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Ancient Mediterranean Civilisations (MA)
Degree Type: Group Honours
POS Code: A0146
UCAS Code: VV41
NYT Course S L CT
1 ONE OF: E 8 40
  Ancient History 1 - Roman AND Ancient History 1 - Greek
  Classical Archaeology 1A: Archaeology of Greece AND Classical Archaeology 1B: The Roman World
Archaeology 1# E 8 40
Further courses A-Q 7/8 40
2 TWO OF: E 8 40
  Ancient History 2a: Past and Present in the Ancient World
  Classical Art 2A: The Development of Greek and Roman Art  
  Classical World 2d: Art, History and Power  
  Classical World 2b: Classical Myth and Religion
Archaeology 2A: Reconstructing the Past E 8 20
Archaeology 2B: Understanding Past Societies E 8 20
Further courses A-Q 7/8 40
3* Philosophy and Methodology of Archaeology E 10 40
Further course in Archaeology † E 10 20
Further courses chosen from Classics 3 & 4 Honours options courses under Ancient History and Classical Art/Classical Archaeology† E/B 10 60
4 Courses chosen from E/B 10 40
Classics 3 & 4 Honours options†
courses under Ancient History
and Classical Art/Classical Archaeology
Further courses in Archaeology ‡‡ E 10 40
Dissertation in Archaeology or Classics or Divinity B/E 10 40
* For entry to the third year of this curriculum, a pass at 50% or above in two 2nd Level classical courses, and an average mark for Archaeology 2a and Archaeology 2b combined of 50% or higher, at the first attempt, are normally required.
† A booklet giving details, as well as restrictions on choice of modules, will be available for students entering the course to facilitate advance planning.
‡‡ Students intending to take the fourth year option Archaeological Fieldwork are required to undertake 10 weeks approved practical archaeological work in the vacations between the end of their second year of study and the beginning of their fourth year of study.
# Archaeology practical work requirement: all students registered for a single or joint honours degree in Archaeology normally attend a one week practical course in the Easter Vacation, which is assessed as part of Archaeology 1, and also undertake a minimum of two weeks fieldwork approved by the Head of Archaeology during the summer vacation of their first year of study.
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