古代历史学士学位关注的是从爱琴海青铜时代到西方的罗马帝国的衰落以及在东方作为拜占庭帝国的生存之久的古罗马时代的罗马世界。它旨在发展学生的知识和对希腊和罗马社会的政治，社会，经济和文化结构的批判性理解。这些与现代工业化社会有很大的不同，但对随后的欧洲以及许多其他民族和文化的发展产生了深刻而持续的影响。古代历史在涵盖特定历史时期的模块与考察广泛的社会和文化主题（例如战争，性别，宗教，艺术，医学和科学）的模块之间取得了平衡。该学位旨在培养历史学家的技能，即批判性地评估证据，评估证据的不同解释，在证据的基础上论证
Dedicated to the understanding of past societies through the interpretation of ancient evidence, our BA in Ancient History is an exciting degree that explores key literary, visual, epigraphic and archaeological material. Unusual in the UK, our programme allows you to discover the Near East, Persia and the Byzantine Empire, as well as the Greek and Roman worlds.<br><br>Designed for students with no prior study of the ancient world, but also catering for those who do have some prior knowledge, our multi-faceted programme will develop your knowledge and critical understanding of these fascinating ancient societies, examining their political, social, economic and cultural structures, as well as building the skills that you need to succeed at university level and beyond.<br><br>For us, social and cultural topics are just as important as political history. You will encounter fascinating themes with contemporary relevance, such as warfare, gender and sexuality, religion, medicine, art and literature, and you will discover how antiquity continues to inspire the modern world.<br><br>You will assess the range of evidence available for the study of the ancient world and learn to evaluate varying and sometimes conflicting interpretations of the past, in order to construct your own robust and coherent arguments. You will practise communicating your ideas to different audiences in a variety of different media and formats. At the end of your degree, you will design and carry out an individual research project on a subject of your choice.