Why study this course?

• You want to get a head start in the graduate market - 90% of our graduates in work or doing further study 15 months after the course (Discover Uni stats 2022). Our graduates enter a wide range of professions, including accountancy, charity work, housing, law, publishing, politics and teaching.
• You're ready to join a vibrant and enthusiastic community - Enjoy access to a student experience team who co-ordinates regular coffee mornings for staff and students, visiting speakers, specialist lectures, and a variety of trips, quizzes and celebrations.
• You're aiming to build a broad portfolio - A true appreciation of the ancient and medieval world requires as varied an approach as possible. At the beginning of your degree course you will study broad time periods and issues but you will get to focus on particular topics of your choosing all the way through.
• You want to access to resources and support – Birmingham will help you improve your academic writing, and offers student forums, alumni networking events and wellbeing activities throughout the year. We have excellent library facilities, including the Cadbury Research Library which is home to the University of Birmingham’s historic collections of rare books, manuscripts, archives, photographs and associated artefacts.
• You want to delve into primary sources that have survived to the modern day - Enjoy access to our on-campus Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology Museum where teaching usually takes place.