Ancient and Medieval Worlds

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

HIST1106Credit[?]

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

: 15

Emperor Constantine the Great: From Just Church to State Church

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

HIST1168Credit[?]

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

: 15

The Roman Army in Britain: life on the northern frontier

PHIL1003Credit[?]

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

: 15

Ancient Greek Philosophy

PHIL1019Credit[?]

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

: 15

Puzzles about Art and Literature

PHIL1026Credit[?]

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

: 15

Applied Ethics

PHIL1027Credit[?]

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

: 15

Freedom and Responsibility

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.

Semester OneCompulsory

PHIL2028Credit[?]

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

: 15

Appearance and Reality

Optional

ARCH2017Credit[?]

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

: 15

Maritime Archaeology

HIST2045Credit[?]

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

: 30

Cleopatra’s Egypt

HIST2103Credit[?]

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

: 15

Self-inflicted - Extreme Violence, Politics and Power

HUMA2008Credit[?]

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

: 15

The Life and Afterlife of the Vikings

PHIL2001Credit[?]

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

: 15

Aesthetics

PHIL2009Credit[?]

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

: 15

Philosophy of Mind

PHIL2010Credit[?]

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

: 15

Philosophy of Language

Semester TwoOptional

ARCH2012Credit[?]

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

: 15

Archaeology and Society

PHIL2012Credit[?]

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

: 15

Moral Philosophy

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

HIST2109Credit[?]

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

: 15

Ancient Greeks at War

PHIL2014Credit[?]

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

: 15

Logic

PHIL2021Credit[?]

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

: 15

Epistemology

PHIL2027Credit[?]

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

: 15

Kant

PHIL2032Credit[?]

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

: 15

Metaphysics

PHIL2034Credit[?]

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

: 15

Philosophy of Science

Year 3

Your third year will be spent at one our partner institutions. More details can be found on our Exchange Partners page.

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.

Compulsory modules

HIST3210 Ancient History Dissertation

OR

PHIL3013 Dissertation in Philosophy

Semester OneCompulsory

PHIL3013Credit[?]

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

: 30

Dissertation

Optional

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

HIST3195Credit[?]

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

: 30

Islam, Conquests and Caliphates, Part 1

PHIL3007Credit[?]

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

: 15

Nietzsche

PHIL3009Credit[?]

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

: 15

Heidegger

PHIL3020Credit[?]

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

: 15

Philosophy of Mathematics

PHIL3034Credit[?]

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

: 15

Philosophy of Sex

PHIL3037Credit[?]

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

: 15

Wittgenstein's Later Philosophy

Semester TwoOptional

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

HIST3196Credit[?]

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

: 30

Islam, Conquests and Caliphates, Part 2

PHIL3009Credit[?]

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

: 15

Heidegger

PHIL3011Credit[?]

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

: 15

Kierkegaard

PHIL3038Credit[?]

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

: 15

The Ethics of Belief

PHIL3041Credit[?]

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

: 15

Happiness and Wellbeing

PHIL3042Credit[?]

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

: 15

Fiction and Fictionalism

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