Strand Campus
Strand Campus sits along the Thames at London's cultural heart. Alongside world-class teaching spaces, students enjoy access to the pedestrianised Strand Quad, with Somerset House and iconic landmarks just steps away.
Overview
This Ancient History BA allows you to explore a wide range of diverse periods, places, and cultures thanks to a broad syllabus that gives you the freedom to follow your interests. As well as history you could also choose to study topics in literature, art, archaeology, and philosophy, and learn ancient languages. Your studies can cover a vast geographical area, from Roman Britain to the Black Sea, Persia, and North Africa.
You’ll also learn how to work with primary and documentary sources, such as literary texts, and ancient inscriptions. This will help you to engage with the various types of history you’ll encounter, including social, cultural, political, military, economic, and religious history, and to scrutinise current debates in scholarship.
You’ll join the best department for Classics research in the UK (REF 2021), meaning that you’ll be taught by academics at the forefront of their respective fields. And we offer a range of exciting opportunities that include handling sessions in London museums like the British Museum, unique module coverage from the Bronze Age to modern Greece, and the possibility of travel in classical lands.
Key benefits
- Classics at King’s is ranked first in the UK for research excellence (REF 2021). This research excellence feeds into our teaching on the course.
- You’ll be part of one of the largest Classics departments in the UK, offering unique coverage chronologically from the Bronze Age to Modern Greece, and geographically from Britain to Persia.
- Make the most of our central London location and proximity to the British Museum and other cultural institutions, which are incorporated into your teaching.
- Combine focus and flexibility by pursuing your interests in a department renowned for the quality of its teaching and the student experience.
- You’ll get to build your experience beyond your ancient history course with a wealth of extracurricular opportunities, including an active Classics Society, our famous annual Greek Play (performed every year since 1953), and the chance to promote Latin teaching in disadvantaged primary schools.
- We support students’ learning about the classical world in the classical world. Every year we take students on one of our third-year modules on an expenses-paid field trip to ancient sites in the Mediterranean. We also make substantial funding available for our students’ independent travel in classical lands.
- Our students go on to diverse careers including law, banking, the civil service, heritage-related professions, the media, education, information technology, and the performing arts.
Special features
Optional study abroad
This course information applied to 2026 entry only. The university may make changes to a programme of study or modules. See full disclaimer in our Terms and Conditions.
Key Information
UCAS code:
Q806
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
In person
Study mode:
Full-time
Required A-Levels:
AAB
Duration:
Three years
Application status:
Start date:
September 2027
Application deadline:
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