The University can offer its students a broad range of History programmes covering several millenia, from the Pharoahs of Ancient Egypt through to the collapse of the Soviet Union, with an awful lot in-between. Our History provision spans different regions and continents of the world, and approaches the past in different ways, be that through the lens of economics, politics, social formations, cultural constructions, literary heritage, religious beliefs or material cultures. Whether your own interest is to study across this broad range of periods, or whether it is to focus upon your particular interest in the Ancient, Medieval, Early Modern or Modern worlds, you will take a programme that combines infinite fascination and relevance to the world around you, with the acquisition of the right set of transferable skills with which to enter the jobs market. Students at Eleusis, Fieldtrip to Athens (2010) If you want to know about the history of Ancient Greek and Roman societies, then a degree in Ancient History is for you. The Ancient History scheme allows you to study a wide range of modules covering not only fascinating figures like Alexander the Great, but also basic aspects of everyday life, such as warfare and the economy. In the first year, modules can be taken on a wide range of periods and themes; in the second and third years, the School offers specialised modules on all aspects of Greco-Roman history so that you can gain in-depth knowledge in areas of particular interest to you. Options are also available to study select modules in the wider Faculty of Humanities, for example in Egyptology, Chinese History or Theology. The culmination of the degree is the dissertation, where you are free to pursue a topic of your choice in line with our range of research and publication specialisms. The School is proud of the wide range of assessment methods used on the course, such as essays, presentations, wikis, web pages and reflective reports, so that the assessment reflects the student’s performance as a whole. Students are also given the opportunity to participate in the wider research community and are always welcome at our monthly research seminar series, which feature speakers from around the world. We are one of the largest Schools on campus but this does not mean that you will get lost in the crowd - there is a strong sense of community amongst our students and staff. The ratio of staff to students means that we can offer an excellent student support network. Every student has a personal tutor, and the School’s dedicated Support Liaison Officer and First Year Tutor are always on hand should extra support be needed.

* Media and Publishing * Business and Commerce * Teaching * Library and Information Services * Further Study There is no one path for our Ancient History graduates. The traditional routes of teaching, museum and heritage, the civil service and research – governmental, academic and media – are still pursued by our graduating cohort.