Ancient History degrees

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King's College London, University of London

2 ancient-history courses LONDON
Subject ranking: 10th
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The location in central London not far from where the UKs decisions are made is amazing. The library has most of the resources I need and if you can’t find something the library staff will happily try and make it available. The thing where the uni lets us down the most is admin.

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Ancient History - BA (Hons)
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  • Ancient History
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Classics and the Ancient World - BA (Hons)
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  • Beginners Greek Language
  • Beginners Latin Language
  • Intermediate Greek
  • Intermediate Latin
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University of Leeds

5 ancient-history courses YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE
Subject ranking: 14th
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Oxford Brookes University offers a supportive learning environment with passionate lecturers and modern facilities. The campus is vibrant, with plenty of opportunities to get involved in clubs and events. The city of Oxford adds to the appeal, providing a rich, historic backdrop and excellent career opportunities. Overall, it’s a great choice for those looking for a balance of academics and student life.

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Ancient History and English - BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Reading Between the Lines
  • The Greek World: an Introduction
  • The Roman World: An Introduction
  • Writing Matters
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Ancient History - BA (Hons)
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  • Ancient Lives
  • Introduction to Classical Archaeology
  • The Greek World: an Introduction
  • The Roman World: An Introduction
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University of Liverpool

19 ancient-history courses NORTH WEST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 28th
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WUSCA ranking: 14th
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The city makes the university great. Students unions is small and lacks social facilities compared to many other unis such as leeds. It is also very expensive. The course is good but could be more practical based at times

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Ancient History - BA (Hons)
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Italian and Ancient History - BA (Hons)
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University of Exeter

12 ancient-history courses SOUTH WEST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 8th
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WUSCA ranking: 41th
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The best aspects break down two points. The first thing is the harmonic settings between natural and artificial aspect. The second thing is warm-hearted help from the Exeter Guild assistants. The trouble from me will be improved by them with warmed mentality. The worst aspect is about purchasing some useful electronic tools, such as UK phone recharger plug. It was somewhat doable for me to find phone recharger cables in the Uni market, yet not the plug. For international students who have not used the UK plug in their countries may get trouble in use the recharging service in the University.

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Ancient History - BA (Hons)
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  • Ancient Sources (Written Evidence) Ancient Medicine
  • Ancient Sources (Written Evidence): Greek Historiography to the End of the Fifth Century BC
  • Ancient World: Greek Philosophy
  • Ancient World: Roman Philosophy
  • Classical Language and Texts: Greek I
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Ancient History with Study Abroad - BA (Hons)
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  • Ancient Sources (Written Evidence) Ancient Medicine
  • Ancient Sources (Written Evidence): Greek Historiography to the End of the Fifth Century BC
  • Ancient World: Greek Philosophy
  • Ancient World: Roman Philosophy
  • Classical Language and Texts: Greek I
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Durham University

4 ancient-history courses NORTH EAST ENGLAND
Subject ranking: 4th
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Durham is a beautiful city and university with great social opportunities. The traditions are very strong at this school. It feels today like how Oxford and Cambridge were twenty years ago. Sometimes administration can be a challenge, many people have difficulty in knowing how to pay tuition and the university is slow to respond to emails. Also, there are far too many international students and just students in general. The university’s expansion plans are causing a drop in the school’s national and international rankings and causing the university to be in danger of losing its character.

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Ancient History - BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Empire and Religion in the Age of Constantine
  • Introduction to the Greek World
  • Monuments and Memory in the Age of Augustus
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Ancient History and Archaeology - BA (Hons)
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  • Archaeology in Britain
  • Cities in Antiquity
  • Introduction to the Greek World
  • Monuments and Memory in the Age of Augustus
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UCL (University College London)

3 ancient-history courses LONDON
Subject ranking: 6th
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Best is the people and the quality of the education, worst has to deal with who runs UCL, administration has quite a few dirtbags. Facilitates aren't the greatest. I prefer more of a traditional campus feel and prefer KCL and LSE campus. Still considering coming back to UCL to apply for a LLM, alongside the other London unis, and maybe throw my shot at oxbridge.

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Ancient History - BA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • Making History
  • Writing Ancient History
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Classical Archaeology and Classical Civilisation - BA (Hons)
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  • Ancient Greek or Latin
  • Field Methods
  • Introduction to Archaeology
  • Sites and Artefacts
  • World Archaeology: the Deep History of Human Societies
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University of St Andrews

91 ancient-history courses SCOTLAND
Subject ranking: 3rd
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Great place to study; staff is awesome and courses are engaging. As for improvement, better health services, especially for mental health. Some of the underlying things are not what they seem: i.e. lecturers have to strike every semester just to get paid and the school can be too focused on its reputation to see the individual and their needs.

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Ancient History and German - MA (Hons)
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Year 1
  • First Level German A 1
  • First Level German A 2
  • First Level German B 1
  • First Level German B 2
  • Rome and the Mediterranean
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Ancient History and German (year abroad) - MA (Hons)
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  • First Level German A 1
  • First Level German A 2
  • First Level German B 1
  • First Level German B 2
  • Rome and the Mediterranean
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Studying ancient history

Studying ancient history at uni will give you an insight into the truly fascinating ancient world, as you learn about past civilisations which are still influential today. Your course could cover major periods in time and societies such as the ancient Greeks and Romans, or the kingdoms of the Near East and the networks in North Africa. You’ll get up close to ancient societies and cultures as you go about unravelling the past and engaging with the history of the ancient world. You’re likely to work with a variety of sources, from literary texts to ancient artefacts and could do a year abroad or learn a language as part of your degree. The transferable skills you learn during the course will set you up for a variety of possible careers in areas like education, heritage, business, media and politics.  

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