This joint honours degree enables you to combine modules in Ancient History from the Department of Classics and Ancient History with those offered by the Department of Archaeology. The balance is broadly equal, but by Year 3 you can, if you wish, weight your choice of modules more to one side than the other; the dissertation provides a further opportunity to concentrate your studies in an area that particularly interests you.
**Year 1**
Compulsory modules:
Archaeology in Britain
Cities in Antiquity.
Archaeology:
Choose one module from:
Applied Archaeological Methods
Discovering World Prehistory
Medieval to Modern: An Introduction to the Archaeology of the Medieval to Post- Medieval World
Ancient Civilisations of the East
OR a language module.
Ancient History:
In Ancient History, you’ll take two interdisciplinary modules that serve to give you a grounding in the central periods of Greek and Roman culture. Modules have previously included:
Introduction to the Greek World
Monuments and Memory in the Age of Augustus
One more module in Ancient History OR a language module.
**Year 2**
Three modules in Ancient History OR two modules in Ancient History and a language module.
Three modules in Archaeology from:
Professional Training (includes three weeks of excavation in the summer preceding Level 2)
Developing Archaeological Research
Prehistoric Europe
Becoming Roman
Ancient Mediterranean Civilisations: East and West
Archaeology of Medieval and Post-Medieval Britain
East Mediterranean in the Bronze Age
OR a language module.
**Year 3 (Year 4 if taking a Year Abroad)**
Compulsory modules: Dissertation (double module) registered in either Classics or Archaeology.
Examples of Optional modules:
Choose two modules from Archaeology:
Specialised Aspects in Archaeology (double module)
Specialised Aspects in Archaeology (single module)
Current Archaeology
Advanced Professional Training
Interpreting Heritage
Museum Representation
Two modules in Ancient History or one module from Ancient History and a language module.
Joint Honours students may only take one language module in a year.
**Fieldwork**
Fieldwork is not compulsory for Joint Honours but students are encouraged to attend three weeks at our field school in the first year, and three weeks at an excavation of their choice in the second year.
**Study Abroad**
**Classics and Ancient History:** The course includes an optional European Studies element, where you may spend the third year of a four-year course studying at a European university. The department of Classics and Ancient History currently has exchange links with universities in Belgium (Liege), France (Bordeaux), Germany (Tubingen, Munich), Greece (Athens), Italy (Bologna, Rome, Milan, Vercelli), the Netherlands (Free University, Amsterdam, Groningen), Spain (Seville) and Switzerland (Fribourg). Students interested in studying abroad should apply to transfer to the European Studies course after their first year of study.
**Archaeology:** We currently have links with the universities of Gothenburg (Sweden), Mainz (Germany), Bordeaux (France), Vienna (Austria) and the Free University of Berlin (Germany), as well as Bergen (Norway) and Koc (Turkey). Like the Year Abroad these exchanges involve inserting an extra year into the degree between the second and final years. If your application for a place is successful, you’ll transfer from the three-year to a four-year version of the degree. Students also have the opportunity to participate in excavations run by members of staff and colleagues of other universities at various places around the world.
We review course structures and core content every year and will publish finalised core requirements for 2022 entry from September 2021. Please note the list of optional modules available in any year vary depending on available teaching staff. The lists above provide an example of the type of modules which may be offered. For more information on this course, please see our website.
Course Details - Modules
This joint honours degree enables you to combine modules in Ancient History from the Department of Classics and Ancient History with those offered by the Department of Archaeology. The balance is broadly equal, but by Year 3 you can, if you wish, weight your choice of modules more to one side than the other; the dissertation provides a further opportunity to concentrate your studies in an area that particularly interests you. **Year 1** Compulsory modules: Archaeology in Britain, Cities in Antiquity. Archaeology: Choose one module from: Applied Archaeological Methods / Discovering World Prehistory / Medieval to Modern: An Introduction to the Archaeology of the Medieval to Post- Medieval World / Ancient Civilisations of the East / OR a language module. Ancient History: In Ancient History, you’ll take two interdisciplinary modules that serve to give you a grounding in the central periods of Greek and Roman culture. Modules have previously included: Introduction to the Greek World / Monuments and Memory in the Age of Augustus / One more module in Ancient History / OR a language module. **Year 2** Three modules in Ancient History OR two modules in Ancient History and a language module. Three modules in Archaeology from: Professional Training (includes three weeks of excavation in the summer preceding Level 2) / Developing Archaeological Research / Prehistoric Europe / Becoming Roman / Ancient Mediterranean Civilisations: East and West / Archaeology of Medieval and Post-Medieval Britain / East Mediterranean in the Bronze Age / OR a language module. **Year 3 (Year 4 if taking a Year Abroad)** Compulsory modules: Dissertation (double module) registered in either Classics or Archaeology. Examples of Optional modules: Choose two modules from Archaeology: Specialised Aspects in Archaeology (double module) / Specialised Aspects in Archaeology (single module) / Current Archaeology / Advanced Professional Training / Interpreting Heritage / Museum Representation / Two modules in Ancient History / or one module from Ancient History and a language module. Joint Honours students may only take one language module in a year. We review course structures and core content every year and will publish finalised core requirements for 2022 entry from September 2021. Please note the list of optional modules available in any year vary depending on available teaching staff. The lists above provide an example of the type of modules which may be offered. For more information on this course, please see our website.
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
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How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
VF14
Institution code:
D86
Campus Name:
College of St Hild and St Bede
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
Specific subjects excluded for entry:
General Studies and Critical Thinking.
Information:
Applicants taking Science A-levels that include a practical component will be required to take and pass this as a condition of entry. This refers only to English A Levels.
We will normally make offers based on Advanced Highers. If an applicant has not been able to take 3 Advanced Highers, offers may be made with a combination of Advanced Highers and Highers, or on a number of Highers.
We require 60 credits with a minimum of 45 credits at level 3 (or equivalent). Applicants may be required to meet additional subject-specific requirements for particular courses at Durham.
17 points (6, 6, 5) in Higher Level subjects
Our contextual offer for this programme is A level BBC (or equivalent). To find out if you’re eligible, please visit: www.dur.ac.uk/study/ug/apply/contextualoffers/.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
https://www.dur.ac.uk/study/ug/apply/entry/
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
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AdditionalDetails
Durham University welcomes applications from all students irrespective of background. We encourage the recruitment of academically well-qualified and highly motivated students, who are non-native speakers of English, whose full potential can be realised with a limited amount of English Language training either prior to entry or through pre-sessional and/or in-sessional courses.
It is the normal expectation that candidates for admission should be able to demonstrate satisfactory English proficiency before the start of a programme of study, whether via the submission of an appropriate English language qualification or by attendance on an appropriate pre-sessional course.
Acceptable evidence and levels required can be viewed by following the link provided.
