Year 1

In your first year you will split your studies equally between the disciplines of Ancient History and History: in Ancient History you will take core modules in which you will gain key insights into the span and names of ancient Greek and Roman history, and will critically explore the types of textual guides to these cultures. In History, the core modules will cover medieval to early modern history and approaches, while options take you through 18th to 20th century British and world history.

Core modules

• Approaching Ancient Evidence (Greek)
• Introduction to Greek History
• Medieval and Early Modern Europe: People, Power, Faith, and Culture
• The Shock of the Modern
• Approaching Ancient Evidence (Roman)
• Introduction to Roman History
• The Shock of the Modern

Option modules

Choose one option module from:

• Global History: Connections and Cultures in a Changing World, 1750 to the present
• Modern Britain: c1700-Present

Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.

Year 2 (Ancient History dissertation)

In your second year you will continue to balance your BA studies equally between the two disciplines. You will have more opportunity to shape the course of your degree this year as you will be able to choose option modules from a rich array of topics in Ancient History and History that interest you the most. In addition you will take a core module focusing on the critical assessment of sources and methods in Ancient History.

If you aim to write your third year dissertation on an area of History rather than Ancient History then you must take the option module ‘The Historian’s Craft’.

Core module

• Sources, Method, and Theory for Ancient History
• Perceiving the Past

Option modules

Choose two option modules from:

• Classical and Hellenistic Greek States
• The Age of Augustus
• The Late Antique World
• Religion in the Roman World
• Global Cities
• Blood, Position and Power: The Nobility of Later Medieval England, 1066-1485
• A World Connected: Economy, Wellbeing and Sustainability since 1945
• Slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction in the United States
• Enter the Dragon: Modern Chinese History, 1839-1989
• The History of Alcohol in North America, 1650-1950
• Living with Dictatorship: European Societies, 1918-1941
• Digital Histories

Then choose four option modules from:

• Classical and Post-classical Latin
• The Ancient Near East
• Greek History in 40 Lives
• The Medieval Mediterranean World
• Archaeology of the Roman Empire
• The Latin World: Ancient, Medieval and Modern
• Madness, Monarchy and Politics from George III to Queen Victoria
• Domestic Revolutions: Women, Men, and the Family in American History
• Imperialism and Decolonisation
• Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
• History in the Classroom
• Heritage Field Project
• Fight the Power! Race, Rights and Protest in the USA
• World's End: Historical Perspectives on Contemporary Environmental Crises

Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.

Year 2 (History dissertation)

In your second year you will continue to balance your BA studies equally between the two disciplines. You will have more opportunity to shape the course of your degree this year as you will be able to choose option modules from a rich array of topics in Ancient History and History that interest you the most. In addition you will take a core module focusing on the critical assessment of sources and methods in Ancient History.

If you aim to write your third year dissertation on an area of History rather than Ancient History then you must take the option module ‘The Historian’s Craft’.

Core module

• Sources, Method, and Theory for Ancient History
• Perceiving the Past
• Becoming the Historical Researcher

Option modules

Choose two option modules from:

• Classical and Hellenistic Greek States
• The Age of Augustus
• The Late Antique World
• Religion in the Roman World
• Global Cities
• Blood, Position and Power: The Nobility of Later Medieval England, 1066-1485
• A World Connected: Economy, Wellbeing and Sustainability since 1945
• Slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction in the United States
• Enter the Dragon: Modern Chinese History, 1839-1989
• The History of Alcohol in North America, 1650-1950
• Living with Dictatorship: European Societies, 1918-1941
• Digital Histories

Then choose three option modules from:

• Classical and Post-classical Latin
• The Ancient Near East
• Greek History in 40 Lives
• The Medieval Mediterranean World
• Archaeology of the Roman Empire
• The Latin World: Ancient, Medieval and Modern
• Madness, Monarchy and Politics from George III to Queen Victoria
• Domestic Revolutions: Women, Men, and the Family in American History
• Imperialism and Decolonisation
• Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
• History in the Classroom
• Heritage Field Project
• Fight the Power! Race, Rights and Protest in the USA
• World's End: Historical Perspectives on Contemporary Environmental Crises

Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.

Year Abroad (optional)

We’ll make sure you have everything you need for your future career: not just by awarding you a high quality degree, but also by helping you to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to make your mark in the world as a Citizen of Change. One way you can do this is by opting to take a Year Abroad between Years 2 and 3 of your degree.

Studying abroad is not just for people who are interested in travelling and meeting new people. It is about acquiring life skills that are becoming increasingly significant for a wide range of jobs in our modern globalised society. Whether you go on to a career in the private, public or third sector - or plough your own furrow as an entrepreneur – you will find the experience invaluable.

For more information, including a list of destinations, please visit our Study Abroad website.

Please note

• A year spent abroad still incurs a tuition fee, but this is much lower than for a normal year at Leicester. See the Fees and Funding tab of this page for details.
• You may be eligible for a travel grant from Student Finance England.
• Places are offered on a competitive basis, and eligibility is dependent on your academic performance in Years 1 and 2.
• Language courses, at beginners or advanced level, are available through our Languages at Leicester scheme.

Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.

Final Year

Option modules

Choose one module from:

• After Hitler: Society, Culture and The Politics of The Nazi Past in The Two Germanies, 1945-1990
• The Age of Bede and Alcuin: Anglo-Saxon Northumbria and Mercia in the 7th and 8th Centuries
• Cultures of Struggle and Liberation: Twentieth Century Southern Africa
• The Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Then choose two modules from:

• Sparta and the Greek World
• Babylonian Sources
• Early Christian Europe
• Lived Experience in Imperial Rome
• Classical Worlds: Translation and Reception
• The Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1968
• Fourteenth Century Crisis in England? Politics and Society 1297-1413
• Women in American Society from the Civil War to First World War
• Clothing and Fashion in Historical Perspective. Case Studies of Modern European History in Transnational Context
• The Holocaust in Europe, 1939-45
• Gender, Crime and Deviance in Eighteenth Century Britain
• Abolitionists: Antislavery Activism in Britain and America, 1787-1865

Finally choose one module from:

• Great Greek Monuments
• My Empire Reborn: Justinian and his Age
• Oracles. Dreams and Omens: Divination in the Greek World
• Archaeology and Ancient History in Education
• Conflict, Heritage and Archaeology
• Apocalypse Then: The USA and the Vietnam War
• Crime and Punishment in African American History
• Daring to be Free: The Women's Movement, 1850s to 1970s
• When Two Dragons Fight: China and Japan at War in the Twentieth Century
• Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, c1350-1650

You will also complete either a Dissertation (Ancient History) or a Dissertation (History)

Modules shown represent choices available to current students. The range of modules available and the content of any individual module may change in future years.