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Ancient History and Politics, BA (Hons)

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Key Course Details

  • UK/EU
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3 Years Full Time
    • UCAS Code VL12
    • Mode of Study Campus Based
    • Start Date September 2019
    • Typical Offer (view equivalents) BBB
    • Location Singleton Park Campus
    • Tuition Fees Per Year £ 9,000
3 Years Full Time
    • UCAS Code VL12
    • Mode of Study Campus Based
    • Start Date September 2019
    • Typical Offer BBB - More Information
    • Location Singleton Park Campus
    • Tuition Fees Per Year £ 16,600
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Course Overview

Ancient History and Politics examines and explores ancient and modern political worlds and Greek and Roman history.

Studying this three-year BA degree will open up a range of exciting career opportunities by helping you develop skills, which are highly valued by employers.

With 94% of students in employment or in further study within 6 months after graduating (Destinations of Leavers in Higher Education DLHE 2015), our Ancient History and Politics degree will put you in a great position to succeed in a variety of careers.

Why Ancient History and Politics at Swansea?

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

  • Ancient History achieved an overall satisfaction rating of 95% in the 2017 National Student Survey (NSS)
  • Politics is ranked Top-10 for teaching experience (Times and Sunday Times 2018), Top-20 in the Guardian University Guide 2018 and Top-20 for career prospects (Guardian University Guide 2018)
  • Top 10 for graduate prospects (Times and Sunday Times 2018)

 Your degree programme will be delivered through lectures, tutorials and seminars and you can attend talks from influential guest speakers. During your second year you will have the option to study a semester abroad in either USA, Canada, China, Hong Kong or Singapore.

Your Ancient History and Politics Experience

During your three -year Ancient History and Politics 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.

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.

To enhance your employability prospects The Swansea Employability Academy (SEA) provides a network for linking students with employers.  We also offer work placements through the Literacy to Latin Project to Universities. These placements are within Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and charities only.

You can gain teaching experience by leading workshops for the South West Wales Reaching Wider Partnership.

Ancient History and Politics Employment Opportunities

Almost 94% of Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology Single and Joint Honours Graduates from Swansea University are in work and / or further study six months after graduation (93.6% - HESA Performance Indicator sourced from the DLHE survey 2013/14.)

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 are truly international and are employed all over the world in a wide range of sectors including:

  • Education
  • Government and Politics
  • Business
  • Media and Public Relations
  • Law and Public Services
  • Humanitarian organisations

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Modules

Your early studies will introduce you to Greek history and society, American politics, theories of war, ethics, justice and society.   

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 3 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules
Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule Name
PO-396Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Researching Politics 1
PO-397Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20Researching Politics 2
Optional Modules
Compulsory Selective - Dissertation 

Choose Maximum Of 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select ONE of either PO-395 (Politics Dissertation), PO-3000 (National Assembly) or CLD300 (Classics Dissertation)

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
CLD300Semester 1 and Semester 2 (Sep-Jun Taught)40Classics, Ancient History, Egyptology Dissertation
PO-3000Semester 1 and Semester 2 (Sep-Jun Taught)20The National Assembly for Wales
PO-395Semester 1 and Semester 2 (Sep-Jun Taught)20Dissertation (PO-325)
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Optional Module Choices - Politics 

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Select 1 x 20cr if you HAVE NOT selected to take either PO-395 (Politics Dissertation) or PO-3000 (National Assembly)

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
ALE316Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20Language in the Media
AM-330Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20America and the Bomb
AM-338Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Clear and Present Danger: Terrorism and America
AM-339Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Popular Music and the City
CY-353Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Cyfraith Hywel
CY-358Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20Y Gymraeg, Datganoli a'r Gyfraith
HIH396Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20From Machiavelli to Mussolini: Government and society in Western political thought
HUA300Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20The Rise of Brazil
HUA301Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Gunfighter Nation: the West in History, Mythology and Fiction
HUA305Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20The Spanish Civil War - Its Origins, Course and Legacy
HUA306Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20The Aftermaths of War
HUA308Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Real War, Imagined War: War in Literature, Art, Cinema and Music
HUA309Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20The Russian Civil War
HUP301Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Religion, Science, and Superstition
HUP304Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20Philosophy and the Social Sciences
PO-3110Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20Visions of Democracy
PO-3114Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20The International Politics of Space
PO-3117Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20Politics and International Development
PO-3121Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Parliamentary Studies
PO-3316Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20Shadow Wars: US Presidents and covert action from the Cold War to Obama
PO-345Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20Contemporary Political Economy: Competing Perspectives on Global Capitalism
PO-392Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Contemporary Security
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Compulsory Selective - Ancient History 

Choose Minimum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : If you have selected to do CLD300, you MUST also take 1 of the below options. If you have selected to do PO-395 or PO-3000, you MUST select 3 of the following, or 2 from this box and 1 optional module from below.

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
CLC312Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20Plato's Republic
CLG321Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Intermediate Greek Language I
CLG322Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20Intermediate Greek Language II
CLG325Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Further Greek 1 (Level 3)
CLG326Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20Further Greek 2 (Level 3)
CLG327Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Advanced Greek 1 (Level 3)
CLG328Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20Advanced Greek 2 (Level 3)
CLG329Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Advanced Greek 3
CLH3005Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20Set in Stone? Inscribing and Writing in Antiquity
CLH3006Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20The Imperial Image: Roman Emperors and Empresses in History, Literature and Art from Augustus to the Severans.
CLH3007Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20The Roman Economy
CLH367Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20Gender in the Roman World
CLH368Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20Beyond Mainland Greece: Asia in the Classical and Hellenistic Periods.
CLH369Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20Italy before the Romans
CLH388Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Late Antiquity; The Transformation of the Roman World AD 250-600
CLH393Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Archaic Greece
CLH397Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Alexander and the Hellenistic world
CLL321Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Intermediate Latin Language I
CLL322Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20Intermediate Latin Language II
CLL325Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Further Latin 1 (Level 3)
CLL326Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20Further Latin 2 (Level 3)
CLL327Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Advanced Latin 1 (Level 3)
CLL328Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20Advanced Latin 2 (Level 3)
CLL329Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Advanced Latin 3
CLL330Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20Advanced Latin 4
CLP309Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20Schools work placement: Teaching ancient history and ancient languages
AND
Optional Module choices - Ancient History 

Choose Maximum Of 20 credits from the following Modules:

Module CodeSemesterCreditsModule NameGuidance
CLC300Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20Roman Love Poetry
CLC303Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Taught)20The Greek Romance: Sea, Sun and Sex
CLC305Semester 2 (Jan-Jun Taught)20Homer and Heroism: A Reading of the Iliad

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).

Meet Your Lecturers

  • Dr Joanne Berry
  • Dr Evelien Bracke
  • Dr Ian Goh
  • Dr Stephen Harrison
  • Dr Fritz-Gregor Herrmann
  • Professor Mark Humphries
  • Dr Ersin Hussein
  • Dr Christian Knoblauch
  • Ms Maria Oikonomou
  • Dr Nigel Pollard
  • Dr Maria Pretzler
  • Dr Ian Repath
  • Dr Tracey Rihll
  • Dr Troy Sagrillo
  • Dr Kasia Szpakowska

Tuition Fees

Annual tuition fees for entry in the academic year 2019/20 are as follows:

UK/EU International
BA (Hons) Full Time £ 9,000 £ 16,600

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.

Scholarships and Bursaries

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

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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