A major in Ancient History invites you to discover the civilisations of ancient Greece and Rome, using their myths, images, inscriptions, artefacts, written history and literature as evidence. You can study topics as diverse as political systems, religion, law, mythology and the world of late antiquity. We offer opportunities to read (in translation) ancient epic, drama and love poetry against their social and historical setting and to trace how narratives have been interpreted and reinvented by later ages, including Hollywood. The major progresses from foundation units in your junior year to senior-intermediate units treating specific topics in depth, then senior-advanced units offering training in disciplinary method or an opportunity to focus on a key period or theme. Our aim is that on attaining your major you will be able to frame and answer historical questions and be a free-thinking, independent historian of the Classical past.

Sydney Arts and Social Sciences graduates work in government departments at all levels, and major private sector consultancies and corporations, locally and overseas. The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offers a range of subject areas that prepare graduates for careers in administration, education, business research, marketing, media, management consultancy, public relations, gallery and museum curatorship, hospitality and tourism, community and welfare. Our graduates are proficient in research and inquiry, and demonstrate personal and intellectual autonomy, and ethical, social and professional understanding, qualities sought after by leading employers all over the world.