Summary

78 modules found

  2. AA3020 - Principles and Techniques in Archaeology

    Year
    2025-2026
    Semester
    1
    SCOTCAT credits
    30
    Level
    3000
    Timetable
    To be arranged
    Assessment
    Coursework = 100%

    This module, which draws on archaeological material from around the world, is divided into two sections. The first is a series of seminars and lectures on the central practical…

  3. AA4127 - In the Footsteps of the Ancients: Exploring the Archaeology and Topography of Greece

    Year
    2025-2026
    Semester
    1
    SCOTCAT credits
    30
    Level
    4000
    Timetable
    TBC
    Assessment
    Coursework = 100%
    Coordinator
    Dr B A Martens

    Through on-site teaching in Greece and home lectures, this course studies how and why Greek secular and religious sites developed where they did, what their different functions…

  4. AA4426 - From the Nile to the Niger: The Kingdoms of Ancient Africa

    Year
    2025-2026
    Semester
    2
    SCOTCAT credits
    30
    Level
    4000
    Timetable
    TBC
    Assessment
    Coursework= 100%
    Coordinator
    Dr A C Kelley

    Africa has often been depicted as a land without a history, of little consequence to the developments of world history. Nothing could be further from the truth. Its wealth in…

  5. AN1003 - Ancient Empires

    Year
    2025-2026
    Semester
    1
    SCOTCAT credits
    20
    Level
    1000
    Timetable
    To be confirmed
    Assessment
    100% Coursework

    This module combines a bold and sweeping overview of the history of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East over two millennia, with an exploration of the nature of empires and…

  6. AN1004 - Cities and Communities in the Ancient Mediterranean

    Year
    2025-2026
    Semester
    2
    SCOTCAT credits
    20
    Level
    1000
    Timetable
    To be confirmed
    Assessment
    100% Coursework

    In 1000 BCE, the Mediterranean and Near East were barely urbanized; in the centuries that followed, a dense network of interconnected cities spanning the region developed. This…

  7. AN2004 - Ancient Societies: Gender, Ethnicity, and Inequality in the Ancient World

    Year
    2025-2026
    Semester
    1
    SCOTCAT credits
    20
    Level
    2000
    Timetable
    Lectures: 4pm Tuesday, Thursday Practicals: To be confirmed
    Assessment
    100% Coursework

    This module offers a comprehensive overview of the history of ancient Mediterranean societies between the beginning of the Iron Age and the end of the Roman empire. Through a…

  8. AN2005 - Narratives of Antiquity

    Year
    2025-2026
    Semester
    2
    SCOTCAT credits
    20
    Level
    2000
    Timetable
    Lectures: 4pm Tuesday, Thursday Practicals: To be confirmed
    Assessment
    100% Coursework

    Narratives about antiquity have reverberated through history. The stories the Greeks and Romans told about themselves and their past shaped the complex societies in which they…

  9. AN3034 - Approaches to Ancient History

    Year
    2025-2026
    Semester
    1
    SCOTCAT credits
    30
    Level
    3000
    Timetable
    TBC
    Assessment
    Coursework = 100%

    Antiquarians let the sources set their agenda, but historians start with questions. As a preparation for the serious study of Ancient History at honours level, this module aims to …

  10. AN4146 - The Supremacy of Greece: Athens, Sparta and Thebes 479-366 BCE

    Year
    2025-2026
    Semester
    1
    SCOTCAT credits
    30
    Level
    4000
    Timetable
    TBC
    Assessment
    3-hour Written Examination = 50%, Coursework = 50%
    Coordinator
    Dr S Lewis

    Between 479 and 366 BCE Athens, Sparta and later Thebes and Thessaly contested the rule of Greece through imperial expansion and ideological dominance, leading to both constant…

  11. AN4160 - Transformations of the Family, from Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages

    Year
    2025-2026
    Semester
    1
    SCOTCAT credits
    30
    Level
    4000
    Timetable
    To be arranged.
    Assessment
    Coursework = 100%
    Coordinator
    Dr R C Grose

    The fragmentation and partial collapse of the Roman empire was a significant political event, but its impact on ideas about women, children and gender roles are less clear. This…