Ancient History and English Literature, BA (Hons)

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Key Course Details

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3 Year Full Time

- UCAS Code VQ13
- Mode of Study Campus Based
- Start Date September
- Typical Offer (view equivalents) BBB
- Location Singleton Park Campus
- Tuition Fees Per Year £ 9,000

3 Year Full Time

- UCAS Code VQ13
- Mode of Study Campus Based
- Start Date September
- Typical Offer BBB - More Information
- Location Singleton Park Campus
- Tuition Fees Per Year £ 17,450

Course Overview

Ancient History and English Literature explores Greek and Roman history and society, politics and empire, as well as gothic fiction, renaissance literature and creative writing. Studying this three-year BA degree opens up a range of exciting career opportunities by helping you develop skills, which are highly valued by employers.

With 97% of students in employment or further study within six months of graduating (Destinations of Leavers in Higher Education 2017), our Ancient History and English Literature degree will put you in a great position to succeed in a variety of careers.

Why Ancient History and English Literature at Swansea?

Based at our stunning Singleton Park campus, in parkland overlooking Swansea Bay on the edge of the Gower Peninsula, Ancient History and English Literature degrees at Swansea University are highly regarded:

Ranked 6th in the UK for career prospects - Guardian University Guide 2020
Department ranked 12th overall in the UK - Guardian University Guide 2020

You can be involved in projects with the Dylan Thomas Centre and the National Theatre Wales

Visiting experienced writers offer modules as part of your degree, and you will also have the option of a semester abroad. You can choose to go East and study in Hong Kong, China or Singapore or West and study in North America.

If you prefer to stay closer to home, and you want to enhance your student experience and career prospects, The Swansea University Work Placement Programmes offer three work place programmes: Week of Work (WOW); Swansea paid Internship Programme (SPIN) and Santander Universities Funded Placements.

Your Ancient History and English Literature Experience

During your three-year Ancient History and English Literature degree you will have an academic mentor for any pastoral and academic support you may need, and The Society of Ancient Studies and History student society organises social and cultural events.

To enhance your employability prospects we offer work placements through the Literacy to Latin Project to Universities. These placements are within Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and charities only.

In your second year you can choose to take the module, Ancient and Historic Places, and you get the opportunity to go on a study trip or field project focusing on a specific region or place.

Our interdisciplinary approach means you make connections with a range of subject areas – from examining past cultures to covering over two millennia of history across the European continent and the Mediterranean world. You can tailor your degree to your own interests with a variety of topics to choose from.

Ancient History and English Literature Employment Opportunities

Students on this course typically develop excellent oral and writing skills and you will also learn to develop your ideas in a wide range of formats, along with strong research, analytical and problem-solving skills.

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

Education
Recruitment
Heritage
Marketing
Business and Management

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Welsh Medium Study

Modules

In each year you take six modules with a combination of compulsory and optional modules; these include Gender and Culture and Creative Writing.

Your early studies will introduce you to Greek history and society, American Literature and culture as well as Ancient Egyptian history and civilisation.

You will then choose your pathway with modules to suit your own interests, before focusing in depth on your chosen research project to produce your final dissertation.

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
CLH100	Period September-January	20	Greek History and Society
CLH150	Period January-June	20	Rome from Village to Empire: An Introduction to Roman History

Optional Modules

Compulsory Modules Selective - English Literature

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students must select 2 modules from this box. Students may decide to select all three of these modules.

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
EN-100	Period September-January	20	Monsters, Theories, Transformations
EN-119	Period January-June	20	The Stage Play World
EN-120	Period September-January	20	English Essentials

AND

Optional Module Choices

Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select enough optional modules to make your total credits up to 120 credits for the year. To enrol on a TB2 Latin or Greek module you MUST enrol in the corresponding TB1 module. Staff can advise on the appropriate level upon request. 60 credits must be selected per teaching block unless you opt to study modern languages when the split must be 50/70 or 70/50. Modern Languages (for All) modules must be taken as one language pair.

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
ALE120	Period September-January	20	Studying the English Language
AM-113	Period January-June	20	Introduction to American Literature and Culture
CLC101	Period September-January	20	Of Gods and Heroes - Greek Mythology
CLC102	Period January-June	20	Ovid's Metamorphoses. The Transformations of Mythology
CLC103	Period January-June	20	Introduction to Ancient Philosophy and Rhetoric
CLE100	Period January-June	20	Myths and Symbols of Ancient Egypt
CLE120	Period September-January	20	Introduction to Ancient Egyptian History, Society and Culture
CLG101	Period September-January	20	Beginning Greek Language I
CLG102	Period January-June	20	Beginning Greek Language II
CLG105	Period September-January	20	Intermediate Greek Language (post-GCSE or equivalent) I
CLG106	Period January-June	20	Intermediate Greek Language (post-GCSE or equivalent) II
CLG125	Period September-January	20	Further Greek 1 (Level 1)
CLG126	Period January-June	20	Further Greek 2 (Level 1)
CLL101	Period September-January	20	Beginning Latin Language I
CLL102	Period January-June	20	Beginning Latin Language II
CLL105	Period September-January	20	Intermediate Latin Language (post-GCSE or equivalent) I
CLL106	Period January-June	20	Intermediate Latin Language (post-GCSE or equivalent) II
CLL125	Period September-January	20	Further Latin 1 (Level 1)
CLL126	Period January-June	20	Further Latin 2 (Level 1)
EN-112	Period September-January	20	Approaches to Gender in English Literature
EN-113	Period January-June	20	Literature and Society in Medieval Europe.
EN-117	Period September-January	20	Creative Writing: Fiction Genres
EN-118	Period January-June	20	Creative Writing: Styles of Fiction
HIH117	Period September-January	20	Medieval Europe: an introduction
HIH121	Period September-January	20	Europe of Extremes: 1789 - 1989
HIH124	Period January-June	20	Modern British History
ML-102	Period January-June	20	Modern European Film: Themes and Perspectives
MLF140	Period September-January	10	Languages for All - French 1
MLF141	Period January-June	10	Languages for All - French 2
MLG140	Period September-January	10	Languages for All - German 1
MLG141	Period January-June	10	Languages for All - German 2
MLS140	Period September-January	10	Languages for All - Spanish 1
MLS141	Period January-June	10	Languages for All - Spanish 2
MLZ140	Period September-January	10	Languages for All - Mandarin 1
MLZ141	Period January-June	10	Languages for All - Mandarin 2

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
CLH284	Period September-January	20	Writing Ancient History

Optional Modules

Compulsory Selective - Ancient History

Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You should select one or two of these modules. Students need to select 60 credits in each teaching block. To enrol in a TB2 Latin or Greek module, you MUST 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.

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
CLG203	Period September-January	20	Intermediate Greek Language I (post-Beginning Greek Language)
CLG204	Period January-June	20	Intermediate Greek Language II (post-Beginning Greek Language)
CLG221	Period September-January	20	Beginning Greek Language I
CLG222	Period January-June	20	Beginning Greek Language II
CLG225	Period September-January	20	Further Greek 1 (Level 2)
CLG226	Period January-June	20	Further Greek 2 (Level 2)
CLG227	Period September-January	20	Advanced Greek 1 (Level 2)
CLG228	Period January-June	20	Advanced Greek 2 (Level 2)
CLH2001	Period January-June	20	Ancient and Historic Places (Study-Trip/Field project; Ancient History)
CLH2005	Period January-June	20	Set in Stone? Inscribing and Writing in Antiquity
CLH2007	Period September-January	20	Marbles, Slaves and Mines, Oils Grains and Wine: Roman Economy and Society
CLH215	Period September-January	20	Archaic Greece (Level 2)
CLH216	Period January-June	20	Armies and Enemies of Imperial Rome
CLH267	Period September-January	20	Gender in the Roman World
CLH268	Period September-January	20	Beyond Mainland Greece: Asia in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods.
CLH297	Period January-June	20	Alexander and the Hellenistic world
CLL203	Period September-January	20	Intermediate Latin Language I(post-Beginning Latin Language)
CLL204	Period January-June	20	Intermediate Latin Language II(post-Beginning Latin Language)
CLL221	Period September-January	20	Beginning Latin Language I
CLL222	Period January-June	20	Beginning Latin Language II
CLL225	Period September-January	20	Further Latin 1 (Level 2)
CLL226	Period January-June	20	Further Latin 2 (Level 2)
CLL227	Period September-January	20	Advanced Latin 1 (Level 2)
CLL228	Period January-June	20	Advanced Latin 2
CLP202	Period January-June	20	Schools work placement: Teaching ancient history and ancient languages

AND

Optional Module Choices - 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.

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

AND

Compulsory Selective - English Literature

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Choose a minimum of 40 credits from this box. You may decide to select all of your 60 credits in English Literature from this box and not make a selection from the optional box below.

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
EN-206	Period September-January	20	Debating Texts: Theory in Literature
EN-207	Period September-January	20	Revolution of the Word: Modernism
EN-226	Period January-June	20	Conflict and the Gothic in the long nineteenth century
EN-237	Period September-January	20	Exploring the Bloody Chamber: Medieval to Postmodern
EN-241	Period January-June	20	Fragments of Union: The Cultural Making and Breaking of Britain
EN-266	Period January-June	20	Medieval Encounters
EN-269	Period January-June	20	Literature and War in the 20th Century

AND

Optional Module Choices

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : If you have selected 40 credits from the Compulsory Selective box above you must select 20 credits from this box

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name	Guidance
ALE200	Period September-January	20	Tools for English Language Teaching
ALE218	Period January-June	20	Discourse Analysis
ALE250	Period January-June	20	Child Language and Literacy	to select this module you must have passed ALE114 Sounds of English in year 1
AM-204	Period September-January	20	Race and Ethnicity: American Perspectives
AM-215	Period January-June	20	American Word/American Image
AM-250	Period January-June	20	Ghettos, Streets, Suburbs: Cultural Representations of the American City, 1890 - present
EN-232	Period September-January	20	Introduction to Writing Poetry
EN-234	Period January-June	20	Introduction to Writing Fiction
EN-236	Period September-January	20	Introduction to Writing Drama
EN-260	Period September-January	20	Studying Dialect
HUA207	Period September-January	20	Business & Entrepreneurship
ML-227	Period January-June	20	War and Conflict in European Film (Modern Languages route)

Year 3 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Dissertation

Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : A dissertation is not required for this degree but may be taken in either subject. ** please note that acceptance on the English Literature dissertation is subject to the submission of a suitable proposal towards the end of year 2.

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name	Guidance
CLD300	Period September-June	40	Classics, Ancient History, Egyptology Dissertation
EN-3031	Period September-June	40	Dissertation - English Literature	** please note that acceptance on the English Literature dissertation is subject to the submission of a suitable proposal towards the end of year 2.

AND

Compulsory Selective - Ancient History

Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : If you have selected the Classics Dissertation you MUST take 20 credits from below. To take a language module in TB2 you must have taken the corresponding TB1 module.If you have selected the English Literature Dissertation you MUST select a total 60 credits of Ancient History. Overall, you need 60 credits in each teaching block

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
CLG321	Period September-January	20	Intermediate Greek Language I
CLG322	Period January-June	20	Intermediate Greek Language II
CLG325	Period September-January	20	Further Greek 1 (Level 3)
CLG326	Period January-June	20	Further Greek 2 (Level 3)
CLG327	Period September-January	20	Advanced Greek 1 (Level 3)
CLG328	Period January-June	20	Advanced Greek 2 (Level 3)
CLG329	Period September-January	20	Advanced Greek 3
CLG330	Period January-June	20	Advanced Greek 4
CLH3004	Period January-June	20	Ancient Cyprus
CLH368	Period September-January	20	Beyond Mainland Greece: Asia in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods.
CLH372	Period September-January	20	Monarchy: Ancient and Medieval
CLH381	Period September-January	20	The History and Archaeology of Roman Britain
CLH393	Period September-January	20	Archaic Greece
CLH394	Period January-June	20	Pompeii and the Cities of Vesuvius (level 3)
CLH397	Period January-June	20	Alexander and the Hellenistic world
CLL321	Period September-January	20	Intermediate Latin Language I
CLL322	Period January-June	20	Intermediate Latin Language II
CLL325	Period September-January	20	Further Latin 1 (Level 3)
CLL326	Period January-June	20	Further Latin 2 (Level 3)
CLL327	Period September-January	20	Advanced Latin 1 (Level 3)
CLL328	Period January-June	20	Advanced Latin 2 (Level 3)
CLL329	Period September-January	20	Advanced Latin 3
CLL330	Period January-June	20	Advanced Latin 4
CLP309	Period January-June	20	Schools work placement: Teaching ancient history and ancient languages

AND

Optional Module Choices - Ancient History

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You may select a maximum of 20 credits to ensure you have fulfilled the 60 credits required for Ancient History.

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

AND

Optional module choices - English Literature

Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : If you have selected the English Literature Dissertation (EN-3031), you MUST take 20 credits from below. If you have selected the Classics Dissertation (CLD300), you MUST take either 60 credits from below, or 40 credits from below and 20 credits from the Optional Creative Writing modules. If you have selected neither dissertation, you MUST take either 60 credits from below, or 40 credits and 20 credits from the Creative Writing modules.

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
AM-316	Period January-June	20	Contemporary American Fiction
AM-333	Period September-January	20	African American Literature 1910-1940: The Harlem Renaissance
EN-3011	Period September-January	20	Discovering Old English
EN-3027	Period January-June	20	William Blake: Poetry and Designs
EN-3029	Period January-June	20	Postmodernist and Post-war Fiction
EN-3040	Period September-January	20	Welsh Gothic / Gothic Wales
EN-3042	Period January-June	20	Postcolonial Literature
EN-3043	Period September-January	20	Poetry in the Twentieth Century
EN-3045	Period January-June	20	Crime Fiction since 1920
EN-3047	Period September-January	20	Other Tongues: Multilingualism in English Language Literature
EN-3048	Period January-June	20	Professional Development: Preparing for Work
EN-3050	Period September-January	20	Written in Blood: Reading the Vampire
EN-3051	Period January-June	20	Madness, Malady and Melancholia: Literature and Medicine from Genesis to Genomes
EN-3053	Period January-June	20	The Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize Module
EN-3054	Period January-June	20	Speculative Fictions
EN-3055	Period September-January	20	Graphic Novel
EN-3056	Period January-June	20	Encountering the Animal in the 21st Century
EN-3058	Period January-June	20	Beyond Shakespeare
EN-314	Period September-January	20	Chaucer
EN-374	Period September-January	20	Theorising Texts: Shakespeare, Bronte, James
EN-376	Period January-June	20	Prehistory, History and Language
EN-394	Period September-January	20	Reading/Writing Trauma
ML-322	Period January-June	20	From Page to Screen: Adapting the European Classics

AND

Optional Modules - Creative Writing

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You may take a maximum of 20 credits to complete the 60 credits required for English Literature.

Module Code	Semester	Credits	Module Name
EN-3014	Period September-January	20	Further Fiction Writing
EN-306	Period January-June	20	Writing for Radio and Screen
EN-309	Period January-June	20	Further Creative Non Fiction
EN-319	Period September-January	20	Further Poetry Writing

Entry Requirements

Our standard entry requirement is BBB (UCAS tariff points 120) 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; Welsh Baccalaureate - grade equivalent to A-level; 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.

How You're Taught

In the first year of study, you will be taught through lectures and tutorials. Assessment will be coursework, essay and examination.

In the second year, you will learn through seminars and group-work. Assessment will be varied including coursework, essays, group presentations and examination.

In the final year, you will undertake independent study through research methods, a dissertation or practice portfolio and also be taught through seminars and group-work. Assessment includes independent research dissertation, independent presentation, coursework and examination.

Our learning and teaching enhances your key skills that employers look for in graduates as follows:

Self-Management (attending classes, meeting deadlines, preparing for seminars, dissertation)
Teamworking (group presentations, group seminars, study trips and projects)
Customer awareness (study abroad, internships, work placements, student experience)
Problem solving (essay writing, research, examinations)
Communication and literacy (essays, examinations, presentations, project work, dissertation)
Numeracy skills (data analysis, statistics, graphs, datasets)
Information technology (Blackboard, essays, examinations, presentations, social media)

This course offers 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

There are opportunities for Welsh speakers to study this subject through the medium of Welsh and our dedicated academy, Academi Hywel Teifi, is here to support you throughout your time at Swansea University. We offer you:

An interview through the medium of Welsh when applying for a place.
The option to receive your personal correspondence in Welsh, English or bilingually - we will then communicate with you in your language of choice.
Access to generous Welsh-language study scholarships or bursaries.
Access to modules taught wholly or partly in Welsh.
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 academic 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.

To see further details about the level of provision delivered in Welsh on this particular degree scheme, please see the Welsh-language course page for further information.

Since 2011, there has been a 40% increase in the number of students studying through the medium of Welsh at Swansea University and our TEF* data over the last two years shows that Welsh-medium students are high achievers in regards to employability (*Swansea University TEF return 2017 and 2018).

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Tuition Fees

Annual tuition fees for entry in the academic year 2020/21 are as follows:

		UK/EU	International
BA (Hons)	Full Time	£ 9,000	£ 17,450

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

Fees for full time Undergraduate 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

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

Parking and travel to and from campus
Printing, photocopying, stationery and equipment costs (e.g. USB sticks)
Purchase of books or texts
Printing and binding
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 academic mentor, 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 an academic mentor. 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.

Global Opportunities

Your degree programme may already give you an option to study or work abroad but in addition to this you can also consider an international summer programme.

These programmes are open to all our undergraduate students and include culture and study tours, volunteering programmes and internships across destinations such as China, Zambia, South Korea, Japan, Europe and Canada. Programmes are typically 2 – 6 weeks long and funding is available. See our Summer Programmes for further information.

How to Apply

Apply now – UK, EU and international students.

For further guidance please visit our how to apply pages.

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