Course Overview
The programme is composed of three parts, Classical Studies, Archaeology and Education studies. Two modules in each of these three subjects are taken at every level of study.
With Classical studies students will explore their interest in the cultures, literatures and languages of the ancient world. A degree in Classical Studies gives you the opportunity to study a wide range of modules from mythology to religion and all genres of ancient literature, such as epic, tragedy, comedy and satire. Modules exploring the influence of the ancient world on modern popular culture, such as film and literature, are also available. Study of ancient language is an option but not compulsory.
Archaeology is the study of the human past through an examination of physical remains such as stone tools, pottery and bones, through to buildings, structures, monuments and landscapes. It attempts to reveal how both contemporary societies and past societies are organised, how humanity interacts with the environments and landscapes, and how ideas about the world are visible in the objects people have created. To be able to understand the past in any depth, engagement with theoretical and ethical issues is needed. This means we explore issues such as heritage, representation, land use, technology, environmental change, death, beliefs and the evolution of the human body, mind and ideas.
The Education part of the degree comprises two modules of study per year over all three years of your degree. Typical modules within the education part of the degree will cover a range of themes from the historical development of education, learning cultures and approaches to learning, the philosophy of learning and education, and the legal frameworks within which education operates today. In addition during the second year of study students will undertake a 20-credit teaching observation in a local school. In their third year they will undertake a 40-credit dissertation that combines elements of their Education Studies with their chosen Humanities subject.
Key Features
Reasons to choose this course include:
- Small classes with interactive learning
- Work placement
- Strongly vocational course
- Invaluable way in to PGCE
- Opportunity to construct your own degree scheme
- Training in research methods
- Use of local record office and museum resources
- Local and international field trips, as well as study abroad opportunities
- Innovative teaching methods
- Study visits to national parks, local heritage centres, museums, the National Library of Wales, galleries
Modules
Typical modules include:
- Learning knowledge and education
- Historical and contemporary issues in education
- Learning in an inclusive environment
- Culture, Identity and Education
- Lifelong learning and continuing development
- Teaching Observation
- Athens vs Rome: Life and Culture in Classical Antiquity
- From Gods to CGI: an Introduction to Classical Mythology and its Receptions
- The Muses' Playground: Epic in Antiquity
- Dreaming the Past: Classical Receptions in Modern Culture
- Staging Antiquity: Drama in the Ancient World
- Augustan Lovers
- Excavation and Fieldwork
- Post-Excavation and Analysis
- Death and Burial
- Funerary Beliefs in Ancient Egypt
- Bronze Age Societies
Course Tutor(s)
- Dr Ruth Parkes
- Dr Magdalena
