ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL HISTORY SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS
COURSE SATISFACTION (Guardian University Guide 2022) 10 HISTORY
This wide-ranging interdisciplinary degree invites you to explore more than 2,000 years of history across Europe, the Mediterranean world, and beyond. You will study the political and social history of Ancient Greece and Rome, as well as themes from the whole span of the Middle Ages. You can also study ancient and medieval languages, particularly Greek and Latin.
Foundation Year available – see pages 58-63 for full details Global Opportunities available † Welsh Scholarships/Bursaries available
You will explore the continuities and change from the emergence of Athenian democracy to the glories of renaissance Italy, examining topics from the expansion of the Roman Empire to the crusades of the Middle Ages, and the great epics of Homer to the sublime poetry of Dante. Drawing on our wide-ranging expertise in ancient and medieval history, you will examine civilisations that may appear distant but remain influential in our own time. You will engage regularly with historic sites and you can tailor your degree to your own interests with a variety of topics to choose from. TYPICAL MODULES INCLUDE: Year 1 • Greek History and Society • M aking History • Medieval Europe: An Introduction • Of Gods and Heroes/Greek Mythology • Ovid’s Metamorphoses: The Transformations of Mythology • Rome from Village to Empire: An Introduction to Roman History
Year 2 • Armies and Enemies of Imperial Rome • Britain in the Early Middle Ages: Slaves, Dragons, Queens and Vikings • Gender in the Roman World • Myths and Society in the Greek World • The Anglo-Norman World • The Crusades and the Making of Latin Christendom, 1050-1300 • The Heirs of Rome Year 3 • Being Greek: Identity in the Ancient Greek World • Devotion Piety and Power: The First Crusade and the Worlds of Latin Christendom, Byzantium and the Islamic Near East • Histories of Empire • Monarchy: Ancient and Medieval • Pompeii and the Cities of Vesuvius • The Placing of History: Digitally Mapping the Historic Past • The Reign of King John: Misrule and Magna Carta
TYPICAL OFFER: BBB
Detailed entry requirements and course features available on the Course Reference Grid (page 160) †
BA Single Honours ▲ Ancient and Medieval History ♦ Ancient History (with Foundation Year) ♦ Ancient and Medieval History (with Year Abroad) ▲ 3 YEAR ♦ 4 YEAR For individual UCAS course codes please visit the course web page
FUTURE CAREERS: • Business • Business and Management • Education • Heritage and Museums • Law and Public Services • Media and Public Relations
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