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This is the degree for you if you enjoyed studying the ancient world as an undergraduate, and encountered subjects which you would now like to study in greater depth and at a higher level; or if you want to explore aspects of antiquity not included in your first degree. It allows you to specialise, but also encourages you to branch out into related disciplines and to consider interdisciplinary approaches.
Each pathway includes two core research modules (Research Skills and Approaches to Images, Material Culture and Texts), a pathway-specific core module and three optional modules from across all the pathways, offering the opportunity for interdisciplinary study. You will also complete a 15,000-word dissertation on a subject of your choice, with expert one-to-one supervision.
Pathways available (select to read more):
Modules
Two core modules are common to each pathway:
Research Skills
This module will help you to develop the skills necessary for graduate level research, introduce you to the latest methods and techniques for interpreting primary sources, and demonstrate how to make critical use of scholarly works. You will learn how to define and approach interesting research questions, and develop an overview of the fields of scholarship most relevant to your pathway.
Approaches to Images, Material Culture and Texts
This module invites you to experiment with interdisciplinary approaches. Linked to a series of research seminars by academic staff, the module is a forum in which staff and students work together to identify significant current directions in research, and to explore links, and differences, between academic disciplines.
You will also take one core module related to your chosen pathway:
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Ancient History: Individuals in History
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Byzantine Studies: The Methodologies of Byzantine Studies
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Classics: Herodotus and Ancient Worlds
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Classical Archaeology: The Archaeology of Greece
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Egyptology: Egyptian Culture in Context, 1100-200 BC
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European Archaeology: Creating Europe: complex societies 1000 BC – AD 1000
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Late Antiquity: The Late Antique City
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Roman History and Archaeology: Empire and Identity: The city in the Roman West
You will also choose three optional modules from across all of the pathways, which will include some of the following:
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Age and Gender in the Roman World
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Ancient Greek or Latin Language (beginners, intermediate or advanced)
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Aspects of Byzantine History
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Byzantine Art and Architecture
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Coins and the Economy in the Byzantine World
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Creating Europe: Complex Societies 1000 BC – AD 1000
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Egyptian Culture in Context 1100–200 BC
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Empire and Identity: The City in the Roman West
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Herodotus and Ancient Worlds
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Late Roman and Byzantine Archaeology and Material Culture
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Myth and Text in Antiquity
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Women, Men and Eunuchs: Gender in Byzantium
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Research Project Development
Some of the optional modules may form the core of some pathways – but will be available as optional modules to other pathways.
Fees and funding
We charge an annual tuition fee. Fees for 2013/14 are as follows:
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Home / EU: full-time - £5,130
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Overseas: full-time - £13,200
Part-time programme fees are one half of the full-time programme fees.
Learn more about fees and funding
Scholarships and studentships
Scholarships to cover fees and/or maintenance costs may be available.
For further information, visit the College of Arts and Law scholarships page or email financialsupport@bham.ac.uk
International students can often gain funding through overseas research scholarships, Commonwealth scholarships or their home government.
Entry requirements
Learn more about entry requirements
International students
Academic requirements
We accept a range of qualifications, our country pages show you what qualifications we accept from your country.
English language requirements
You can satisfy our English language requirements in two ways:
How to apply
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