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
Typical Offer (view equivalents): BBB
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2021	£ 9,000
Sep 2022	£ 9,000

4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad

UCAS Code: VQ19
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer (view equivalents): BBB
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2021	£ 9,000
Sep 2022	£ 9,000

3 Year Full Time

UCAS Code: VQ13
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer: BBB - More Information
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2021	£ 17,950
Sep 2022	£ 18,500

4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad

UCAS Code: VQ19
Mode of Study: Campus Based
Typical Offer: BBB - More Information
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2021	£ 17,450
Sep 2022	£ 17,950

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:

Classics is ranked 14^th in the Guardian University Guide 2021

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

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.

BA 3 Year Full-time

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

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

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

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. Students must not exceed 60 credits in any one semester.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
The sound system of English	20	September-January	ALE121
Of Gods and Heroes - Greek Mythology	20	September-January	CLC101
Introduction to Ancient Egyptian History, Society and Culture	20	September-January	CLE120
Beginning Greek Language I	20	September-January	CLG101
Intermediate Greek Language (post-GCSE or equivalent) I	20	September-January	CLG105
Further Greek 1 (Level 1)	20	September-January	CLG125
Beginning Latin Language I	20	September-January	CLL101
Intermediate Latin Language (post-GCSE or equivalent) I	20	September-January	CLL105
Further Latin 1 (Level 1)	20	September-January	CLL125
Approaches to Gender in English Literature	20	September-January	EN-112
Creative Writing: Fiction Genres	20	September-January	EN-117
Introduction to American Literature and Culture	20	January-June	AM-113
Ovid's Metamorphoses. The Transformations of Mythology	20	January-June	CLC102
Introduction to Ancient Philosophy and Rhetoric	20	January-June	CLC103
Age of Empire: Ancient Egypt and her neighbours	20	January-June	CLE115
Beginning Greek Language II	20	January-June	CLG102
Intermediate Greek Language (post-GCSE or equivalent) II	20	January-June	CLG106
Further Greek 2 (Level 1)	20	January-June	CLG126
Beginning Latin Language II	20	January-June	CLL102
Intermediate Latin Language (post-GCSE or equivalent) II	20	January-June	CLL106
Further Latin 2 (Level 1)	20	January-June	CLL126
Literature and Society in Medieval Europe.	20	January-June	EN-113
Creative Writing: Styles of Fiction	20	January-June	EN-118
Modern European Film: Themes and Perspectives	20	January-June	ML-102

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Compulsory Selective - Ancient History

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : You should select two or three 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 Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Intermediate Greek Language I (post-Beginning Greek Language)	20	September-January	CLG203
Beginning Greek Language I	20	September-January	CLG221
Further Greek 1 (Level 2)	20	September-January	CLG225
Advanced Greek 1 (Level 2)	20	September-January	CLG227
Marbles, Slaves and Mines, Oils Grains and Wine: Roman Economy and Society	20	September-January	CLH2007
The Heirs of Rome: The Making of Christendom, Byzantium, and Islam in the Early Middle Ages, 400-800	20	September-January	CLH230
Greek City States (Level 2)	20	September-January	CLH264
Gender in the Roman World	20	September-January	CLH267
Ancient Macedonia	20	September-January	CLH291
Intermediate Latin Language I(post-Beginning Latin Language)	20	September-January	CLL203
Beginning Latin Language I	20	September-January	CLL221
Further Latin 1 (Level 2)	20	September-January	CLL225
Advanced Latin 1 (Level 2)	20	September-January	CLL227
Roman Satire: Ranting and Bantering	20	January-June	CLC207
Intermediate Greek Language II (post-Beginning Greek Language)	20	January-June	CLG204
Beginning Greek Language II	20	January-June	CLG222
Further Greek 2 (Level 2)	20	January-June	CLG226
Advanced Greek 2 (Level 2)	20	January-June	CLG228
Myths and Society in the Greek World	20	January-June	CLH2008
Armies and Enemies of Imperial Rome	20	January-June	CLH216
Being Greek: Identity in the Ancient Greek World	20	January-June	CLH270
Intermediate Latin Language II(post-Beginning Latin Language)	20	January-June	CLL204
Beginning Latin Language II	20	January-June	CLL222
Further Latin 2 (Level 2)	20	January-June	CLL226
Advanced Latin 2	20	January-June	CLL228
Schools work placement: Teaching ancient history and ancient languages	20	January-June	CLP202

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. Overall, you need 60 credits in each teaching block and 60 credits in each of you joint honours subjects

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
The Roman Comic Novel: Excrement and Sacrament	20	September-January	CLC204
Reading Classical Civilisation	20	September-January	CLC206
Decision and Responsibility: The Tragic Predicament	20	January-June	CLC209

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. Students must not exceed 60 credits in any one teaching block

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Debating Texts: Theory in Literature	20	September-January	EN-206
Exploring the Bloody Chamber: Medieval to Postmodern	20	September-January	EN-237
Contentious Shakespeare	20	September-January	EN-242
Revolution of the Word: Modernism	20	January-June	EN-207
Fragments of Union: The Cultural Making and Breaking of Britain	20	January-June	EN-241
Medieval Encounters	20	January-June	EN-266

AND

Optional Module Choices

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students may select one module to make up their 60 credits in English Literature. Students must no exceed 60 credits in any one teaching block. To select ALE250 students must have passed ALE121 in year 1

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Language Teaching in Context	20	September-January	ALE200
Child Language and Literacy	20	September-January	ALE250	to select this module you must have passed ALE121 in year 1
Race and Ethnicity: American Perspectives	20	September-January	AM-204
Introduction to Writing Poetry	20	September-January	EN-232
Introduction to Writing Fiction	20	September-January	EN-234
Studying Dialect	20	September-January	EN-260
Professional Development: Preparing for Work	20	September-January	MS-229
Discourse Analysis	20	January-June	ALE218
History of the English Language	20	January-June	ALE229
American Word/American Image	20	January-June	AM-215
Introduction to Writing Drama	20	January-June	EN-236
Modern European Film	20	January-June	ML-203

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 Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Classics, Ancient History, Egyptology Dissertation	40	September-June	CLD300
Dissertation - English Literature	40	September-June	EN-3031	** 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 : SELECT AT LEAST ONE AND UP TO TWO of the following 20 credit modules. 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. If you have selected the Classics Dissertation select ONE module. If you have selected the English Literature dissertation select TWO modules or ONE module from this box and ONE module from the optional modules box below.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Intermediate Greek Language I	20	September-January	CLG321
Further Greek 1 (Level 3)	20	September-January	CLG325
Advanced Greek 1 (Level 3)	20	September-January	CLG327
Advanced Greek 3	20	September-January	CLG329
Greek City States (Level 3)	20	September-January	CLH364
Ancient Macedonia	20	September-January	CLH371
Monarchy: Ancient and Medieval	20	September-January	CLH372
Intermediate Latin Language I	20	September-January	CLL321
Further Latin 1 (Level 3)	20	September-January	CLL325
Advanced Latin 1 (Level 3)	20	September-January	CLL327
Advanced Latin 3	20	September-January	CLL329
Roman Satire: Ranting and Bantering	20	January-June	CLC316
Intermediate Greek Language II	20	January-June	CLG322
Further Greek 2 (Level 3)	20	January-June	CLG326
Advanced Greek 2 (Level 3)	20	January-June	CLG328
Advanced Greek 4	20	January-June	CLG330
Ancient Cyprus	20	January-June	CLH3004
Myths and Society in the Greek World	20	January-June	CLH3008
Being Greek: Identity in the Ancient Greek World	20	January-June	CLH370
Pompeii and the Cities of Vesuvius (level 3)	20	January-June	CLH394
Intermediate Latin Language II	20	January-June	CLL322
Further Latin 2 (Level 3)	20	January-June	CLL326
Advanced Latin 2 (Level 3)	20	January-June	CLL328
Advanced Latin 4	20	January-June	CLL330
Schools work placement: Teaching ancient history and ancient languages	20	January-June	CLP309

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 Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
The Roman Comic Novel: Excrement and Sacrament	20	September-January	CLC304
Decision and Responsibility: The Tragic Predicament	20	January-June	CLC309

AND

Optional module choices - English Literature

Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : If pursuing the Eng Lit Dissertation (EN-3031), select one of these modules. If pursuing the Classics Dissertation (CLD300), select either two or three of these modules. If you have selected neither dissertation, select two or three of these modules. To select ALE308 you must have completed ALE200 to select ALE316 you must have completed ALE218

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Issues in current ELT	20	September-January	ALE308	Students must have passed ALE200
Language in the Media	20	September-January	ALE316	Students must have passed ALE218
African American Literature 1910-1940: The Harlem Renaissance	20	September-January	AM-333
Postmodernist and Post-war Fiction	20	September-January	EN-3029
Welsh Gothic / Gothic Wales	20	September-January	EN-3040
Poetry in the Twentieth Century	20	September-January	EN-3043
Written in Blood: Reading the Vampire	20	September-January	EN-3050
Graphic Novel	20	September-January	EN-3055
Chaucer	20	September-January	EN-314
Reading/Writing Trauma	20	September-January	EN-394
Contemporary American Fiction	20	January-June	AM-316
Postcolonial Literature	20	January-June	EN-3042
Crime Fiction since 1920	20	January-June	EN-3045
Stuff: Victorian Literature and Material Culture	20	January-June	EN-3046
Professional Development: Preparing for Work	20	January-June	EN-3048
Madness, Malady and Melancholia: Literature and Medicine from Genesis to Genomes	20	January-June	EN-3051
The Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize Module	20	January-June	EN-3053
Beyond Shakespeare	20	January-June	EN-3058
Haunted Spaces/Haunting Texts: ghost stories and contemporary women's writing	20	January-June	EN-3059
Philosophy and Literature	20	January-June	HUP316

AND

Optional Modules - Creative Writing

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : If required select one module to make up 60 credits in English Literature. Students must select 60 credits in each joint honours subject and not exceed 60 credits in any one semester.

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

BA 4 Year Full-time (with a year abroad)

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

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

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

AND

Optional Module Choices

Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
The sound system of English	20	September-January	ALE121
Of Gods and Heroes - Greek Mythology	20	September-January	CLC101
Introduction to Ancient Egyptian History, Society and Culture	20	September-January	CLE120
Beginning Greek Language I	20	September-January	CLG101
Intermediate Greek Language (post-GCSE or equivalent) I	20	September-January	CLG105
Further Greek 1 (Level 1)	20	September-January	CLG125
Beginning Latin Language I	20	September-January	CLL101
Intermediate Latin Language (post-GCSE or equivalent) I	20	September-January	CLL105
Further Latin 1 (Level 1)	20	September-January	CLL125
Approaches to Gender in English Literature	20	September-January	EN-112
Creative Writing: Fiction Genres	20	September-January	EN-117
Introduction to American Literature and Culture	20	January-June	AM-113
Ovid's Metamorphoses. The Transformations of Mythology	20	January-June	CLC102
Introduction to Ancient Philosophy and Rhetoric	20	January-June	CLC103
Age of Empire: Ancient Egypt and her neighbours	20	January-June	CLE115
Beginning Greek Language II	20	January-June	CLG102
Intermediate Greek Language (post-GCSE or equivalent) II	20	January-June	CLG106
Further Greek 2 (Level 1)	20	January-June	CLG126
Beginning Latin Language II	20	January-June	CLL102
Intermediate Latin Language (post-GCSE or equivalent) II	20	January-June	CLL106
Further Latin 2 (Level 1)	20	January-June	CLL126
Literature and Society in Medieval Europe.	20	January-June	EN-113
Creative Writing: Styles of Fiction	20	January-June	EN-118
Modern European Film: Themes and Perspectives	20	January-June	ML-102

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Compulsory Selective - Ancient History

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Intermediate Greek Language I (post-Beginning Greek Language)	20	September-January	CLG203
Beginning Greek Language I	20	September-January	CLG221
Further Greek 1 (Level 2)	20	September-January	CLG225
Advanced Greek 1 (Level 2)	20	September-January	CLG227
Marbles, Slaves and Mines, Oils Grains and Wine: Roman Economy and Society	20	September-January	CLH2007
The Heirs of Rome: The Making of Christendom, Byzantium, and Islam in the Early Middle Ages, 400-800	20	September-January	CLH230
Greek City States (Level 2)	20	September-January	CLH264
Gender in the Roman World	20	September-January	CLH267
Ancient Macedonia	20	September-January	CLH291
Intermediate Latin Language I(post-Beginning Latin Language)	20	September-January	CLL203
Beginning Latin Language I	20	September-January	CLL221
Further Latin 1 (Level 2)	20	September-January	CLL225
Advanced Latin 1 (Level 2)	20	September-January	CLL227
Roman Satire: Ranting and Bantering	20	January-June	CLC207
Intermediate Greek Language II (post-Beginning Greek Language)	20	January-June	CLG204
Beginning Greek Language II	20	January-June	CLG222
Further Greek 2 (Level 2)	20	January-June	CLG226
Advanced Greek 2 (Level 2)	20	January-June	CLG228
Myths and Society in the Greek World	20	January-June	CLH2008
Armies and Enemies of Imperial Rome	20	January-June	CLH216
Being Greek: Identity in the Ancient Greek World	20	January-June	CLH270
Intermediate Latin Language II(post-Beginning Latin Language)	20	January-June	CLL204
Beginning Latin Language II	20	January-June	CLL222
Further Latin 2 (Level 2)	20	January-June	CLL226
Advanced Latin 2	20	January-June	CLL228
Schools work placement: Teaching ancient history and ancient languages	20	January-June	CLP202

AND

Optional Module Choices - Ancient History

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
The Roman Comic Novel: Excrement and Sacrament	20	September-January	CLC204
Reading Classical Civilisation	20	September-January	CLC206
Decision and Responsibility: The Tragic Predicament	20	January-June	CLC209

AND

Compulsory Selective - English Literature

Choose Minimum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Debating Texts: Theory in Literature	20	September-January	EN-206
Exploring the Bloody Chamber: Medieval to Postmodern	20	September-January	EN-237
Contentious Shakespeare	20	September-January	EN-242
Revolution of the Word: Modernism	20	January-June	EN-207
Fragments of Union: The Cultural Making and Breaking of Britain	20	January-June	EN-241
Medieval Encounters	20	January-June	EN-266

AND

Optional Module Choices

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Language Teaching in Context	20	September-January	ALE200
Child Language and Literacy	20	September-January	ALE250	to select this module you must have passed ALE121 in year 1
Race and Ethnicity: American Perspectives	20	September-January	AM-204
Introduction to Writing Poetry	20	September-January	EN-232
Introduction to Writing Fiction	20	September-January	EN-234
Studying Dialect	20	September-January	EN-260
Professional Development: Preparing for Work	20	September-January	MS-229
Discourse Analysis	20	January-June	ALE218
History of the English Language	20	January-June	ALE229
American Word/American Image	20	January-June	AM-215
Introduction to Writing Drama	20	January-June	EN-236
Modern European Film	20	January-June	ML-203

Year 3 (Level 5S)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate Sandwich Year

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

None found.

Optional Modules

Choose Exactly 120 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Study Abroad (Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology)	120	September-June	CL-R00

Year 4 (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:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Classics, Ancient History, Egyptology Dissertation	40	September-June	CLD300
Dissertation - English Literature	40	September-June	EN-3031	** 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:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Intermediate Greek Language I	20	September-January	CLG321
Further Greek 1 (Level 3)	20	September-January	CLG325
Advanced Greek 1 (Level 3)	20	September-January	CLG327
Advanced Greek 3	20	September-January	CLG329
Greek City States (Level 3)	20	September-January	CLH364
Ancient Macedonia	20	September-January	CLH371
Monarchy: Ancient and Medieval	20	September-January	CLH372
Intermediate Latin Language I	20	September-January	CLL321
Further Latin 1 (Level 3)	20	September-January	CLL325
Advanced Latin 1 (Level 3)	20	September-January	CLL327
Advanced Latin 3	20	September-January	CLL329
Roman Satire: Ranting and Bantering	20	January-June	CLC316
Intermediate Greek Language II	20	January-June	CLG322
Further Greek 2 (Level 3)	20	January-June	CLG326
Advanced Greek 2 (Level 3)	20	January-June	CLG328
Advanced Greek 4	20	January-June	CLG330
Ancient Cyprus	20	January-June	CLH3004
Myths and Society in the Greek World	20	January-June	CLH3008
Being Greek: Identity in the Ancient Greek World	20	January-June	CLH370
Pompeii and the Cities of Vesuvius (level 3)	20	January-June	CLH394
Intermediate Latin Language II	20	January-June	CLL322
Further Latin 2 (Level 3)	20	January-June	CLL326
Advanced Latin 2 (Level 3)	20	January-June	CLL328
Advanced Latin 4	20	January-June	CLL330
Schools work placement: Teaching ancient history and ancient languages	20	January-June	CLP309

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 Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
The Roman Comic Novel: Excrement and Sacrament	20	September-January	CLC304
Decision and Responsibility: The Tragic Predicament	20	January-June	CLC309

AND

Optional module choices - English Literature

Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Issues in current ELT	20	September-January	ALE308	Students must have passed ALE200
Language in the Media	20	September-January	ALE316	Students must have passed ALE218
African American Literature 1910-1940: The Harlem Renaissance	20	September-January	AM-333
Postmodernist and Post-war Fiction	20	September-January	EN-3029
Welsh Gothic / Gothic Wales	20	September-January	EN-3040
Poetry in the Twentieth Century	20	September-January	EN-3043
Written in Blood: Reading the Vampire	20	September-January	EN-3050
Graphic Novel	20	September-January	EN-3055
Chaucer	20	September-January	EN-314
Reading/Writing Trauma	20	September-January	EN-394
Contemporary American Fiction	20	January-June	AM-316
Postcolonial Literature	20	January-June	EN-3042
Crime Fiction since 1920	20	January-June	EN-3045
Stuff: Victorian Literature and Material Culture	20	January-June	EN-3046
Professional Development: Preparing for Work	20	January-June	EN-3048
Madness, Malady and Melancholia: Literature and Medicine from Genesis to Genomes	20	January-June	EN-3051
The Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize Module	20	January-June	EN-3053
Beyond Shakespeare	20	January-June	EN-3058
Haunted Spaces/Haunting Texts: ghost stories and contemporary women's writing	20	January-June	EN-3059
Philosophy and Literature	20	January-June	HUP316

AND

Optional Modules - Creative Writing

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : If required select one module to make up 60 credits in English Literature. Students must select 60 credits in each joint honours subject and not exceed 60 credits in any one semester.

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

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

Covid 19 Update - Please see the 'Covid Update for Learning and Teaching' expander below.

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

At least 40 credits

There are opportunities for Welsh speakers to study at least 40 credits of this course through the medium of Welsh. Academi Hywel Teifi is here to support you throughout your time at Swansea University. We can offer you:

Access to generous Welsh-language study scholarships or bursaries.
Access to modules taught wholly or partly in Welsh.
Access to the Arwain mobile app for the latest information about Welsh-medium courses and modules available to download free on the App Store and Google Play.
An interview through the medium of Welsh when applying for a place.
The option to receive your personal correspondence in Welsh, English or bilingually.
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 Mentor.
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.
Opportunity to be a member of the Swansea University Branch of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.
Visit the Welsh Language Rights webpage for further information about Students' rights to use the Welsh Language.

Continuing to study through the medium of Welsh once you leave school or college will be a natural step for you and a way of ensuring your chance of getting the best education possible. The smaller class sizes will provide you with a great opportunity for support. It will also be a valuable addition to your CV and career development. Opportunities are available for students who are fluent and confident in the language as well as for those who are less confident or who are learners. It is also possible to choose Welsh-medium seminar and tutorial classes for modules taught primarily through the medium of English.

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Tuition Fees

3 Year Full Time

Start Date	UK	International
September 2021	£ 9,000	£ 17,950
September 2022	£ 9,000	£ 18,500

4 Year Full Time With a Year Abroad

Start Date	UK	International
September 2021	£ 9,000	£ 17,450
September 2022	£ 9,000	£ 17,950

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

Fees for full time Undergraduate EU/International students will increase by 3% for each subsequent year of study.

During a sandwich year (e.g. year in industry, year abroad or placement year) a lower fee will apply. For more information visit our tuition fees page.

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

Access to your own digital device/the appropriate IT kit will be essential during your time studying at Swansea University. Access to wifi in your accommodation will also be essential to allow you to fully engage with your programme. See our dedicated webpages for further guidance on suitable devices to purchase, and for a full guide on getting your device set up.

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

Travel to and from campus
Printing, photocopying, binding, stationery and equipment costs (e.g. USB sticks)
Purchase of books or texts
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.

Study Abroad and Global Opportunities

To learn more about study abroad, visit our Go Global webpages. Enrolment on a programme with a semester/year abroad does not guarantee you a semester/year abroad placement. Spaces are limited and subject to a competitive selection process. In the event you do not secure a semester/year abroad placement, you will be transferred to the standard variant of your degree scheme without a semester or year abroad.

International summer programmes are open to students from all colleges. Programmes typically range from 2 to 6 weeks, across destinations such as China, Zambia, South Korea, Japan, Canada and across Europe. For more information about programmes and eligibility visit our Summer Abroad webpages.

How to Apply

Apply now – UK, EU and international students.

For further guidance please visit our how to apply pages.

EU students - visa and immigration information is available and will be regularly updated on our information for EU students page.

Covid Update for Learning and Teaching

Covid Update for Learning and Teaching

We have made some changes to the way that we teach this year, with more activities taking place online than usual.

The University calendar runs in teaching blocks. Teaching block one (TB1) runs from September until January and during this block, for this year, you will be taught in a ‘blended’ way. This means that some of your teaching will be delivered online and some will be on campus. The online teaching, where you will be physically apart from your lecturer, can be ‘live’ with your lecturer present and where you’ll be able to interact. Some of it may be self-directed which means that you can access the learning materials at a time to suit you.

Your face-to-face, on campus sessions will be a mixture of:

Programme study groups and workshops

Subject seminars

Study skills workshops

Induction and orientation events

Individual Academic Mentoring meetings

Staff consultation and office hours

Dissertation supervision (Final year and PGT)

Your online learning and teaching may include:

Live streamed lectures

Module seminars, workshops and tutorials

Individual Academic Mentoring meetings

Staff consultation and office hours

Student and staff community events

Dissertation supervision (Final year and PGT)

Self-directed learning will be:

Organised Study Materials

Self-guided study activities

Preparatory and further reading

Recorded lectures

Formative tests and quizzes

Self-study in library

Self-study in PC Labs

Design Group Meetings

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