This degree focuses on the social, political, and cultural history of ancient Greece and Rome, and you will have the chance to study a wide range of themes in social and cultural history. It also gives you the skills in reading and analysing the surviving (and sometimes conflicting) evidence so you can reach and present your own judgements convincingly on a variety of complex and controversial social, political, and cultural issues. Available through Honours Select as a Single Honour Choosing this subject as a Single Honours In Year One, develops your knowledge of the main themes and events in Greek and Roman history, and the skills required to assess them. Modules such as Greek Myth and Society and Using Visual Culture expand the range of source material with which you are familiar, and focus on how the ancient world worked, and on the realities of social life. You may choose to study Greek or Latin and to undertake introductory modules in ancient literature and archaeology. Year Two gives you the chance to develop the skills you have acquired in more depth, through core modules on broad topics such as the culture and politics of Classical Athens and how the Roman Empire was ruled, or modules on Herodotus or how the Greeks and Romans constructed and used their history. You will study ancient historical writings, reflect on the nature of history, and shape your programme with option choices including ancient warfare, the archaeology of Roman Britain, and the Hellenistic world. You will also be able to continue or begin with Greek or Latin, in order to see how the Greeks or Romans expressed their ideas and values in their own languages. Year Three modules centre on key figures and themes, continuing to enhance your skills, depth, and focus. Your dissertation will give you the opportunity to undertake detailed and independent research. You will have an expert adviser who will help you define the topic and give advice on useful directions to take, but the subject matter itself will be your own choice. You can also continue with, or begin, one of the Classical languages, Greek or Latin. Available through Honours Select as a Major Choosing this subject as a Major This degree focuses on the social, political, and cultural history of ancient Greece and Rome, and you will have the chance to study a wide range of themes in social and cultural history. It also gives you the skills in reading and analysing the surviving (and sometimes conflicting) evidence so you can reach and present your own judgements convincingly on a variety of complex and controversial social, political, and cultural issues. (Show more) Available through Honours Select as a Joint Honours Choosing this subject as a Joint In this programme you can combine a study of the social, political, and cultural history of ancient Greece and Rome equally with another subject. You will have the chance to study a wide range of periods and of themes in social and cultural history. (Show more) Available through Honours Select as a MinorChoosing this subject as a Minor Doing a Minor in Ancient History allows you to combine with your Major programme an overview of the social, political, and cultural history of ancient Greece and Rome, from the archaic Greek world through to the transformation of the Roman world under Nero.

Archaeology, Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology degrees from Liverpool have long been recognised as a rigorous training, one which produces graduates with an unusual breadth of experience. Graduates are well equipped for a wide variety of careers in fields as diverse as journalism, heritage management, law, the civil service, teaching, business, IT and tourism. Our graduates also go on to undertake further study and research degrees and have had marked success in gaining employment in universities and major museums. Recent employers National Trust English Heritage Civil Service Archaeology South East Police Service Work experience opportunities Students on archaeological programmes (including Ancient History and Archaeology) will have the opportunity to take placements in the Garstang Museum and National Museums Liverpool, and to do fieldwork with projects in (amongst other locations) Turkey, Southern Africa, Egypt, Greece, Sicily, Jordan, Bulgaria, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Postgraduate opportunities There are over 100 postgraduate students within the department, many from overseas, taking either taught MA or MSc programmes or pursuing their own personal research for the degree of MPhil and PhD. Our Taught Masters programmes encompass Ancient History, Archaeology, Egyptology, Classics, Manx Studies and Palaeoanthropology. Qualifying you for life Skills you will develop on one of our programmes include: Project management Interpersonal and teamwork Numerical and IT Presentational, analytical and critical