BA Ancient History,
About this course
BA in Classics, exploring the societies, cultures, and legacies of the ancient Greek and Roman world. Core topics include research methods and fieldwork. The programme offers Latin and Ancient Greek at multiple levels of proficiency and includes a history and heritage field trip. Students can also study Egyptology, examining ancient Egyptian and Sudanese history and literature.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB-BBC IB: 32 points
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What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 98%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 95%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 91%
- Learning resources: 76%
- Student voice: 88%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Gained a higher qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 45%
- Further study: 20%
- Unemployed: 25%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 25%
- Administrative occupations: 20%
- Process, plant and machine operatives: 15%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 55%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 35%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 20%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 120 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 9%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 3%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 11%
- East of England: 9%
- London: 14%
- South East: 21%
- South West: 12%
- Wales: 17%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Modules
- History of the Mediterranean World (c.1000 BCE – c. 500 CE)
- Why the ancient world matters today
- Pompeii and beyond
- Of Gods and Mortals - Introduction to Greek Mythology
- Introduction to Ancient Egyptian History, Culture and Society
- Beginning Greek 1
- Intermediate Greek 1
- Further Greek 1
- Beginning Latin 1
- Intermediate Latin 1
- Further Latin 1
- Ovid's Metamorphoses: Transformations of Mythology
- Voices of the Nile: 3000 years of storytelling in ancient Egyptian literature
- The Past in its Place: History and Heritage Field Trip
- Beginning Greek 2
- Intermediate Greek 2
- Further Greek 2
- Beginning Latin 2
- Intermediate Latin 2
- Further Latin 2
- Intermediate Greek 1
- Beginning Greek 1
- Archaic Greece
- The Heirs of Rome: The Making of Christendom, Byzantium, and Islam in the Early Middle Ages, 400-800
- Gender in the Roman World
- Intermediate Latin 1
- Beginning Latin 1
- Intermediate Greek 2
- Beginning Greek 2
- The Imperial Image: Roman Emperors and Imperial Women in History, Literature and Art.
- Guided Research Project
- Alexander and the Hellenistic world
- Intermediate Latin 2
- Beginning Latin 2
- Schools work placement: Teaching ancient history and ancient languages
- The Past in the Present: Exploring Heritage Practice and Debates
- The Greek Romance: Sea, Sun and Sex
- Reading Classical Civilisation
- Roman Love Poetry
- Plato's Republic
- Extended Research Project in Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology
- Intermediate Greek 1
- Further Greek 1
- Culture and Control in Roman Britain
- Archaic Greece
- Intermediate Latin 1
- Further Latin 1
- Monarchy: Ancient and Medieval
- Intermediate Greek 2
- Further Greek 2
- Pagans, Christians, and the "Falls" of Rome
- Alexander and the Hellenistic world
- Intermediate Latin 2
- Further Latin 2
- Schools work placement: Teaching ancient history and ancient languages
- The Greek Romance: Sea, Sun and Sex
- Roman Love Poetry
- Plato's Republic
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Ancient History, at Swansea University earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £20,500 after 3 years, £25,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,000 and £31,500. The £25,500 median after five years is £6,000 less than the UK median for Classics.
What do graduates of BA Ancient History, at Swansea University do next?
65% 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 Swansea University?
98% 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 Swansea University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 107 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Ancient History, at Swansea University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.