Classical Civilisation and Medieval Studies, BA (Hons)

Modules

Disclaimer: Module selection options may change.

Some of our modules run in alternate years. The modules listed below are taught in the current year. We also teach: Roman Love Poetry; The Greek Romance: Sea, Sun and Sex; Homer and Heroism; Roman Popular Culture; Archaic Greece; Armies and Enemies of Imperial Rome; Gender in the Roman World; Beyond Mainland Greece: Asia in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods; Alexander and the Hellenistic world.

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Degree / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameCLC101Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Of Gods and Heroes - Greek MythologyCLC102Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Ovid's Metamorphoses. The Transformations of MythologyEN-113Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Literature and Society in Medieval Europe.HIH117Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Medieval Europe: an introduction

Optional Module choices

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select a 20-credit module for TB1 and another for TB2 to take your total credits up to 120 credits. Students should not take modules in more than one beginning ancient language in the year. Students who enrol in a TB1 Latin or Greek module and wish to continue the language in TB2, enabling the language to be continued in Year 2, should consult with the Programme Director. Staff can advise on the appropriate level of Latin or Greek modules on request.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceCLC103Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Introduction to Ancient Philosophy and RhetoricCLE120Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Introduction to Ancient Egyptian History and Civilisation 1CLE121Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Introduction to Ancient Egyptian History and Civilisation 2CLG101Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Beginning Greek Language ICLG102Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Beginning Greek Language IICLG105Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Intermediate Greek Language (post-GCSE or equivalent) ICLG106Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Intermediate Greek Language (post-GCSE or equivalent) IICLG125Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Further Greek 1 (Level 1)CLG126Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Further Greek 2 (Level 1)CLH100Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Greek History and SocietyCLH145Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Introduction to Greek and Roman Art and ArchitectureCLH150Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Rome from Village to Empire: An Introduction to Roman HistoryCLL101Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Beginning Latin Language ICLL102Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Beginning Latin Language IICLL105Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Intermediate Latin Language (post-GCSE or equivalent) ICLL106Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Intermediate Latin Language (post-GCSE or equivalent) IICLL125Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Further Latin 1 (Level 1)CLL126Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Further Latin 2 (Level 1)HIH122Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Making History

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Degree / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameCLC206Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Reading Classical Civilisation

Medieval Studies Compulsory Modules - Selective

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You must select at least 40 credits from the following modules. Students must not take more than a total of 60 credits per teaching block.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceEN-266Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Medieval EncountersHIH2001Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Ancient and Historic Places (Study-Trip/Field project: History)HIH2019Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Gendering the Middle Ages: Power and ExclusionHIH2069Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Crusades and the Making of Latin Christendom, 1050-1300HIH237Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Practice of HistoryHIH2690Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Beyond Blood and Guts: Medicine from Late Antiquity to the Early Modern PeriodHIH276Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Anglo-Saxon and Viking-Age EnglandMLF211ASemester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20A History of the French Language

AND

Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceCLC200Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Roman Love PoetryCLC203Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20The Greek Romance: Sea, Sun and SexCLC205Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Homer and Heroism: HomerCLC211Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Plato's RepublicCLH2005Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Set in Stone? Inscribing and Writing in AntiquityCLH2006Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Imperial Image: Roman Emperors and Empresses in History, Literature and Art from Augustus to the Severans.CLH2007Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20The Roman EconomyCLH215Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Archaic Greece (Level 2)CLH216Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Armies and Enemies of Imperial RomeCLH227Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Kings, Tyrants and Lawgivers in Ancient GreeceCLH267Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Gender in the Roman WorldCLH268Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Beyond Mainland Greece: Asia in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods.CLH297Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Alexander and the Hellenistic worldCLP202Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Schools work placement: Teaching ancient history and ancient languages

AND

Optional module choices

Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Language modules may aldo be taken as option modules. To enrol in a TB2 language module, you MUST also enrol in the corresponding TB1 language module. These modules can count as either Classical Civilisation or Medieval credits.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceCLG203Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Intermediate Greek Language I (post-Beginning Greek Language)CLG204Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Intermediate Greek Language II (post-Beginning Greek Language)CLG221Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Beginning Greek Language ICLG222Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Beginning Greek Language IICLG225Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Further Greek 1 (Level 2)CLG226Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Further Greek 2 (Level 2)CLG227Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Advanced Greek 1 (Level 2)CLG228Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Advanced Greek 2 (Level 2)CLL203Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Intermediate Latin Language I(post-Beginning Latin Language)CLL204Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Intermediate Latin Language II(post-Beginning Latin Language)CLL221Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Beginning Latin Language ICLL222Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Beginning Latin Language IICLL225Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Further Latin 1 (Level 2)CLL226Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Further Latin 2 (Level 2)CLL227Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Advanced Latin 1 (Level 2)CLL228Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Advanced Latin 2HUA207Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Business & Entrepreneurship

Year 3 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Degree / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

None found.

Compulsory Modules Selective - Dissertation

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Please select one of the Dissertation subjects below. If you choose EN-3031 OR HIH3300 this should be on a medieval topic.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceCLD300Semester 1 and Semester 2 (Sep-Jun Taught)40Classics, Ancient History, Egyptology DissertationEN-3031Semester 1 and Semester 2 (Sep-Jun Taught)40Dissertation - English LiteratureIf selected this should be on a medieval topic.HIH3300Semester 1 and Semester 2 (Sep-Jun Taught)40History DissertationIf selected this must be on a medieval topic.

AND

History Special Subjects

Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students are permitted to take a special subject if they wish. These must be taken in pairs, part 1 in TB1 and part 2 in TB2. (HIH3329/HIH3230, HIH3353/HIH3354 and HIH3368/HIH3369)

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceHIH3229Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20The Reign of King John 1199-1216: Misrule and Magna Carta (I)HIH3230Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Reign of King John 1199-1216: Misrule and Magna Carta (II)HIH3353Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Devotion Piety & Power: The First Crusade & the Worlds of Latin Christendom, Byzantium & the Islamic Near East, Part 1HIH3354Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Devotion Piety & Power: The First Crusade & the Worlds of Latin Christendom, Byzantium & the Islamic Near East, Part 1HIH3368Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20The Medieval Natural World: Environments, Explorations and Encounters (i)HIH3369Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Medieval Natural World: Environments, Explorations and Encounters (ii)

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Medieval Studies Options

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students should select 20 credits from below if they have NOT taken a dissertation AND a History Special Subject. If CLD300 has been selected with NO SPECIAL SUBJECT, 60 credits should be taken.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceCY-353Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Cyfraith HywelEN-3011Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Discovering Old EnglishEN-314Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20ChaucerEN-398Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Masculine and Monstrous in the Middle AgesHIH3181Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Cathars and the Albigensian CrusadesHIH3357Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Mapping Medieval LandscapesHIH3361Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Vikings, Monks and Conquest: Britain in Europe, 1000-1200 A.D.

AND

Classical Civilisation Modules

Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : If you have selected CLD300, please select 20 credits from below. If you have selected EN-3031 or HIH3300 AND a History special subject, please select a maximum og 40 credits from below. If you have selected EN-3031 or HIH3300 AND NOT a History special subject, please select a maximum of 60credits below.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceCLC300Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Roman Love PoetryCLC303Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20The Greek Romance: Sea, Sun and SexCLC305Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Homer and Heroism: HomerCLC312Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Plato's RepublicCLH3005Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Set in Stone? Inscribing and Writing in AntiquityCLH3006Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20The Imperial Image: Roman Emperors and Empresses in History, Literature and Art from Augustus to the Severans.CLH3007Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20The Roman EconomyCLH367Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Gender in the Roman WorldCLH368Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Beyond Mainland Greece: Asia in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods.CLH369Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Italy before the RomansCLH393Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Archaic GreeceCLH397Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Alexander and the Hellenistic worldCLP309Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Schools work placement: Teaching ancient history and ancient languages

AND

Ancient/Medieval Language Options

Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Language modules may also be taken as option modules. To enrol in a TB2 language module, you MUST enrol in the corresponding TB1 module. These modules can count as either Ancient or Medieval credits.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidanceCLG327Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Advanced Greek 1 (Level 3)CLG328Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Advanced Greek 2 (Level 3)CLG329Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Advanced Greek 3CLL321Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Intermediate Latin Language ICLL322Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Intermediate Latin Language IICLL325Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Further Latin 1 (Level 3)CLL326Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Further Latin 2 (Level 3)CLL327Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Advanced Latin 1 (Level 3)CLL328Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Advanced Latin 2 (Level 3)CLL329Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Advanced Latin 3CLL330Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Taught)20Advanced Latin 4