Ancient History and History, BA (Hons)

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UCAS Code: V110
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents): ABB-BBC
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025	£ 9,250

4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad

UCAS Code: V190
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents): ABB-BBC
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025	£ 9,250

4 Year Full Time With a Year in Industry

UCAS Code: V109
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents): ABB-BBC
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025	£ 9,250

3 Year Full Time

UCAS Code: V110
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer: ABB-BBC - More Information
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025	£ 18,400

4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad

UCAS Code: V190
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer: ABB-BBC - More Information
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025	£ 18,400

4 Year Full Time With a Year in Industry

UCAS Code: V109
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer: ABB-BBC - More Information
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2025	£ 18,400

Ancient History and History, BA (Hons)

Explore History across Five Thousand Years

Swansea University students at Messene Odeon

Course Overview

If you would like to study History across thousands of years, or choose modules covering the widest possible range of periods, Ancient History and History at Swansea is for you. Because of the long time span this degree scheme covers, you can also investigate how later periods have understood and built on what had come before them. Put the cultures you explore in deep context and think critically about identity and socio-cultural developments, as well as the actions of history-makers in many different contexts.

You’ll get the chance to consider connections and developments across centuries and millennia, and to analyse a great variety of historical material, from ancient objects in the Egypt Centre, our in-house museum, and historical sites to recent archive material. This course will empower you to grow in yourself and to develop important analytical and interpersonal skills.

Why Ancient History and History at Swansea?

We are based in our stunning Singleton Park campus, in parkland overlooking Swansea Bay on the edge of the Gower Peninsula.

Classics and Ancient History at Swansea is ranked:

Top 51-100 in the World (QS World Rankings 2024)
2nd in the UK for Student Experience (Times Good University Guide 2025)
2nd in the UK for Teaching Quality (Times Good University Guide 2025)
Top 5 in the UK for Teaching Satisfaction (Guardian University Guide 2025)
UK Top 20 for Graduate Outcomes (Complete University Guide 2025)

History at Swansea is ranked:

Ranked 11th in UK for Research Impact (REF2021)

In Ancient History we have expertise in, and regularly publish on, areas from the Greek city states and their geographers, Cyprus through the ages, and Alexander the Great to Roman Syria, Pompeii, and the bishops and emperors of the later Roman empire. Our History staff boast expertise in British, European, and American history, from the middle ages to the modern day, on topics including gender, sexuality, and inequalities; heritage and history in the workplace; medicine, health, and disability; and war, violence, and peace.

You can study the past outside of the lecture hall and the library, through field trips and study trip modules, and apply your knowledge in a work placement. If you have teaching in mind as a career, you can gain valuable experience with our Schools Placement module, in which you can, as part of your degree, instruct pupils in local schools in the culture of the classical world. We also offer opportunities in the heritage sector, working with local institutions, which are in accord with our civic mission and concern for our environment.

Further afield, you can choose to spend a semester abroad in your second year with one of our many partners in Australia, Asia, North America, or Europe, or choose the four-year version of this degree which includes a whole year abroad following your second year at Swansea.

Your Ancient History and History Experience

Making history, not just writing it, is as much an art as a skill. Our modules are assessed in a variety of different ways, several of them aimed at letting you flex your creative muscles and helping you to develop your experience in communicating your knowledge. You will be encouraged to take responsibility for your own learning, to work independently as well as with others, and to act professionally.

Throughout your Ancient History and History degree, you will each have a personal tutor from among the teaching staff to lend academic support. We are an inclusive, close-knit community which enjoys exploring the world beyond the classroom. Our student-run Ancient World Society organises social and cultural events, including museum trips, as does the History Society.

Ancient History and History Employment Opportunities

To enhance your career prospects, we offer the opportunity to sign up for various employability and engagement-related placements, such as the Week of Work.

Students of Ancient History typically develop excellent presentation and writing skills, related to research, analysis, and problem solving. You will learn to develop your ideas in a wide range of formats applicable to your life after university.

Our graduates enter careers in a wide range of sectors including:

Heritage and Tourism
Teaching
Media and Public Relations
Business and Management
Politics and Civil Service

Modules

See breakdown of modules per academic year below.

BA 3 Year Full-time

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Greek History and Society	September-January (TB1)	20	CLH100
Making History	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH122
Rome from Village to Empire: An Introduction to Roman History	January-June (TB2)	20	CLH150

Optional Modules

Compulsory Modules Selective

Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select AT LEAST ONE AND UP TO THREE of the following modules.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Medieval Europe: An Introduction	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH117
Europe of Extremes, 1789-1989	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH121
The Early Modern World, 1500-1800	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH118
Britain and the World 1800 to 2000	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH124

AND

Optional Modules

Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select enough optional modules to make a total of 120 credits for the whole year (after your compulsory modules). To enrol in a TB2 Latin or Greek module, you should usually enrol in the corresponding TB1 module. Staff can advise on the appropriate level of Latin or Greek modules on request.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Of Gods and Heroes - Greek Mythology	September-January (TB1)	20	CLC101
Introduction to Ancient Egyptian History, Society and Culture	September-January (TB1)	20	CLE120
Beginning Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG101
Intermediate Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG105
Further Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG125
Beginning Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL101
Intermediate Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL105
Further Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL125
Ovid's Metamorphoses: The Transformations of Mythology	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC102
Introduction to Ancient Philosophy and Rhetoric	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC103
Age of Empire: Ancient Egypt and her Neighbours	January-June (TB2)	20	CLE115
Beginning Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG102
Intermediate Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG106
Further Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG126
Beginning Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL102
Intermediate Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL106
Further Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL126
Fieldtrip module: The Past in its Place	January-June (TB2)	20	HHC100

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
The Practice of History	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH237

Optional Modules

Compulsory Selective - Ancient History

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select two or three of these modules. Select at least one module with a CLH code. To enrol in a TB2 Latin or Greek module, you should normally enrol in the corresponding TB1 module. Staff can advise on the appropriate level of Latin or Greek modules on request. Students should not take modules in more than one beginning ancient language in the year. Overall, students must select three modules in each teaching block and three modules in each joint honours subjects.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Intermediate Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG203
Beginning Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG221
Further Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG225
Advanced Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG227
Marbles, Slaves and Mines, Oils Grains and Wine: Roman Economy and Society	September-January (TB1)	20	CLH2007
Archaic Greece	September-January (TB1)	20	CLH215
The Heirs of Rome: The Making of Christendom, Byzantium, and Islam in the Early Middle Ages, 400-800	September-January (TB1)	20	CLH230
Intermediate Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL203
Beginning Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL221
Further Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL225
Advanced Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL227
Intermediate Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG204
Beginning Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG222
Further Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG226
Advanced Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG228
Guided Research Project	January-June (TB2)	20	CLH2009
Gender in the Roman World	January-June (TB2)	20	CLH267
Alexander and the Hellenistic world	January-June (TB2)	20	CLH297
Intermediate Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL204
Beginning Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL222
Further Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL226
Advanced Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL228
Schools work placement: Teaching ancient history and ancient languages	January-June (TB2)	20	CLP202
The Past in the Present: Exploring Heritage Practice and Debates	January-June (TB2)	20	HHC200
History, Heritage and Classics Study Trip	January-June (TB2)	20	HHC2001

AND

Optional Modules - Ancient History

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You may choose one of the following modules to make up the remainder of your 60 Ancient History credits. Overall, you need to select three modules in each teaching block and three modules in each of your joint honours subjects

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
The Greek Romance: Sea, Sun and Sex	September-January (TB1)	20	CLC203
Reading Classical Civilisation	September-January (TB1)	20	CLC206
Roman Love Poetry	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC200
Plato's Republic	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC211

AND

Optional Modules - History

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select two modules from the list below. At least one of these modules must have a HIH-code. Students must not exceed three modules in any one semester. Modules selected in the Ancient History section cannot be selected again here.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
The Making of Transatlantic America	September-January (TB1)	20	AM-217
America in a Nutshell: A History of Pennsylvania from William Penn to Donald Trump, 1631-2016	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH2016
Rhyfel Cartref America	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH201W
The Golden Age of Spain and Portugal, 1450-1700	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH235
Disunited Kingdom? Class, Race, Gender and Social Division in Twentieth-Century Britain	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH284
The Anglo-Norman World, 1066-1225	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH287
Refugees in the Twentieth Century	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH290
The Global First World War	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH293
Philosophy of the Enlightenment	September-January (TB1)	20	HUP243
Re-Thinking the South: Southern Culture and History, 1865-1955	January-June (TB2)	20	AM-218
The Past in the Present: Exploring Heritage Practice and Debates	January-June (TB2)	20	HHC200
History, Heritage and Classics Study Trip	January-June (TB2)	20	HHC2001
Britain in the Early Middle Ages: Slavery, Dragons, Queens and Vikings	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH276
History Work Placement	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH281
Stori America Ar Ffilm a Theledu, 1607-1867	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH283W
The Rise and Fall of the Russian Empire	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH289
Britain, Slavery and the Slave Trade, c. 1500 -1833.	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH292
The Colour Line: Race and Racism in World Politics	January-June (TB2)	20	PO-253

Year 3 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Dissertation

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students must select either the History Dissertation (HIH3300) OR the Classics Dissertation (CLD300).

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Classics, Ancient History, Egyptology Dissertation	September-June (TB1+2)	40	CLD300
History Dissertation	September-June (TB1+2)	40	HIH3300

AND

Compulsory Selective - Ancient History

Choose Maximum Of 60 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : If you have selected the Classics dissertation, select one module from this box or one module from the box below. If you have not selected the Classics dissertation, select three modules from this box, or two modules from this box and one module from the box below. To enrol in a TB2 Latin or Greek module, you should normally enrol in the corresponding TB1 module. Staff can advise on the appropriate level of Latin or Greek modules on request.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Intermediate Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG321
Further Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG325
Advanced Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG327
Advanced Greek 3	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG329
Culture and Control in Roman Britain	September-January (TB1)	20	CLH381
Archaic Greece	September-January (TB1)	20	CLH393
Pompeii and the Cities of Vesuvius	September-January (TB1)	20	CLH394
Intermediate Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL321
Further Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL325
Advanced Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL327
Advanced Latin 3	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL329
Monarchy: Ancient and Medieval	September-January (TB1)	20	HHC372
Intermediate Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG322
Further Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG326
Advanced Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG328
Advanced Greek 4	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG330
Pagans, Christians, and the "Falls" of Rome	January-June (TB2)	20	CLH374
Alexander and the Hellenistic world	January-June (TB2)	20	CLH397
Intermediate Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL322
Further Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL326
Advanced Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL328
Advanced Latin 4	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL330
Schools work placement: Teaching ancient history and ancient languages	January-June (TB2)	20	CLP309

AND

Optional Modules - Ancient History

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You may choose a maximum of 20 credits from the following to count towards the Ancient History side of you degree.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
The Greek Romance: Sea, Sun and Sex	September-January (TB1)	20	CLC303
Roman Love Poetry	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC300
Plato's Republic	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC312

AND

History Special Subjects

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students who have selected the Classics dissertation must also select a History special subject along with two History optional modules in the box below. Students who have selected the History dissertation require one more History module which may come from this box OR the box below. Credits must be balanced with students selecting 60 credits in each joint honours subject and two modules in each semester alongside their dissertation.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
The Great War for Empire, 1754-1764	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH3304
Towns and Cities in Modern Britain	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH3360
Merchants & Marvels: Long-Distance Trade in the Early Modern World, 1500-1800	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH3228
The First Crusade: Devotion, Piety and Power in the Latin Christian World	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH3353
The Great Depression and New Deal America, 1929-1941	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH3364

AND

Optional Module Choices - History

Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : History dissertation students may select a module in this box or a special subject from the box above. Classics dissertation students must select two modules from this box. Credits must be balanced with students selecting 60 credits in each joint honours subject and two modules in each semester alongside their dissertation.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Monarchy: Ancient and Medieval	September-January (TB1)	20	HHC372
The Placing of History: Digitally Mapping the Historic Past	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH3357
The Story of the USA on Film and Television, 1865-2008	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH3378
Stori yr Unol Daleithiau ar Ffilm a Theledu, 1865-2008	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH3378W
The Rise and Fall of Wales? Politics, Culture and Society, 1847-1939	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH3383
From Machiavelli to Mussolini: Government and Society in Western Political Thought	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH396
The Russian Civil War	September-January (TB1)	20	WS-305
The American Civil War in History and Memory	January-June (TB2)	20	AM-335
History on Screen: Television, Cinema & Gaming	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH3379
Deformity, Deviance and Difference: Exploring Disability History	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH3380
The Cold War	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH3382
Africa in International Relations	January-June (TB2)	20	PO-3339
Overlord: War, Societies, and the Battle for Normandy, 1944	January-June (TB2)	20	WS-306

BA 4 Year Full-time (with a year abroad)

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Greek History and Society	September-January (TB1)	20	CLH100
Making History	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH122
Rome from Village to Empire: An Introduction to Roman History	January-June (TB2)	20	CLH150

Optional Modules

Compulsory Modules Selective

Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select AT LEAST ONE AND UP TO THREE of the following modules.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Medieval Europe: An Introduction	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH117
Europe of Extremes, 1789-1989	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH121
The Early Modern World, 1500-1800	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH118
Britain and the World 1800 to 2000	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH124

AND

Optional Modules

Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Of Gods and Heroes - Greek Mythology	September-January (TB1)	20	CLC101
Introduction to Ancient Egyptian History, Society and Culture	September-January (TB1)	20	CLE120
Beginning Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG101
Intermediate Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG105
Further Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG125
Beginning Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL101
Intermediate Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL105
Further Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL125
Ovid's Metamorphoses: The Transformations of Mythology	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC102
Introduction to Ancient Philosophy and Rhetoric	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC103
Age of Empire: Ancient Egypt and her Neighbours	January-June (TB2)	20	CLE115
Beginning Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG102
Intermediate Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG106
Further Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG126
Beginning Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL102
Intermediate Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL106
Further Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL126
Fieldtrip module: The Past in its Place	January-June (TB2)	20	HHC100

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
The Practice of History	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH237

Optional Modules

Compulsory Selective - Ancient History

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Intermediate Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG203
Beginning Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG221
Further Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG225
Advanced Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG227
Marbles, Slaves and Mines, Oils Grains and Wine: Roman Economy and Society	September-January (TB1)	20	CLH2007
Archaic Greece	September-January (TB1)	20	CLH215
The Heirs of Rome: The Making of Christendom, Byzantium, and Islam in the Early Middle Ages, 400-800	September-January (TB1)	20	CLH230
Intermediate Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL203
Beginning Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL221
Further Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL225
Advanced Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL227
Intermediate Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG204
Beginning Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG222
Further Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG226
Advanced Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG228
Guided Research Project	January-June (TB2)	20	CLH2009
Gender in the Roman World	January-June (TB2)	20	CLH267
Alexander and the Hellenistic world	January-June (TB2)	20	CLH297
Intermediate Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL204
Beginning Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL222
Further Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL226
Advanced Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL228
Schools work placement: Teaching ancient history and ancient languages	January-June (TB2)	20	CLP202
The Past in the Present: Exploring Heritage Practice and Debates	January-June (TB2)	20	HHC200
History, Heritage and Classics Study Trip	January-June (TB2)	20	HHC2001

AND

Optional Modules - Ancient History

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
The Greek Romance: Sea, Sun and Sex	September-January (TB1)	20	CLC203
Reading Classical Civilisation	September-January (TB1)	20	CLC206
Roman Love Poetry	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC200
Plato's Republic	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC211

AND

Optional Modules - History

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select two modules from the list below. At least one of these modules must have a HIH-code. Students must not exceed three modules in any one semester. Modules selected towards the Ancient History section cannot be selected again here.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
The Making of Transatlantic America	September-January (TB1)	20	AM-217
America in a Nutshell: A History of Pennsylvania from William Penn to Donald Trump, 1631-2016	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH2016
Rhyfel Cartref America	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH201W
The Golden Age of Spain and Portugal, 1450-1700	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH235
Disunited Kingdom? Class, Race, Gender and Social Division in Twentieth-Century Britain	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH284
The Anglo-Norman World, 1066-1225	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH287
Refugees in the Twentieth Century	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH290
The Global First World War	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH293
Philosophy of the Enlightenment	September-January (TB1)	20	HUP243
Re-Thinking the South: Southern Culture and History, 1865-1955	January-June (TB2)	20	AM-218
The Past in the Present: Exploring Heritage Practice and Debates	January-June (TB2)	20	HHC200
History, Heritage and Classics Study Trip	January-June (TB2)	20	HHC2001
Britain in the Early Middle Ages: Slavery, Dragons, Queens and Vikings	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH276
History Work Placement	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH281
Stori America Ar Ffilm a Theledu, 1607-1867	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH283W
The Rise and Fall of the Russian Empire	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH289
Britain, Slavery and the Slave Trade, c. 1500 -1833.	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH292
The Colour Line: Race and Racism in World Politics	January-June (TB2)	20	PO-253

Year 3 (Level 5S)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate Sandwich Year

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 120 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students will have the opportunity to study abroad at one of our partner institutions and to experience different cultures.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Study Abroad (Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology)	September-June (TB1+2)	120	CL-R00

Year 4 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Dissertation

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students must select either the History Dissertation (HIH3300) OR the Classics Dissertation (CLD300). Credits must be balanced with students selecting 60 credits in each joint honours subject and two modules in each semester alongside their dissertation.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Classics, Ancient History, Egyptology Dissertation	September-June (TB1+2)	40	CLD300
History Dissertation	September-June (TB1+2)	40	HIH3300

AND

Compulsory Selective - Ancient History

Choose Maximum Of 60 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Intermediate Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG321
Further Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG325
Advanced Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG327
Advanced Greek 3	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG329
Culture and Control in Roman Britain	September-January (TB1)	20	CLH381
Archaic Greece	September-January (TB1)	20	CLH393
Pompeii and the Cities of Vesuvius	September-January (TB1)	20	CLH394
Intermediate Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL321
Further Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL325
Advanced Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL327
Advanced Latin 3	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL329
Monarchy: Ancient and Medieval	September-January (TB1)	20	HHC372
Intermediate Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG322
Further Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG326
Advanced Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG328
Advanced Greek 4	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG330
Pagans, Christians, and the "Falls" of Rome	January-June (TB2)	20	CLH374
Alexander and the Hellenistic world	January-June (TB2)	20	CLH397
Intermediate Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL322
Further Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL326
Advanced Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL328
Advanced Latin 4	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL330
Schools work placement: Teaching ancient history and ancient languages	January-June (TB2)	20	CLP309

AND

Optional Modules - Ancient History

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You may choose a maximum of 20 credits from the following to count towards the Ancient History side of you degree.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
The Greek Romance: Sea, Sun and Sex	September-January (TB1)	20	CLC303
Roman Love Poetry	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC300
Plato's Republic	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC312

AND

History Special Subjects

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
The Great War for Empire, 1754-1764	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH3304
Towns and Cities in Modern Britain	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH3360
Merchants & Marvels: Long-Distance Trade in the Early Modern World, 1500-1800	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH3228
The First Crusade: Devotion, Piety and Power in the Latin Christian World	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH3353
The Great Depression and New Deal America, 1929-1941	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH3364

AND

Optional Module Choices - History

Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Monarchy: Ancient and Medieval	September-January (TB1)	20	HHC372
The Placing of History: Digitally Mapping the Historic Past	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH3357
The Story of the USA on Film and Television, 1865-2008	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH3378
Stori yr Unol Daleithiau ar Ffilm a Theledu, 1865-2008	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH3378W
The Rise and Fall of Wales? Politics, Culture and Society, 1847-1939	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH3383
From Machiavelli to Mussolini: Government and Society in Western Political Thought	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH396
The Russian Civil War	September-January (TB1)	20	WS-305
The American Civil War in History and Memory	January-June (TB2)	20	AM-335
History on Screen: Television, Cinema & Gaming	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH3379
Deformity, Deviance and Difference: Exploring Disability History	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH3380
The Cold War	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH3382
Africa in International Relations	January-June (TB2)	20	PO-3339
Overlord: War, Societies, and the Battle for Normandy, 1944	January-June (TB2)	20	WS-306

BA 4 Year Full-time (with a year in Industry)

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Greek History and Society	September-January (TB1)	20	CLH100
Making History	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH122
Employability Skills for Culture and Communication	January-June (TB2)	0	CC-N150
Rome from Village to Empire: An Introduction to Roman History	January-June (TB2)	20	CLH150

Optional Modules

Compulsory Modules Selective

Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select AT LEAST ONE AND UP TO THREE of the following modules.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Medieval Europe: An Introduction	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH117
Europe of Extremes, 1789-1989	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH121
The Early Modern World, 1500-1800	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH118
Britain and the World 1800 to 2000	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH124

AND

Optional Modules

Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Of Gods and Heroes - Greek Mythology	September-January (TB1)	20	CLC101
Introduction to Ancient Egyptian History, Society and Culture	September-January (TB1)	20	CLE120
Beginning Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG101
Intermediate Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG105
Further Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG125
Beginning Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL101
Intermediate Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL105
Further Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL125
Ovid's Metamorphoses: The Transformations of Mythology	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC102
Introduction to Ancient Philosophy and Rhetoric	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC103
Age of Empire: Ancient Egypt and her Neighbours	January-June (TB2)	20	CLE115
Beginning Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG102
Intermediate Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG106
Further Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG126
Beginning Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL102
Intermediate Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL106
Further Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL126
Fieldtrip module: The Past in its Place	January-June (TB2)	20	HHC100

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
The Practice of History	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH237

Optional Modules

Compulsory Selective - Ancient History

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Intermediate Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG203
Beginning Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG221
Further Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG225
Advanced Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG227
Marbles, Slaves and Mines, Oils Grains and Wine: Roman Economy and Society	September-January (TB1)	20	CLH2007
Archaic Greece	September-January (TB1)	20	CLH215
The Heirs of Rome: The Making of Christendom, Byzantium, and Islam in the Early Middle Ages, 400-800	September-January (TB1)	20	CLH230
Intermediate Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL203
Beginning Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL221
Further Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL225
Advanced Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL227
Intermediate Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG204
Beginning Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG222
Further Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG226
Advanced Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG228
Guided Research Project	January-June (TB2)	20	CLH2009
Gender in the Roman World	January-June (TB2)	20	CLH267
Alexander and the Hellenistic world	January-June (TB2)	20	CLH297
Intermediate Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL204
Beginning Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL222
Further Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL226
Advanced Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL228
Schools work placement: Teaching ancient history and ancient languages	January-June (TB2)	20	CLP202
The Past in the Present: Exploring Heritage Practice and Debates	January-June (TB2)	20	HHC200
History, Heritage and Classics Study Trip	January-June (TB2)	20	HHC2001

AND

Optional Modules - Ancient History

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
The Greek Romance: Sea, Sun and Sex	September-January (TB1)	20	CLC203
Reading Classical Civilisation	September-January (TB1)	20	CLC206
Roman Love Poetry	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC200
Plato's Republic	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC211

AND

Optional Modules - History

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
The Making of Transatlantic America	September-January (TB1)	20	AM-217
America in a Nutshell: A History of Pennsylvania from William Penn to Donald Trump, 1631-2016	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH2016
Rhyfel Cartref America	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH201W
The Golden Age of Spain and Portugal, 1450-1700	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH235
Disunited Kingdom? Class, Race, Gender and Social Division in Twentieth-Century Britain	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH284
The Anglo-Norman World, 1066-1225	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH287
Refugees in the Twentieth Century	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH290
The Global First World War	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH293
Philosophy of the Enlightenment	September-January (TB1)	20	HUP243
Re-Thinking the South: Southern Culture and History, 1865-1955	January-June (TB2)	20	AM-218
The Past in the Present: Exploring Heritage Practice and Debates	January-June (TB2)	20	HHC200
History, Heritage and Classics Study Trip	January-June (TB2)	20	HHC2001
Britain in the Early Middle Ages: Slavery, Dragons, Queens and Vikings	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH276
History Work Placement	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH281
Stori America Ar Ffilm a Theledu, 1607-1867	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH283W
The Rise and Fall of the Russian Empire	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH289
Britain, Slavery and the Slave Trade, c. 1500 -1833.	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH292
The Colour Line: Race and Racism in World Politics	January-June (TB2)	20	PO-253

Year 3 (Level 5S)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate Sandwich Year

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Year in Industry

Choose Exactly 120 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Year in Industry - School of Culture and Communication	Academic Year	120	CC-S00

Year 4 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Dissertation

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students must select either the History Dissertation (HIH3300) OR the Classics Dissertation (CLD300).Credits must be balanced with students selecting 60 credits in each joint honours subject and two modules in each semester alongside their dissertation.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Classics, Ancient History, Egyptology Dissertation	September-June (TB1+2)	40	CLD300
History Dissertation	September-June (TB1+2)	40	HIH3300

AND

Compulsory Selective - Ancient History

Choose Maximum Of 60 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Intermediate Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG321
Further Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG325
Advanced Greek 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG327
Advanced Greek 3	September-January (TB1)	20	CLG329
Culture and Control in Roman Britain	September-January (TB1)	20	CLH381
Archaic Greece	September-January (TB1)	20	CLH393
Pompeii and the Cities of Vesuvius	September-January (TB1)	20	CLH394
Intermediate Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL321
Further Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL325
Advanced Latin 1	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL327
Advanced Latin 3	September-January (TB1)	20	CLL329
Monarchy: Ancient and Medieval	September-January (TB1)	20	HHC372
Intermediate Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG322
Further Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG326
Advanced Greek 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG328
Advanced Greek 4	January-June (TB2)	20	CLG330
Pagans, Christians, and the "Falls" of Rome	January-June (TB2)	20	CLH374
Alexander and the Hellenistic world	January-June (TB2)	20	CLH397
Intermediate Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL322
Further Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL326
Advanced Latin 2	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL328
Advanced Latin 4	January-June (TB2)	20	CLL330
Schools work placement: Teaching ancient history and ancient languages	January-June (TB2)	20	CLP309

AND

Optional Modules - Ancient History

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You may choose a maximum of 20 credits from the following to count towards the Ancient History side of you degree.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
The Greek Romance: Sea, Sun and Sex	September-January (TB1)	20	CLC303
Roman Love Poetry	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC300
Plato's Republic	January-June (TB2)	20	CLC312

AND

History Special Subjects

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
The Great War for Empire, 1754-1764	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH3304
Towns and Cities in Modern Britain	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH3360
Merchants & Marvels: Long-Distance Trade in the Early Modern World, 1500-1800	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH3228
The First Crusade: Devotion, Piety and Power in the Latin Christian World	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH3353
The Great Depression and New Deal America, 1929-1941	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH3364

AND

History Optional Modules

Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Monarchy: Ancient and Medieval	September-January (TB1)	20	HHC372
The Placing of History: Digitally Mapping the Historic Past	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH3357
The Story of the USA on Film and Television, 1865-2008	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH3378
Stori yr Unol Daleithiau ar Ffilm a Theledu, 1865-2008	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH3378W
The Rise and Fall of Wales? Politics, Culture and Society, 1847-1939	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH3383
From Machiavelli to Mussolini: Government and Society in Western Political Thought	September-January (TB1)	20	HIH396
The Russian Civil War	September-January (TB1)	20	WS-305
The American Civil War in History and Memory	January-June (TB2)	20	AM-335
History on Screen: Television, Cinema & Gaming	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH3379
Deformity, Deviance and Difference: Exploring Disability History	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH3380
The Cold War	January-June (TB2)	20	HIH3382
Africa in International Relations	January-June (TB2)	20	PO-3339
Overlord: War, Societies, and the Battle for Normandy, 1944	January-June (TB2)	20	WS-306

Entry Requirements

Our standard entry requirement range is ABB-BBC (UCAS tariff points 112-128) or equivalent. All offers are made following a review of the application form, predicted/achieved grades and subjects, the reference and personal statement. We also accept a range of advanced level qualifications including: International Baccalaureate 32; Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales- grade equivalent to A-level; BTEC, Access to Higher Education and Open University qualifications, and Extended Project.

Here are the requirements for International students.

For applicants whose first language is not English, we require a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 overall (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component) or equivalent English test.

How You're Taught

We are proud to provide an outstanding educational experience, using the most effective learning and teaching approaches, carefully tailored to suit the specific needs of your course. Apart from a small number of online-only courses, most of our courses consist of in-person, on-campus teaching, enabling full engagement with your lecturers and fellow students.

Practical skills sessions, lab work seminars, and workshops predominantly take place in person, allowing for group working and demonstrations. We also operate virtual labs and Simulated Learning Environments which will facilitate greater access to training opportunities in the future. However, our approach also includes the use of some online learning to support and enhance traditional face-to-face teaching.

Online learning may take place ‘live’ using software such as Zoom, allowing you to interact with the lecturer and other students and to ask questions. Lecture recordings also allow for more flexibility to revisit material, to revise for assessments and to enhance learning outside of the classroom. Some modules have extra resources in Canvas, such as videos, slides and quizzes enabling further flexible study.

This course may offer some modules taught through the medium of Welsh or bilingually for students who consider themselves to be fluent Welsh speakers. For more details on the provision available see the Welsh Provision expander below.

Welsh Provision

Some provision

There are opportunities for Welsh speakers to study some elements of this course through the medium of Welsh but there is not yet enough provision to reach 40 credits in each year.

Academi Hywel Teifi is here to support you throughout your time at Swansea University. We can offer you:

Access to generous Welsh-language study scholarships or bursaries.
Access to modules taught wholly or partly in Welsh.
Access to the Arwain mobile app for the latest information about Welsh-medium courses and modules available to download free on the App Store and Google Play.
An interview through the medium of Welsh when applying for a place.
The option to receive your personal correspondence in Welsh, English or bilingually.
The option to write and submit your coursework or exams through the medium of Welsh (even if you have chosen to study in English), and your work will be marked in Welsh.
A Welsh-speaking Personal Tutor.
One-to-one support to improve your academic Welsh language skills.
An opportunity to gain an additional free qualification that serves as evidence of your Welsh language ability for future employers.
Opportunity to be a member of the Swansea University Branch of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

To learn more about the above and all the opportunities available to you through the medium of Welsh, visit Academi Hywel Teifi's undergraduate pages.

If you study at least 5 credits in Welsh and it is listed as an eligible course on the webpage, you can apply for the Academi Hywel Teifi Bursary (£100 for 1 year) at the beginning of term (after registration).

Meet Your Lecturers

Our degrees are taught by experts, who have a wealth of knowledge to pass on to our students.

You can find out more about our academic expertise on our staff pages.

Tuition Fees

3 Year Full Time

Start Date	UK	International
September 2024	£ 9,000	£ 17,500
September 2025	£ 9,250	£ 18,400

4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad

Start Date	UK	International
September 2024	£ 9,000	£ 17,500
September 2025	£ 9,250	£ 18,400

4 Year Full Time With a Year in Industry

Start Date	UK	International
September 2024	£ 9,000	£ 17,500
September 2025	£ 9,250	£ 18,400

Fees for full time Undergraduate UK students may be increased in subsequent years of study by an inflationary amount determined by Welsh Government.

Fees for full time Undergraduate EU/International students will increase by 3% for each subsequent year of study.

You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

Funding and Scholarships

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study.

To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Academi Hywel Teifi at Swansea University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offer a number of generous scholarships and bursaries for students who wish to study through the medium of Welsh or bilingually. For further information about the opportunities available to you, visit the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarships and Bursaries page.

Additional Costs

Access to your own digital device/the appropriate IT kit will be essential during your time studying at Swansea University. Access to wifi in your accommodation will also be essential to allow you to fully engage with your programme. See our dedicated webpages for further guidance on suitable devices to purchase, and for a full guide on getting your device set up.

You may face additional costs while at university, including (but not limited to):

Travel to and from campus
Printing, photocopying, binding, stationery and equipment costs (e.g. USB sticks)
Purchase of books or texts
Gowns for graduation ceremonies

Careers and Employability

Swansea Employability Academy (SEA) will support you at each stage of your career journey helping you build a bright future.

Our career support services include:

Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
Advice and guidance on postgraduate study and funding
Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.

We also provide help and advice for Swansea University Alumni up to two years after you graduate.

Academic Support

As well as subject specific support by college teaching staff and your personal tutor, the Centre for Academic Success provides courses, workshops and one-to-one support in areas such as:

Academic writing
Maths and statistics
Critical thinking
Time management
Digital skills
Presentation skills
Note taking
Revision, memory and exam techniques
English language skills (if English is not your first language).

In addition, if you have a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD), disability, mental health or medical condition, the Centre for Academic Success have Specialist Tutors to support your learning, working alongside the Disability Office and Wellbeing Service to support all your needs and requirements whilst studying at Swansea University.

We care about our students and our aim is to ensure that you achieve the best degree classification. We have a personal mentoring system where you will be allocated a personal tutor. We also have an “open door” policy where our academic teachers are available to talk to you at any time about any queries or academic concerns you may have.

Study Abroad and Global Opportunities

To learn more about study abroad, visit our Go Global webpages. Enrolment on a programme with a semester/year abroad does not guarantee you a semester/year abroad placement. Spaces are limited and subject to a competitive selection process. In the event you do not secure a semester/year abroad placement, you will be transferred to the standard variant of your degree scheme without a semester or year abroad.

International summer programmes are open to students from all schools. Programmes typically range from 2 to 6 weeks, across destinations such as Sri Lanka, South Korea, Fiji, Bali, the USA and across Europe. For more information about programmes and eligibility visit our Summer Abroad webpages.

How to Apply

Apply now – UK, EU and international students.

For further guidance please visit our how to apply pages.

EU students - visa and immigration information is available and will be regularly updated on our information for EU students page.

Application Deadlines

We recommend that you submit your application to our courses as early as you can in advance of our application deadlines. Courses will close earlier than the application deadlines listed if all available places are filled. You can find further information on our Application Deadlines webpage.

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