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Durham University Whiteknights

Whiteknights , England ,United Kingdom

BA in Ancient History and Archaeology

This joint honours degree enables you to combine modules in Ancient History from the Department of Classics and Ancient History with those offered by the Department of Archaeology. The balance is broadly equal, but by Year 3 you can, if you wish, weight your choice of modules more to one side than the other; and the dissertation provides a further opportunity to concentrate your studies in an area that particularly interests you. 

Year 1
Compulsory modules

Archaeology in Britain
Cities in Antiquity.
Archaeology
Choose one module from:

Applied Archaeological Methods
Discovering World Prehistory
Medieval to Modern: An Introduction to the Archaeology of the Medieval to Post- Medieval World
Ancient Civilisations of the East
OR: a language module
And, Ancient History: Three modules in Ancient History OR: two modules in Ancient History and a language module.

Year 2
Three modules in Ancient History OR: two modules in Ancient History and a language module.

Three modules in Archaeology from:

Professional Training (includes three weeks of excavation in the summer preceding Level 2)
Developing Archaeological Research
Prehistoric Europe
Becoming Roman
Ancient Mediterranean Civilisations: East and West
Archaeology of Medieval and Post-Medieval Britain
East Mediterranean in the Bronze Age
Or a language module.
Year 3
Compulsory modules

Dissertation (double module) registered in either Classics or Archaeology.
Optional modules

Choose two modules from Archaeology:

Specialised Aspects in Archaeology (double module)
Specialised Aspects in Archaeology (single module) 
Current Archaeology
Advanced Professional Training
Interpreting Heritage
Museum Representation
Two modules in Ancient History or one module from Ancient History and a language module.

Intakes

  • Sep

Application Processing Time in Days: 21

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Undergraduate Standard XII A*A*A Standard XII with an average score of 90% (best of 4 academic subjects) with any prerequisite subjects at 87% or higher. A*AA Standard XII with an average score of 87% (best of 4 academic subjects) with any prerequisite subjects at 85% or higher. AAA Standard XII with an average score of 85% (best of 4 academic subjects) with any prerequisite subjects at 85% or higher. AAB Standard XII with an average score of 84% (best of 4 academic subjects) with any prerequisite subjects at 85% or higher. ABB Standard XII with an average score of 83% (best of 4 academic subjects) with any prerequisite subjects at 85% or higher. Note: Standard XII from CBSE or CISCE Boards and some State Boards only are accepted for entry. State Boards considered on a case by case basis. Postgraduate Taught A 3, 4 or 5-year Bachelors degree from an approved Indian university with a score of 60%-70% depending on the institution. a. IELTS: 6.5 (no component under 6.0) b. TOEFL iBT (internet based test): 92 (no component under 23) c. Cambridge Proficiency (CPE): Grade C d. Cambridge Scale (CAE or CPE): 176 (minimum of 169 per component) e. Cambridge O'level English Language (1119-Malaysia; 1120-Brunei; 1125 or 1126-Mauritius; 1128-Singapore and 1123-all other countries) at grade C or above. f. Cambridge IGCSE First Language English at Grade C or above [not normally acceptable for students who require a Tier 4 student visa] g. Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language at Grade B or above [not normally acceptable for students who require a Tier 4 student visa] h. GCSE English Language at grade C or above i. Pearson Test of English (overall score 62 (with no score less than 56 in each component)) j. Trinity ISE Language Tests - Level III or above (with a pass in both modules)

  • Course Type: Full Time
  • Course Level: Bachelors/UG Degree
  • Duration: 03 Year  
  • Total Tuition Fee: 61500 GBP
    Annual Cost of Living: 9207 GBP
    Application Fee: N/A
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