BA Ancient History and Philosophy

The Ancient History and Philosophy BA offered by Royal Holloway, University of London, combines these two complementary subjects to give a comprehensive understanding of historical events alongside a profound philosophical analysis. It allows students to explore the societies and cultures from which our modern civilization has evolved, and consider the philosophical issues raised by history.Course Content: The course content includes two complementary subject matters: Ancient History and Philosophy. Within Ancient History, students will cover the civilization of the ancient Mediterranean world, including political, social, literary, philosophical, religious, and cultural history of Ancient Greece and Rome. The Philosophy component of the BA will develop students' ability to analyse arguments and write clear, critical and creative texts, exploring questions about reality, existence, and knowledge.Key Modules: The key modules of this course include: Ancient Philosophy, Ancient History, History of Political Thought, History of European Philosophy, The History of Feminist Philosophy, British and European Politics and more. The course allows students to combine the study of a broad range of ancient history modules with modules on political, moral, and critical philosophy.Accreditations: Not detailed on the course page.Future Careers: Contributing towards developing excellent communicative, analytic and critical evaluative skills, the programme prepares students for a diverse range of future careers. Graduates from this course have taken up careers in fields like heritage and museums, national and international NGOs, teaching, marketing, civil service, finance, and journalism.'For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.' Official Course Page