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BA Ancient History & Archaeology
BA Archaeology & Classical Studies
2014 entry

Dr. Rachel Mairs
Reading Classics received an overall
satisfaction score of 91% in the National
Student Survey, 2013.


Joint degrees at Reading
BA degree programmes = 120 credits a year

Joint degrees:
Year 1: at least 40 credits from each side of your programme
Year 2: 60 credits from each side of your programme
Year 3: Dissertation (40 credits), plus 40 credits from each
side of your programme
FIRST YEAR
Joint degrees
BA ANCIENT HISTORY &
ARCHAEOLOGY
BA ARCHAEOLOGY & CLASSICAL
STUDIES

Anc. Hist.: 2 compulsory modules (40
credits) Fifth-century Athens and
Augustan Rome
Classical Studies: 2 compulsory
modules (40 credits) Aancient song
and Texts, Readers, and Writers
1 option from Classics (Latin, Greek)
or from elsewhere in the university

FIRST YEAR OPTIONS (outside Classics
and Archaeology)

Human Nature (Philosophy)
Arts Histories: A Survey (History
of Art)
Museum Communication and
Interpretation (Museum Studies)
A modern foreign language

SECOND YEAR:
ANCIENT HISTORY &
ARCHAEOLOGY

Compulsory (core) modules (40-60 credits)

At least two from:
Greek History
Roman History
Themes and Issues in History

Jean-Lon Grme,
Thumbs Down
1872
SECOND YEAR:
ARCHAEOLOGY AND CLASSICAL
STUDIES

Compulsory (core) modules (40-60 credits)

At least two from:
Ancient Drama
Ancient Epic
Ancient Persuasion


Part 2 options (10-20 credits) include
Pompeii and the Pompeians
Roman Love Poetry
Greek sculpture
Greek and Roman Comedy
Ancient World on Film
Sexuality and Gender in the
Ancient World
Plato on Love and Language
Egypt and Greece
Alcohol Consumption, Abuse
and Addiction in Antiquity
Introduction to Late Antiquity

THIRD YEAR:
ANCIENT HISTORY &
ARCHAEOLOGY
ARCHAEOLOGY & CLASSICAL
STUDIES



The only compulsory module is the
Dissertation (40 credits)

This may be taken either in Classics
or in Archaeology
Sample dissertation topics
What was the role of Aphrodite in the religion of the
Greek polis?
The significance of animals in archaic Attic grave
stelae?
The economic impact of sustaining Romes population
during the 2
nd
century AD
What can the New Testament tell us about early
Christian perceptions of Roman authority?
To what extent did women participate in sport in
ancient Greece?
Aint nothing but a hound dog? The significance of
Argos in the Odyssey
Symbolism and ideology in battle narrative in ancient
epic
Has Shakespeares reception of antiquity transformed
Cleopatra from a historic figure to a tragic character?
How did Rome conquer and assimilate Italy?
What did the private gardens of Romans in the Imperial
period represent and symbolise to those who created
them?
Departures from classical literature in Apuleius syntax
The Roman soldier on film
What were the attitudes towards disabled people in
ancient Greece?


THIRD-YEAR OPTIONS (SAMPLE):
Greeks and the Natural World
Greek and Roman Painting
Alexander to Cleopatra:
History and culture of the
Hellenistic world
Late Antique Egypt
Plato on Philosophy and the
City
Digital Silchester
Anatolia & the Aegean in the
Bronze Age
Slaves and Freemen in the
Roman Empire
Its not just about lectures and the library
Travel Opportunities
We have links with the British Schools at Rome and at
Athens, both of which offer summer schools
undergraduates
We are unique among Classics Departments in
allowing students to incorporate study at these into
their degrees
Other opportunities: travel
Departmental study
trips to Rome and
Athens
Travel bursaries
ERASMUS links to
Malta; Archaeology
is currently
investigating links
with Turkey

Employment
Compulsory 2
nd
year module in career planning/work
placement
Job Shop part-time work which provides relevant
skill
UROP scheme get paid to assist academics with
their research
Help with setting up work shadowing
Opportunities for work experience in University
museums (RED)
The Ure Museum
Other opportunities in Reading
Volunteering in the Ure and other university museums
Reading University Undergraduate Classics Society
Minimus (local schools Latin project)
UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunities at
Reading)
RED (Reading Experience and Development Award)
Clubs and
societies


Reading University Classics
Society
Lively and active group in Reading and on
facebook

Some 250 members

Active termcard: learning and social activities


What to do next

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Contacts
General UG admissions enquiries
fasug@reading.ac.uk

School of Humanities
humanities@reading.ac.uk

Dr Matthew Nicholls (Department of Classics
Admissions Tutor) m.c.nicholls@reading.ac.uk