Ancient History and History - BA (Hons)
University of Nottingham
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On this course, you will encounter an incredibly broad sweep of events including political, cultural and social change from ancient Greece and Rome to the present. Topics cover politics, empire, gender, slavery, warfare, religion, art and science. You will learn to connect approaches to these themes across the ancient, medieval and modern periods.You will:develop perspectives and skills in historical enquiry and critical analysisstudy primary source material in detail, including written texts ...Read more

On this course, you will encounter an incredibly broad sweep of events including political, cultural and social change from ancient Greece and Rome to the present. Topics cover politics, empire, gender, slavery, warfare, religion, art and science. You will learn to connect approaches to these themes across the ancient, medieval and modern periods.You will:develop perspectives and skills in historical enquiry and critical analysisstudy primary source material in detail, including written texts and material artefactsdiscover the challenges and rewards of taking a broader view of the classical world, together with wider historical perspectives.The module combinations on offer allow you to take your studies beyond Europe, to regions including North Africa and Asia.As a joint honours student, you will benefit from skills development and assessment methods from both subjects. Each subject is taught separately, but you may choose a uniting theme for your final year dissertation.

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SR
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21 Jan 23

There are loads of libraries and places to study with friends or by yourself. As the uni is a campus located about 15mins (via tram) from the city centre it has the best of both..Read more

SR
Student Reviewer
11 Dec 22

The facilities of the university are good however more funding needs to go into arts and humanities departments. Also the student support is on the worse side due to a lack of..Read more

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£9,790 per year

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£9,790 per year

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£9,790 per year

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£9,790 per year

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£9,790 per year

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£24,700 per year

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21 Jan 23
Ancient History and History - BA (Hons)
There are loads of libraries and places to study with friends or by yourself. As the uni is a campus located about 15mins (via tram) from the city centre it has the best of both...
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SR
Student Reviewer
11 Dec 22
Ancient History and History - BA (Hons)
The facilities of the university are good however more funding needs to go into arts and humanities departments. Also the student support is on the worse side due to a lack of...
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