BA Ancient History and History
About this course
BA in History and Classics. Core topics include Historical Research. A wide range of option modules is available across ancient, medieval and modern periods. Year 3 placements with local heritage organisations and schools are available alongside an accredited internship programme.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB
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What students say
Based on about 12 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 91%
- Assessment and feedback: 98%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 95%
- Learning resources: 95%
- Student voice: 98%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 75%
- Left higher education: 25%
What graduates do next
Based on about 13 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 50%
- Working and studying: 25%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Customer service occupations: 5%
- Elementary occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 275 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 9%
- East Midlands: 20%
- West Midlands: 13%
- East of England: 12%
- London: 21%
- South East: 12%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- After Hitler: Society, Culture and The Politics of The Nazi Past in The Two Germanies, 1945-1990
- The Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Cultures of Struggle and Liberation: Twentieth Century Southern Africa
- My Empire Reborn: Justinian and his Age
- Babylonian Sources
- Sport and the British
- You are what you Wear? Clothing, Fashion and Belonging in the Modern World
- Disasporas and Migrations in the Modern World
- The Archaeology of Colonialism in the Americas
- The Making of a Nation: India and the British Empire 1857-1947
- Lived Experience in Imperial Rome
- Daring to be Free: The Women's Movement, 1850s to 1970s
- Conflict, Heritage and archaeology
- Late Antique North Africa
- Oracles. Dreams and Omens: Divination in the Greek World
- Archaeology and Ancient History in Action: Community Engagement and Heritage Practice
- The Imperial Economy: Britain and the Wider World 1830-1914
- Great Greek Monuments
- The Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1968
- The Death Penalty and its Abolition: A Global History
- Approaching Ancient Evidence (Greek)
- Introduction to Greek History
- Making History
- Approaching Ancient Evidence (Roman)
- Introduction to Roman History
- Global History: Connections and Cultures in a Changing World, 1750 to the present
- Modern Britain: c1700-Present
- Europe 1861-1991: Emancipation and Subjugation
- With Liberty and Justice for All? US History since 1776
- Sources, Method, and Theory for Ancient History
- Perceiving the Past
- Medieval and Early Modern Europe: People, Power, Faith, and Culture
- The Age of Augustus
- A World Connected: Economy, Wellbeing and Sustainability since 1950
- Beastly Histories
- Living with Dictatorship: European Societies, 1918-1941
- Fight the Power! Race, Rights and Protest in the USA
- Digital Histories
- The Ancient Near East
- Archaeology of the Roman Empire
- Madness, Monarchy and Politics from George III to Queen Victoria
- The Medieval Mediterranean World
- The Latin World: Ancient, Medieval and Modern
- Jack-the-Ripper: Crime, Popular Culture and Policing in Victorian Times
- Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
- History in the Classroom
- Working with History: The Heritage Field Project
- World's End: Historical Perspectives on Contemporary Environmental Crises
- The Many Falls of the Roman Empire
- Roman Religion
- Global Cities
- Becoming the Historical Researcher
- Slavery in the Ancient World
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Ancient History and History at University of Leicester earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £24,000 after 3 years, £30,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £37,500. The £30,000 median after five years is £500 less than the UK median for History.
What do graduates of BA Ancient History and History at University of Leicester do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Ancient History and History at University of Leicester?
95% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Ancient History and History at University of Leicester?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 120 UCAS points.
Does BA Ancient History and History at University of Leicester include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Ancient History and History at University of Leicester?
75% of students continued into their second year, and 25% left higher education.