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Ancient History BA

UCAS code: Q806

Key information

Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
Campus
Study mode:
Full time
Required A-level:
AAB
Full entry requirements, including contextual requirements
Duration:
Three years
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2024
Application deadline:
31 January 2024
Apply via UCAS

On our Ancient History BA degree you can explore a wide range of diverse periods, countries and cultures. You can study topics to suit your interests - from earliest Greece to Rome and beyond, and right up to the influence of Classics on modern history and current affairs. Our course also covers a vast geographical area, from Roman Britain to the Black Sea, Persia, Egypt and North Africa. While you will focus on the historical modules, you will also have the opportunity to learn Latin and/ or Greek and explore topics in literature, art, archaeology and philosophy.

Key benefits

  • Classics at King’s ranked first in the UK for research excellence (REF 2021) and third among UK Classics Departments in the QS World Rankings 2022.
  • You will be part of one of the largest Classics departments in the UK, with unique coverage from the Bronze Age to Modern Greece.
  • Our central London location offers collaborations with the British Museum and other cultural institutions, which are incorporated into our teaching.
  • You will have the opportunity to travel on an expenses-paid field trip to ancient sites in the Mediterranean during your second or third year.
  • Our course combines focus and flexibility, allowing students to pursue their interests in a department renowned for the quality of it teaching and the student experience.
  • You will acquire analytical and presentational skills valued by employers leading to careers in heritage-related professions, the media, education, the civil service and the performing arts.

Employability

Our graduates go on to work in a range of professions including law, banking, the civil service, information technology, librarianship, education, heritage industries, the media, journalism and the performing arts, while others choose to stay and pursue postgraduate qualifications at King’s.

Employability

Our graduates go on to work in a range of professions including law, banking, the civil service, information technology, librarianship, education, heritage industries, the media, journalism and the performing arts, while others choose to stay and pursue postgraduate qualifications at King’s.

Key information

Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
Campus
Study mode:
Full time
Required A-level:
AAB
Full entry requirements, including contextual requirements
Duration:
Three years
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2024
Application deadline:
31 January 2024
Apply via UCAS

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