The BA Ancient History will give you an average of 8 hours of timetabled tuition every week over the course of the programme (which is at the upper end of the standard defined by CUCD, the national subject body for Classics). The aim of the programme is to make help you become an independent learner and researcher in the field of Ancient History. In order to do this, it progresses from a greater number of contact hours, designed to promote and support your own study (in your first year, you can expect to receive 9 hours of contact with lecturers each week), to a greater intensity of contact in more specialised areas as you gain in independence and experience. (In your second and third years, you can expect, respectively, 8 and 7 hours of contact in smaller groups and one-to-one supervision.)

A significant number of students progress onto higher level study following their degree in Classics and Ancient History. Some remain within their academic field of interest and pursue a Masters, notably at Durham but also other prestigious institutions. Others take a different route and pursue professional postgraduate programmes in law, finance and teaching to name but a few.