Newcastle University

Ancient History BA Honours
UCAS Code: V110 (3 Years)

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Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.

Please be aware that programme modules do change and therefore may differ for your year of entry.

Stage 1

Compulsory modules

• CAH1012 West Meets East: Greek History and Society 776-404 BC
• CAH1013 The Road to Empire: Roman History 510-31 BC
• CAH1001 Case Studies in Ancient History I: The Ancient Economy
• CAH1002 Case Studies in Ancient History II: A Roman Conspiracy: Sallust’s Catiline’s War

Optional modules 

You take two optional modules from the following list:

• CAC1012 Classical Art from Greek to Roman
• CAC1013 Love and Life in Rome and Verona
• CAC1014 Tragedy, Comedy and History: The World of Greek Literature
• CAC1015 How should I live: Introduction to Ancient Moral Philosophy
  
• CAG1001 Beginners’ Greek in Action 1
  Or
  CAG1011 Intermediate Greek Language and Literature 1
  
• CAG1002 Beginners’ Greek in Action 2
  Or
  CAG1012 Intermediate Greek Language and Literature 2

• CLA1001 Beginners’ Latin in Action 1
  Or
  CLA1011 Intermediate Latin Language and Literature 1
  
• CLA1002 Beginners’ Latin in Action 2
  Or
  CLA1012 Intermediate Latin Language and Literature 2

Other optional modules may also be available, including those listed below:

• ARA1027 Introduction to Archaeology
• ARA1030 The Archaeology of Britain from the Romans to the 20th Century

Stage 2

Compulsory modules

• CAC2050 History, Literature and Truth: The Case of the Ancient Historians
• CAH2006 In Alexander’s Footsteps: Greeks and Macedonians 400-200 BC
• CAH2007 Caesar’s Gift: Rome under the Emperors
• CAH2008 Issues in Ancient History
• CAH2009 Portfolio in Ancient History I: Commentaries

Optional modules 

You choose one module from the following list:

• CAC2046 Poet and King: Virgil’s Aeneid and the Age of Augustus
• CAC2052 Foundations of European Drama: Tragedy in Greece and Rome
• CAH2010 Women in the Ancient World
• CAC2057 Greek and Roman Music

Other optional modules may also be available.

It may also be possible to continue studying the ancient language(s) from Stage 1 by taking a language module appropriate to your previous experience from the following list:

• CAG1011 Intermediate Greek Language and Literature1
• CAG1012 Intermediate Greek Language and Literature 2
• CAG2001 Level 2 Greek: Interpretation of Texts
• CAG2002 Level 2 Greek: Special Study Stage 2
• CLA1011 Intermediate Latin Language and Literature 1
• CLA1012 Intermediate Latin Language and Literature 2
• CLA2001 Level 2 Latin: Interpretation of Texts
• CLA2002 Level 2 Latin: Special Study Stage 2

UK and EU students also have the opportunity to broaden their academic experience by spending Stage 2 studying Ancient History at one of our partner institutions in Europe through the Erasmus exchange programme. This will be a fully recognised period of study which counts directly towards your final degree mark.

Stage 3

Compulsory modules

• CAH3020 Portfolio in Ancient History II: Essays
• CAH3021 Portfolio in Ancient History III: Dissertation

Optional modules 

You choose up to 80 credits from the following list:

• CAH3009 The Emperor and the Empire
• CAH3033 The Fall of the Roman Republic
• CAH3030 The Jews in the Greek and Roman World
• CAH3015 The Persian Empire 560 - 330 BC
• CAC3044 Building for the Gods: The Archaeology and Art of Greek Religion
• CAC3046 Poet and King: Virgil’s Aeneid and the Age of Augustus
• CAC3052 Foundations of European Drama: Tragedy in Greece and Rome
• CAC3045 Human Dissection in Antiquity
• CAC3057 Greek and Roman Music

Other optional modules may also be available, including the following Archaeology modules:

• ARA3114 Regionality and the Fall of Rome
• ARA3021 Frontier Communities of Roman Britain

It may also be possible to continue studying the ancient language(s) by taking a language module appropriate to your previous experience from the following list:

• CAG1001 Beginners’ Greek in Action 1
• CAG1002 Beginners’ Greek in Action 2
• CLA1001 Beginners’ Latin in Action 1
• CLA1002 Beginners’ Latin in Action 2
• CAG1011 Intermediate Greek Language and Literature 1
• CAG1012 Intermediate Greek Language and Literature 2
• CAG2001 Level 2 Greek: Interpretation of Texts
• CAG3002 Level 2/3 Greek: Special Study Stage 3
• CAG3001 Level 3 Greek: Interpretation of Texts
• CAG3002 Level 2/3 Greek: Special Study Stage 3
• CLA1011 Intermediate Latin Language and Literature 1
• CLA1012 Intermediate Latin Language and Literature 2
• CLA2001 Level 2 Latin: Interpretation of Texts
• CLA3002 Level 2/3 Latin: Special Study Stage 3
• CLA3001 Level 3 Latin: Interpretation of Texts
• CLA3002 Level 2/3 Latin: Special Study Stage 3