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Degree Programme Table: Ancient History (MSc) - 1 Year (Full-time) (PTMSCANHIS1F)

Jump to: Year 1

Year 1 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: September

Notes:
Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor.

Students are not able to take more than three Greek or Latin language courses.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
MSc Dissertation in Classics
PGHC11100 60 credits
Skills and Methods in Classics
PGHC11413 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 100 credits in this group.

Ancient History MSc Courses

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Elementary Latin (PG) 1
PGHC11086 20 credits
Elementary Greek (PG) 1
PGHC11088 20 credits
Epicurus and Epicureanism
PGHC11181 20 credits
The Hellenistic City
PGHC11183 20 credits
Intermediate Latin (PG) 1
PGHC11267 20 credits
Intermediate Greek (PG) 1
PGHC11269 20 credits
Greek Text Seminar 1
PGHC11279 20 credits
Latin Text Seminar 1
PGHC11281 20 credits
A Topic in Late Antique and Byzantine History 1
PGHC11429 20 credits
A Topic in Late Antique and Byzantine History 2
PGHC11430 20 credits
A Topic in Ancient History 2
PGHC11433 20 credits
Debating Marriage between Antiquity and the Middle Ages
PGHC11449 20 credits
Judaea under Roman Rule
PGHC11469 20 credits
Archaeology of 'Celtic' Europe: Communities and Interactions
PGHC11508 20 credits
Early and Archaic Greek Art and Archaeology
PGHC11510 20 credits
Sparta and Crete: Classical Greek Society Beyond Athens
PGHC11518 20 credits
Mariners, Monks and Mobility: the archaeology of the early medieval Atlantic Archipelago
PGHC11546 20 credits
Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs: The Basics and Beyond
PGHC11548 20 credits
Piecing Together the Cultural Fragments of Ionia (Archaic Period)
PGHC11552 20 credits
Scottish Latin Literature
PGHC11555 20 credits
AND

Optional courses for Classics postgraduate degrees

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Further to discussion with the Programme Director a student may also choose an option from the suite of courses offered by the School of History, Classics and Archaeology or from other Schools
Archaeological Illustration
PGHC11060 20 credits
Elementary Latin (PG) 1
PGHC11086 20 credits
Elementary Latin (PG) 2
PGHC11087 20 credits
Elementary Greek (PG) 1
PGHC11088 20 credits
Elementary Greek (PG) 2
PGHC11089 20 credits
Epicurus and Epicureanism
PGHC11181 20 credits
The Hellenistic City
PGHC11183 20 credits
Bronze Age Civilisations of the Near East and Greece
PGHC11239 20 credits
Intermediate Latin (PG) 1
PGHC11267 20 credits
Intermediate Latin (PG) 2
PGHC11268 20 credits
Intermediate Greek (PG) 1
PGHC11269 20 credits
Intermediate Greek (PG) 2
PGHC11270 20 credits
Greek Text Seminar 1
PGHC11279 20 credits
Latin Text Seminar 1
PGHC11281 20 credits
Island Worlds: Prehistoric Societies in the Mediterranean Sea from the Palaeolithic to the Iron Age
PGHC11302 20 credits
Greek Palaeography
PGHC11423 20 credits
A Topic in Late Antique and Byzantine History 1
PGHC11429 20 credits
A Topic in Late Antique and Byzantine History 2
PGHC11430 20 credits
A Topic in Ancient History 2
PGHC11433 20 credits
Conflict archaeology: materialities of violence
PGHC11448 20 credits
Issues in Egyptian Archaeology: the Second Intermediate Period until the end of the Late Period (1650-332 BC)
PGHC11457 20 credits
GIS and Spatial Analysis for Archaeologists
PGHC11460 20 credits
Exploring the Past with Data Science
PGHC11461 20 credits
Judaea under Roman Rule
PGHC11469 20 credits
Early and Archaic Greek Art and Archaeology
PGHC11510 20 credits
Sparta and Crete: Classical Greek Society Beyond Athens
PGHC11518 20 credits
Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs: The Basics and Beyond
PGHC11548 20 credits
Piecing Together the Cultural Fragments of Ionia (Archaic Period)
PGHC11552 20 credits
Scottish Latin Literature
PGHC11555 20 credits
AND

Level 10 Classics Language Courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These Level 10 courses are prioritised for students taking an undergraduate degree; limited numbers of places will be reserved for postgraduate students.
Herodotus
GREE10025 20 credits
Greek Palaeography
GREE10032 20 credits
Hesiod
GREE10036 20 credits
Latin Epic
LATI10002 20 credits
Late Latin: Autobiographical Narratives from the 4th and 5th Centuries AD
LATI10025 20 credits
AND

Classics MSc online courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses are taught online and are prioritised for students taking an online degree, limited numbers of places may be available to on-campus students.
Athenian democracy and modern preoccupations (online)
PGHC11477 20 credits
Custodians of Empire: The Praetorian Guard (Online)
PGHC11551 20 credits
Seafaring and Society in the Ancient Greek World (Online)
PGHC11554 20 credits
The Jewish Diaspora in the Roman Empire (Online)
PGHC11556 20 credits
The Near East From Justinian to the Fall of the Umayyads (Online)
PGHC11557 20 credits
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