Classical and Historical Archaeology BA

First year

Core modules:

• Classical World and Its Legacy
• Revealing the Past
• Towards modernity: anthropology, archaeology & colonialism

Optional modules:

• Emerging Europe: From Storage to Stonehenge & States
• The Origins of Humanity
• World Civilisations

Second year

Core modules:

• Archaeology and Text
• Thinking through Archaeology

Optional modules:

• Archaeology Matters
• Minoans: Crete in the Bronze Age
• Science in Archaeology
• The Ancient Greek Economy
• The Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England
• The Celtic West: from the fall of Rome to the Viking Age
• The Rise of Rome and its Empire (c.500-90 BCE)

Third year

Core modules:

• Dissertation in Archaeology

Optional modules:

• Athens and the Black Sea
• Catastrophes and Climate Change: prehistory to Modernity
• Decoding the Landscape: integrated methods in landscape archaeology
• Egypt in the age of empire
• Experimental Archaeology
• Later Neolithic and Bronze Age Britain & Ireland
• Rome: Capital, Hinterland and Periphery
• Work Place Learning

The content of our courses is reviewed annually to make sure it's up-to-date and relevant. Individual modules are occasionally updated or withdrawn. This is in response to discoveries through our world-leading research; funding changes; professional accreditation requirements; student or employer feedback; outcomes of reviews; and variations in staff or student numbers.

In the event of any change we'll consult and inform students in good time and take reasonable steps to minimise disruption.