Programme Requirements for 2025/26 Session

B.A. Ancient History and Archaeology and History Full-time

Year: 3
2025/26 Session

Students must choose ONE Independent Study module. Students choosing to do an 80:40 split in one particular department must take the relevant independent study module and the Special Subject in the other department.

Students choosing 60-80 credits in CAHA may replace 20 credits with ONE 20-credit LH Professional Skills module if not undertaken at LI.

All optional lists are indicative; not all modules will run each year depending on staff availability.

Credits must be evenly balanced across semesters.

Students must choose one of the following Independent Study modules:

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
CAHA Dissertation	09 26194	40	Full Term
Dissertation	09 23512	40	Full Term

Students taking 80 credits in CAHA and 40 credits in History

CAHA: Students choose 40 credits of options (20-credits in each semester), which may include ONE 20-credit LH Professional Skills module, PLUS the 40-credit Dissertation History: Students choose two co-requisite Special Subject modules to the value of 40 credits (20-credits in each semester)

Students taking 60 credits in CAHA and 60 credits in History

CAHA: Students choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1, which may include ONE 20-credit LH Professional Skills module, PLUS the 40-credit Dissertation.
History: Students choose two co-requisite Special Subject modules to the value of 40 credits (20-credits in each semester) AND ONE 20-credit option in Semester 2.

OR

CAHA: Students choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 2, PLUS the 40-credit Dissertation.
History: Students choose two co-requisite Special Subject modules to the value of 40 credits (20-credits in each semester) AND ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1.

OR

CAHA: Students choose two co-requisite Special Subject modules to the value of 40 credits (20-credits in each semester) AND ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1, which may include ONE 20-credit LH Professional Skills module,. History: Students choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 2 PLUS the 40-credit Dissertation.

OR

CAHA: Students choose two co-requisite Special Subject modules to the value of 40 credits (20-credits in each semester) AND ONE 20-credit option in Semester 2. History: Students choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 PLUS the 40-credit Dissertation.

Students taking 40 credits in CAHA and 80 credits in History

CAHA: Students choose two co-requisite Special Subject modules to the value of 40 credits (20-credits in each semester).
History: Students choose 40 credits of options (20-credits in each semester), PLUS the 40-credit Dissertation

Students taking 40 or 60 credits in History and the CAHA Dissertation may choose TWO co-requisite Special Subject modules (one per semester) to the value of 40 credits from a range of options that will vary from year to year depending on staff availability.

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
LH Special Subject: 1066, 1099: Chronicling Conquest on the Frontiers of Medieval Europe: A	09 36066	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject: A History of the Tudors in 100 Objects A	09 32131	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject: After Hitler: Politics and Society in (West) Germany during the Adenauer Era, 1945-1965 A	09 30957	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Beauty, Blood, Sweat and Tears: The Body in Britain, c1680-1820: A	09 35001	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Britain and the First World War A	09 37867	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Britain at Bay in the Age of the Dictators. From Appeasement to World War Two, 1931-1942A	09 40490	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject: British Women and Internationalism since 1850 A	09 30931	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Conflict, nationalism and genocide in East Central Europe, ca. 1880 – 1953 A	09 32127	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Dossers: Homelessness in Modern Britain, 1900 to Present A	09 30932	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Egypt in Revolution. Modernity, Masculinity and Revolution in 20th Century Egypt A	09 37120	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Games without Thrones? North Atlantic Societies in the wake of the Vikings, c.800-c.1200 A	09 37112	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Global Cities and Urban Lives, 1690-1914 A	09 37122	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Gross Indecency to Gay Marriage? Gender and Sexual Minorities in the British World A	09 37124	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Gunpowder, Treason and Plot: England under Elizabeth I and James I A	09 37956	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject: People of the Aftermath: British Culture in the 1920s and 1930s A	09 30955	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject: The Revolting Right: Conservative Activism in Post-war Britain A	09 30958	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject: The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich A	09 31842	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Where There Is Discord: Making Thatcher’s Britain A	09 30959	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Women and Social Movements in Brazil: A	09 35005	20	Semester 1
LM Curatorial Practices B	09 33095	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Empire comes home: India in the making of Britain: A	09 38883	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject: Fighting Over Freedom: American Political Ideas from Revolution to Civil War A	09 38880	20	Semester 1

History Special Subjects (B):

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
LH Special Subject: 1066, 1099: Chronicling Conquest on the Frontiers of Medieval Europe: B	09 36067	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject: A History of the Tudors in 100 Objects B	09 32129	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject: After Hitler: Politics and Society in (West) Germany during the Adenauer Era, 1945-1965 B	09 31114	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Beauty, Blood, Sweat and Tears: The Body in Britain, c1680-1820: B	09 35002	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Britain and the First World War B	09 37868	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Britain at Bay in the Age of the Dictators. From Appeasement to World War Two, 1931-1942 B	09 40493	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject: British Women and Internationalism since 1850 B	09 31109	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Conflict, nationalism and genocide in East Central Europe, ca. 1880 – 1953 B	09 32125	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Dossers: Homelessness in Modern Britain, 1900 to Present B	09 31110	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Egypt in Revolution. Modernity, Masculinity and Revolution in 20th Century Egypt B	09 37121	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Games without Thrones? North Atlantic Societies in the wake of the Vikings, c.800-c.1200 B	09 37116	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Global Cities and Urban Lives, 1690-1914 B	09 37123	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Gross Indecency to Gay Marriage? Gender and Sexual Minorities in the British World B	09 37125	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Gunpowder, Treason and Plot: England under Elizabeth I and James I B	09 37958	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject: People of the Aftermath: British Culture in the 1920s and 1930s B	09 31112	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Terrorising History: Terrorist Motivations, Methods, and Mayhem B	09 31117	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject: The Revolting Right: Conservative Activism in Post-war Britain B	09 31115	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject: The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich B	09 31840	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Where There Is Discord: Making Thatcher’s Britain B	09 31116	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Women and Social Movements in Brazil: B	09 35006	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Empire comes home: India in the making of Britain: B	09 38884	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject: Fighting Over Freedom: American Political Ideas from Revolution to Civil War B	09 38879	20	Semester 2

Students taking 40 or 60 credits in CAHA and the History Dissertation may choose TWO co-requisite Special Subject modules (one per semester) to the value of 40 credits from a range of options that will vary from year to year depending on staff availability:

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
LH Special Subject A: Carthage and Rome	09 37472	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject A: Christianity in the Graeco-Roman World	09 37452	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject A: Democracy and Empire: The World of the Athenian archē	09 37454	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject A: Far-flung corners: being Roman in the late Roman world, c. 200-c.550	09 37460	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject A: Greek Epigram	09 37458	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject A: How to build an Empire: Communication and Conflict (-Resolution)	09 37464	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject A: Performance Culture in the Ancient World	09 37889	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject A: Rethinking the Romans	09 40492	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject A: Ritual and Religion: performance, materiality and belief	09 37462	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject A: The Roman Republic in Imperial Imagination	09 37467	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject A: The Spartan kosmos 545-371 BCE	09 37469	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject A: Wonderful things: an introduction to ancient Egyptian art and architecture	09 37456	20	Semester 1
LH Special Subject A: Living and dying in wetlands	09 37369	20	Semester 1

CAHA Special Subjects B:

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
LH Special Subject B: Carthage and Rome	09 37473	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: Christianity in the Graeco-Roman World	09 37453	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: Democracy and Empire: The World of the Athenian archē	09 37455	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: Far-flung corners: being Roman in the late Roman world, c. 200-c.550	09 37461	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: Greek Epigram	09 37459	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: Greeks and Barbarians	09 37475	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: How to build an Empire: Communication and Conflict (-Resolution)	09 37465	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: Living and dying in wetlands	09 37371	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: Performance Culture in the Ancient World	09 37808	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: Rethinking the Romans	09 40494	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: Ritual and Religion: performance, materiality and belief	09 37463	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: The Roman Republic in Imperial Imagination	09 37468	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: The Spartan kosmos 545-371 BCE	09 37470	20	Semester 2
LH Special Subject B: Wonderful things: an introduction to ancient Egyptian art and architecture	09 37457	20	Semester 2

History Advanced Options List A History Advanced (Sem 1) Students taking 60-80 credits in History may choose 40 credits of optional modules (20 in each Semester). History Advanced (Sem 1) This list is indicative; not all modules will run each year depending on staff availability. History Advanced (Sem 1) The following options are for Semester 1:

History Advanced Options: History Advanced (Sem 2) Students taking 60-80 credits in History may choose 40 credits of optional modules (20 in each Semester). History Advanced (Sem 2) This list is indicative; not all modules will run each year depending on staff availability. History Advanced (Sem 2) The following options are for Semester 2

Students taking 60-80 credits in History, with the approval of the programme lead, may choose 20 credits of approved modules offered by another School in place of one of the History options on Lists A or B. Credits must still be evenly balanced across semesters.

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
Atlantic Slavery: West Africa and the Caribbean	09 22696	20	Semester 2
LH Anthropology of Migration	09 31404	20	Semester 1
LH Anticolonial, Postcolonial, Decolonial	09 37917	20	Semester 1
LH Development in Africa	09 37919	20	Semester 2
LH Ethnographies of the Marginalised	09 29673	20	Semester 2
LH From Colony to Nation: Ghana 1874-1966	09 28015	20	Semester 1
LH Gender and Colonialism in African History	09 37921	20	Semester 1
LH Historical and Contemporary Debates on the Holocaust	09 37066	20	Semester 1
LH Kinship, Gender and Sexuality	09 29604	20	Semester 1
LH Machine Learning and Intelligent Data Analysis	06 30437	20	Semester 1
LH Political Anthropology	09 35014	20	Semester 2
LH Religion and Ritual	09 28072	20	Semester 2
LH The Anthropology of Tomorrow	09 38811	20	Semester 2
The Social Life of the Economy	09 24821	20	Semester 1

Students taking 60-80 credits in CAHA may choose 40 credits of optional modules (20 in each Semester). This may include up to 40 credits of appropriate level language modules. Optional modules: This list is indicative; not all modules will run each year depending on staff availability.

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
LH Age of Empires	09 27256	20	Semester 1
LH Death, Burial and Society	09 24039	20	Semester 2
LH Face to face with Egypt’s Gods	09 32026	20	Semester 1
LH Greek Mythology	09 27276	20	Semester 2
LH Hellenistic Literature	09 29632	20	Semester 1
LH Humans and Environments	09 23536	20	Semester 2
LH Love in Greek Literature	09 28093	20	Semester 1
LH The Anthropology of Sport and Recreation	09 40531	20	Semester 1
LH War, Peace, and Diplomacy in the Roman World	09 30686	20	Semester 1
Sparta	09 22891	20	Semester 2

All lists are indicative; due to staff availability not all modules will run each year:

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
LH Egyptian Language 1	09 40541	20	Semester 1
LH Egyptian Language 2	09 40542	20	Semester 2
LH Greek 1	09 38790	20	Semester 1
LH Greek 2	09 38791	20	Semester 2
LH Greek 3	09 38813	20	Semester 1
LH Greek Texts	09 38814	20	Semester 2
LH Latin 1	09 38849	20	Semester 1
LH Latin 2	09 38850	20	Semester 2
LH Latin 3	09 38858	20	Semester 1
LH Latin Texts	09 38859	20	Semester 2

Students may apply to undertake a placement module in their final year. If successful, they will take this module in place of one of their semester 1 options. The placement can be taken either during the summer vacation (part-time or full-time) or during semester 1 (part-time only). The placement must be completed prior to the Christmas vacation. Students who undertook a Professional Skills module at level I will not be able to undertake a Professional Skills module at level H.

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
LH Professional Skills	09 36876	20	Semester 1
LH Professional Skills - Freelance	09 37013	20	Semester 1