BA Egyptology and Ancient History,
About this course
BA in Egyptology and Ancient History, an arts and humanities degree focused on the history, culture, language, and archaeology of ancient Egypt and the wider Mediterranean world. Core topics include Research Methods and Fieldwork. The course includes a compulsory final-year independent investigation through an extended research project. The first year covers foundational historical studies through modules such as Introduction to Ancient Egyptian History, Culture and Society, History of the Mediterranean World (c.1000 BCE – c. 500 CE), Why the ancient world matters today, and Voices of the Nile: 3000 years of storytelling in ancient Egyptian literature. Optional modules in the first year allow students to study classical languages like Greek and Latin alongside topics such as Pompeii and beyond. In the second year, students choose from options covering Egyptian Art and Architecture, Language of the Pharaohs: An Introduction to Hieroglyphic Literacy, and Gender in the Roman World. The final year centres on the Extended Research Project in Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology, supported by specialist optional modules such as The Archaeology of Ancient Nubia - Egypt's Neighbour in Africa, Culture and Control in Roman Britain, and After Empire: Pharaonic Egypt in the first millennium BCE.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB-BBC IB: 32 points
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What students say
Based on about 15 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 99%
- Learning opportunities: 95%
- Assessment and feedback: 95%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 91%
- Learning resources: 96%
- Student voice: 94%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 25 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 45%
- Further study: 20%
- Unemployed: 20%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 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: 95%
- Other qualifications: 5%
Modules
- Introduction to Ancient Egyptian History, Culture and Society
- History of the Mediterranean World (c.1000 BCE – c. 500 CE)
- Why the ancient world matters today
- Voices of the Nile: 3000 years of storytelling in ancient Egyptian literature
- Of Gods and Mortals - Introduction to Greek Mythology
- Medieval Matters: Exploring the Middle Ages
- Beginning Greek 1
- Intermediate Greek 1
- Further Greek 1
- Beginning Latin 1
- Intermediate Latin 1
- Further Latin 1
- Ovid's Metamorphoses: Transformations of Mythology
- Pompeii and beyond
- 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
- Introduction to Egyptian Archaeology
- Language of the Pharaohs: An Introduction to Hieroglyphic Literacy
- Egyptian Art and Architecture
- 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
- After Empire: Pharaonic Egypt in the first millennium BCE
- The Archaeology of Ancient Nubia - Egypt's Neighbour in Africa
- 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 Egyptology and 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 the same as the UK median for Archaeology.
What do graduates of BA Egyptology and 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 Egyptology and Ancient History, at Swansea University?
99% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Egyptology and 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 Egyptology and Ancient History, at Swansea University?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.