BA Ancient History
About this course
BA (Hons) in History, focusing on the political, social, cultural, economic, and military development of Ancient Greece, Rome, and the wider Mediterranean. Core topics include Research Methods. Students can study languages such as Ancient Greek and Latin alongside modules in classical literature and Mediterranean archaeology.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 30 points overall with no score less than 4 or pass the IB Diploma plus 5,5,5 in 3 HL subjects. BTEC: BTEC applications are encouraged. We evaluate each BTEC application on its merits.
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 94%: 152 offers from 161 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 17 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 80%
- Assessment and feedback: 73%
- Academic support: 82%
- Organisation and management: 78%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 72%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 40 students who started
- Continued on course: 95%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 82 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 61%
- Working and studying: 12%
- Further study: 18%
- Unemployed: 3%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 12%
- Elementary occupations: 11%
- Sales occupations: 8%
- Find their work meaningful: 74%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 61%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 42%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 210 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 46%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 8%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 9%
- East of England: 3%
- London: 14%
- South East: 4%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 7%
Who gets in
Based on about 35 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- Access course: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- GREEK WORLDS 1
- FRAMING ANTIQUITY
- ROMAN WORLDS 1
- INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL LITERATURE
- ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN AND NEAR EAST
- INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT EGYPT
- INTRODUCTION TO MIDDLE EGYPTIAN I
- ANCIENT GREEK 1A
- ANCIENT GREEK 2A
- ANCIENT GREEK 3A
- LATIN 1A
- LATIN 2A
- LATIN 3A
- INTRODUCTION TO MIDDLE EGYPTIAN II
- ANCIENT GREEK 1B
- ANCIENT GREEK 2B
- ANCIENT GREEK 3B
- LATIN 1B
- LATIN 2B
- LATIN 3B
- GREEK WORLDS 2
- ROMAN WORLDS 2
- GREEK LITERARY CULTURES
- NOMADS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF EURASIA
- ARCHAEOLOGY OF DEATH AND MORTUARY PRACTICES
- MIDDLE EGYPTIAN TEXTS I
- BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
- SETTLEMENT ARCHAEOLOGY IN EGYPT
- SUMERIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
- ANCIENT GREEK 1A
- ANCIENT GREEK 2A
- ANCIENT GREEK 3A
- LATIN 1A
- LATIN 2A
- LATIN 3A
- PLACEMENT YEAR PREPARATION
- CONQUEST, CONFLICT AND CULTURE: SICILY FROM PROTOHISTORY TO THE HELLENISTIC PERIOD
- IMPERIAL EPIC
- CYPRUS AND THE PTOLEMAIC POSSESSIONS OUTSIDE EGYPT
- ACE WORK PLACEMENT
- ROMAN LITERARY CULTURES
- AKKADIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
- MIDDLE EGYPTIAN TEXTS II
- COPTIC LANGUAGE AND TEXTS
- THE CELTS (IRON AGE EUROPE AND THE MEDITERRANEAN)
- SOCIAL LIFE IN EGYPT
- FIRST CIVILISATION: MESOPOTAMIA AND THE SUMERIANS
- ANCIENT GREEK 1B
- ANCIENT GREEK 2B
- ANCIENT GREEK 3B
- LATIN 1B
- LATIN 2B
- LATIN 3B
- HERODOTUS' HISTORIES
- RULES FOR THE MUSE: ANCIENT LITERARY CRITICISM
- INITIATION INTO THE MYSTERIES OF THE GRAECO-ROMAN WORLD
- ANCIENT DRAMA IN PERFORMANCE THEN AND NOW
- DISSERTATION
- HUNTER/GATHERER SOCIETIES
- FROM FORAGING TO FARMING; EPIPALAEOLITHIC TO NEOLITHIC TRANSITION IN SOUTH WEST ASIA
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN THE ANCIENT WORLD (1550 - 1200 BCE)
- ADVANCED EGYPTIAN TEXTS
- EGYPTIAN RELIGION
- ANCIENT GREEK 1A
- ANCIENT GREEK 2A
- ANCIENT GREEK 3A
- ANCIENT GREEK 4A
- LATIN 1A
- LATIN 2A
- LATIN 3A
- LATIN 4A
- LATIN 5A
- CONQUEST, CONFLICT AND CULTURE: SICILY FROM PROTOHISTORY TO THE HELLENISTIC PERIOD
- IMPERIAL EPIC
- CYPRUS AND THE PTOLEMAIC POSSESSIONS OUTSIDE EGYPT
- AKKADIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION SKILLS
- ANCIENT WARFARE
- LATE EGYPTIAN
- AUGUSTUS AND THE FOUNDATION OF EMPIRE
- ANCIENT GREEK 1B
- ANCIENT GREEK 2B
- ANCIENT GREEK 3B
- ANCIENT GREEK 4B
- LATIN 1B
- LATIN 2B
- LATIN 3B
- LATIN 4B
- LATIN 5B
- RULES FOR THE MUSE: ANCIENT LITERARY CRITICISM
- HERODOTUS' HISTORIES
- ANCIENT DRAMA IN PERFORMANCE: THEN AND NOW
- INITIATION INTO THE MYSTERIES OF THE GRAECO-ROMAN WORLD
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Ancient History at University of Liverpool earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £23,500 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,000 and £35,500. The £29,000 median after five years is £1,500 less than the UK median for History.
What do graduates of BA Ancient History at University of Liverpool do next?
92% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Ancient History at University of Liverpool?
85% 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 at University of Liverpool?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 127 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Ancient History at University of Liverpool?
94% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 152 offers from 161 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Ancient History at University of Liverpool include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Ancient History at University of Liverpool?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.