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Ancient History and History - BA (Hons)

University of Reading

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    OCT

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

Join our BA Ancient History and History degree and explore the past, from ancient Greece through Medieval Europe to Cold War Britain.In this three-year course, you’ll address important modern questions and trace them back to their roots, exploring different periods of history through both literary and material sources. In your first year, you will develop your research and analytical skills. During your second and final years, you will be able to select modules that best fit your interests, choosing from a wide range of subjects, such as:ancient civilisations of Greece, Rome, Anatolia and Egyptmedieval magic and the origins of the witch crazethe making of modern South Asia.

Application deadline

30/06/2025

Tuition fees

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£ 25,850per year

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University information

University of Reading

University of Reading

University of Reading

  • University League Table

    36th

  • Campus address

    Whiteknights Campus, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6UD, United Kingdom

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The University of Reading is an international community with more than 26,000 students from around 160 countries. 
Reading is a lively town just 22 minutes from London Paddington by train, and 45 minutes from Heathrow Airport by coach. Windsor and Oxford are also close by.
Reading supports undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students to maintain, improve and develop their academic English.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Classics

    23rd out of 24 2

    42nd out of 90 3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 200
    122 61%

    20th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    60.0 60%

    17th

    3

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.20 80%

    9th

  • Entry standards

    / Max 204
    119 58%

    50th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    70.0 70%

    38th

    3

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.16 79%

    54th

    16

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