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Master of Arts (Honours) Ancient History and Biblical Studies


MA (Hons) Ancient History (Joint Honours): First year
Code Module name Credits
View list 40 credits from Module List: AN1001 - AN1004 AND
AN1003 Ancient Empires 20
AN1004 Cities and communities in the ancient Mediterranean 20
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year

MA (Hons) Biblical Studies (Joint Honours): First year
Code Module name Credits
DI1003 Old Testament: Torah and Prophets 20 AND
DI1006 Jesus and the Gospels 20 AND
( DI1004 Hebrew 1: Introduction to Hebrew Language 20 OR
DI1005 New Testament Greek 1 20 ) AND
( DI2002 Hebrew 2 20 OR
DI2201 New Testament Greek 2 20 )

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year


MA (Hons) Ancient History (Joint Honours): Second year
Code Module name Credits
^ View list 40 credits from Module List: AN2002 - AN2005, CL2003 - CL2004, ID2006 AND
AN2002 The Roman Empire 20
AN2003 Mediterranean Communities 20
AN2004 Ancient Societies: Gender, ethnicity, and inequality in the ancient world 20
AN2005 Narratives of antiquity 20
CL2003 Early Greek Poetry and Philosophy 20
CL2004 Culture and Thought in the Late Roman Republic 20
ID2006 Introduction to Archaeology 20
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • passes in modules marked ^
MA (Hons) Biblical Studies (Joint Honours): Second year
Code Module name Credits
( ^ DI2001 Old Testament: Writings and Beyond A (English Texts) 20 OR
^ DI2012 Old Testament: Writings and Beyond B (Hebrew Texts) 20 ) AND
( ^ DI2003 Paul and the Epistles A (English Texts) 20 OR
^ DI2013 Paul and the Epistles B (Greek Texts) 20 ) AND
Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • passes in modules marked ^

Entry to Honours

Students who meet the requirements specified above, and who meet all other programme requirements, will be given automatic entry into Honours programmes.

See: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/academic/academic-advising/glossary/honours-entry/ )

MA Honours

The general requirements are 480 credits over a period of normally four years (and not more than five years) or part-time equivalent, of which the final two years form an approved Honours programme of 240 credits, of which 90 credits are at 4000 level and at least a further 120 credits at 3000 and/or 4000 levels.


MA (Hons) Ancient History (Joint Honours): Third year
Code Module name Credits
AN3034 Approaches to Ancient History 30 AND
View list Between 0 and 30 credits from Module List: AN4000 - AN4989 AND
AN401A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN401B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN401C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN402A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN402B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN402C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN404A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN404B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN404C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN405A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN405B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN405C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN406A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN406B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN406C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN407A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN407B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN407C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN408A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN408B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN408C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN409A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN409B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN409C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN4106 Persia and the Greeks 30
AN410A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN410B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN410C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN4110 The Culture of Roman Imperialism 30
AN411A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN411B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN411C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN412A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN412B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN412C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN4141 Greek Tyranny 30
AN4146 The Supremacy of Greece: Athens, Sparta and Thebes 479-366 BCE 30
AN4152 Ancient Empires 30
AN4155 Religious Communities in the Late Antique World 30
AN4156 Memory and Dynasty 30
AN4157 The Environmental History of the Ancient Mediterranean World 30
AN4158 Local Communities under Empire in Ancient Persia, 550-330 BCE 30
AN4159 Egypt at the Crossroads: Multiculturalism in Late Antiquity 30
AN4426 Roman Slavery 30
AN4427 Greeks and Others 30
AN4428 Eight Scenes from the Life of Alexander 30
AN4429 Early Greece between Egypt and Anatolia 30
AN4430 Floods, famines, plagues and volcanoes: Roman adaptation to the environment 30
AN4431 Poverty and social life in Late Antiquity 30
AN4432 Magic in the Greco-Roman World 30
AN4433 Belief and Unbelief in Classical Greek Religion 30
AN4434 Experiencing the Gods in Ancient Greece 30
AN4436 Water History of the Ancient World 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list Between 0 and 90 credits from Module List: AA4000-AA4989, AN4000-AN4989, CL4000-CL4989 (excluding CL4794-CL4795) AND
AA4001 Cities and Urban Life in Late Antiquity (300-700 CE) 30
AA4002 From Pompeii to Aquileia: the Archaeology of Roman Italy (50 BCE - 300 CE) 30
AA4003 From Pagan to Christian Rome, AD 300-900 30
AA4004 The Archaeology of Identities in the First Millennium BCE Mediterranean World 30
AA4005 Sanctuaries and the Sacred in the Greek World 30
AA4006 Early Rome and its Neighbours 30
AA4007 Greek Sculpture 30
AA401A Study Abroad: Archaeology (4) 4
AA401B Study Abroad: Archaeology (5) 5
AA401C Study Abroad: Archaeology (6) 6
AA401D Study Abroad: Archaeology (10) 10
AA401F Study Abroad: Archaeology (12) 12
AA401J Study Abroad: Archaeology (15) 15
AA401L Study Abroad: Archaeology (20) 20
AA401N Study Abroad: Archaeology (24) 24
AA401R Study Abroad: Archaeology (30) 30
AA401U Study Abroad: Archaeology (40) 40
AA401W Study Abroad: Archaeology (45) 45
AA401Y Study Abroad: Archaeology (60) 60
AA402A Study Abroad: Archaeology (4) 4
AA402B Study Abroad: Archaeology (5) 5
AA402C Study Abroad: Archaeology (6) 6
AA402D Study Abroad: Archaeology (10) 10
AA402F Study Abroad: Archaeology (12) 12
AA402L Study Abroad: Archaeology (20) 20
AA402N Study Abroad: Archaeology (24) 24
AA402R Study Abroad: Archaeology (30) 30
AA402U Study Abroad: Archaeology (40) 40
AA402W Study Abroad: Archaeology (45) 45
AA402Y Study Abroad: Archaeology (60) 60
AA404A Study Abroad: Archaeology (4) 4
AA404B Study Abroad: Archaeology (5) 5
AA404C Study Abroad: Archaeology (6) 6
AA404D Study Abroad: Archaeology (10) 10
AA404F Study Abroad: Archaeology (12) 12
AA404J Study Abroad: Archaeology (15) 15
AA404L Study Abroad: Archaeology (20) 20
AA404N Study Abroad: Archaeology (24) 24
AA404R Study Abroad: Archaeology (30) 30
AA404U Study Abroad: Archaeology (40) 40
AA405A Study Abroad: Archaeology (4) 4
AA405B Study Abroad: Archaeology (5) 5
AA405C Study Abroad: Archaeology (6) 6
AA405D Study Abroad: Archaeology (10) 10
AA405F Study Abroad: Archaeology (12) 12
AA405J Study Abroad: Archaeology (15) 15
AA405L Study Abroad: Archaeology (20) 20
AA405N Study Abroad: Archaeology (24) 24
AA406A Study Abroad: Archaeology (4) 4
AA406B Study Abroad: Archaeology (5) 5
AA406C Study Abroad: Archaeology (6) 6
AA406D Study Abroad: Archaeology (10) 10
AA406F Study Abroad: Archaeology (12) 12
AA406J Study Abroad: Archaeology (15) 15
AA406L Study Abroad: Archaeology (20) 20
AA406N Study Abroad: Archaeology (24) 24
AA407A Study Abroad: Archaeology (4) 4
AA407B Study Abroad: Archaeology (5) 5
AA407C Study Abroad: Archaeology (6) 6
AA407D Study Abroad: Archaeology (10) 10
AA407F Study Abroad: Archaeology (12) 12
AA407J Study Abroad: Archaeology (15) 15
AA408A Study Abroad: Archaeology (4) 4
AA408B Study Abroad: Archaeology (5) 5
AA408C Study Abroad: Archaeology (6) 6
AA408D Study Abroad: Archaeology (10) 10
AA408F Study Abroad: Archaeology (12) 12
AA408J Study Abroad: Archaeology (15) 15
AA409A Study Abroad: Archaeology (4) 4
AA409B Study Abroad: Archaeology (5) 5
AA409C Study Abroad: Archaeology (6) 6
AA409D Study Abroad: Archaeology (10) 10
AA409F Study Abroad: Archaeology (12) 12
AA410A Study Abroad: Archaeology (4) 4
AA410B Study Abroad: Archaeology (5) 5
AA410C Study Abroad: Archaeology (6) 6
AA410D Study Abroad: Archaeology (10) 10
AA410F Study Abroad: Archaeology (12) 12
AA411A Study Abroad: Archaeology (4) 4
AA411B Study Abroad: Archaeology (5) 5
AA411C Study Abroad: Archaeology (6) 6
AA411D Study Abroad: Archaeology (10) 10
AA4121 The Ancient City of Rome 30
AA4122 Sacred Spaces in the Roman Empire 30
AA4127 In the Footsteps of the Ancients: Exploring the Archaeology and Topography of Greece 30
AA412A Study Abroad: Archaeology (4) 4
AA412B Study Abroad: Archaeology (5) 5
AA412C Study Abroad: Archaeology (6) 6
AA412D Study Abroad: Archaeology (10) 10
AA4130 The Roman Army 30
AA4131 The Phoenician and Punic Mediterranean 30
AA4145 The Archaeology of Roman Britain 30
AA4149 The Archaeology of Minoan Crete 30
AN401A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN401B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN401C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN402A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN402B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN402C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN404A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN404B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN404C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN405A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN405B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN405C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN406A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN406B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN406C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN407A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN407B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN407C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN408A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN408B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN408C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN409A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN409B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN409C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN4106 Persia and the Greeks 30
AN410A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN410B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN410C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN4110 The Culture of Roman Imperialism 30
AN411A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN411B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN411C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN412A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN412B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN412C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN4141 Greek Tyranny 30
AN4146 The Supremacy of Greece: Athens, Sparta and Thebes 479-366 BCE 30
AN4152 Ancient Empires 30
AN4155 Religious Communities in the Late Antique World 30
AN4156 Memory and Dynasty 30
AN4157 The Environmental History of the Ancient Mediterranean World 30
AN4158 Local Communities under Empire in Ancient Persia, 550-330 BCE 30
AN4159 Egypt at the Crossroads: Multiculturalism in Late Antiquity 30
AN4426 Roman Slavery 30
AN4427 Greeks and Others 30
AN4428 Eight Scenes from the Life of Alexander 30
AN4429 Early Greece between Egypt and Anatolia 30
AN4430 Floods, famines, plagues and volcanoes: Roman adaptation to the environment 30
AN4431 Poverty and social life in Late Antiquity 30
AN4432 Magic in the Greco-Roman World 30
AN4433 Belief and Unbelief in Classical Greek Religion 30
AN4434 Experiencing the Gods in Ancient Greece 30
AN4436 Water History of the Ancient World 30
CL401A Study Abroad: Classical Studies (4) 4
CL401B Study Abroad: Classical Studies (5) 5
CL401C Study Abroad: Classical Studies (6) 6
CL402A Study Abroad: Classical Studies (4) 4
CL402B Study Abroad: Classical Studies (5) 5
CL402C Study Abroad: Classical Studies (6) 6
CL404A Study Abroad: Classical Studies (4) 4
CL404B Study Abroad: Classical Studies (5) 5
CL404C Study Abroad: Classical Studies (6) 6
CL405A Study Abroad: Classical Studies (4) 4
CL405B Study Abroad: Classical Studies (5) 5
CL405C Study Abroad: Classical Studies (6) 6
CL406A Study Abroad: Classical Studies (4) 4
CL406B Study Abroad: Classical Studies (5) 5
CL406C Study Abroad: Classical Studies (6) 6
CL407A Study Abroad: Classical Studies (4) 4
CL407B Study Abroad: Classical Studies (5) 5
CL407C Study Abroad: Classical Studies (6) 6
CL408A Study Abroad: Classical Studies (4) 4
CL408B Study Abroad: Classical Studies (5) 5
CL408C Study Abroad: Classical Studies (6) 6
CL409A Study Abroad: Classical Studies (4) 4
CL409B Study Abroad: Classical Studies (5) 5
CL409C Study Abroad: Classical Studies (6) 6
CL410A Study Abroad: Classical Studies (4) 4
CL410B Study Abroad: Classical Studies (5) 5
CL410C Study Abroad: Classical Studies (6) 6
CL411A Study Abroad: Classical Studies (4) 4
CL411B Study Abroad: Classical Studies (5) 5
CL411C Study Abroad: Classical Studies (6) 6
CL412A Study Abroad: Classical Studies (4) 4
CL412B Study Abroad: Classical Studies (5) 5
CL412C Study Abroad: Classical Studies (6) 6
CL4406 Herodotus 30
CL4413 Logos, Nature, and Psyche: The Origins of Western Thought 30
CL4419 Magic in Greco-Roman Literature and Life 30
CL4420 Fame, Tradition and Narrative: Homer's lliad 30
CL4435 Greek Theatre 30
CL4437 Modern Classics: Classics in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries 30
CL4438 Animals in Greco-Roman Antiquity 30
CL4445 Women in Ancient Societies 30
CL4449 After Virgil: The Aeneid and its Reception 30
CL4455 Roman Praise 30
CL4460 Classical Collections 30
CL4461 Senecan Tragedy and its Reception 30
CL4462 Leaders and Leadership in the Ancient World 30
CL4463 Travels and Marvels in the Graeco-Roman World 30
CL4464 The Religious Sense in the Classical Roman World 30
CL4465 Gender and Sexuality in Greek Literature 30
CL4466 A People's History of Scottish Classics 30
CL4467 Classics for the Modern World: interventions and applications 30
CL4468 Classics and the Left 30
CL4469 Christianity and the Classics: Conflict, Competition, Conservation 30
CL4470 Approaching Women in Greek Tragedy 30
CL4471 Landscape and environment in ancient Greek and Roman literature 30
CL4472 Visualising War and Peace in Antiquity 30
CL4473 Roman Literature and Queer Theory 30
CL4500 Pleasure, Goodness and Happiness: Hellenistic Ethics 30
CL4504 Justice, politics and the good life: Plato's Republic and its critics in the ancient world 30
CL4601 Art of the Roman Empire 30
CL4603 Greek Painted Pottery 30
CL4604 Greek Sculpture 30
CL4605 Classical Bodies 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list Between 0 and 30 credits from Module List: ME3236 - ME3238, ME3608, ME3611 - ME3613
ME3236 Soldiers and Saints in Late Roman Gaul 30
ME3237 Legal Cultures in Late Antiquity 30
ME3238 Holy Lives in Late Antiquity 30
ME3608 Eastern Approaches: Early Medieval Armenia c. 500 - 750 30
ME3611 The Eastern Roman Empire in the Reign of Justinian 527 - 565 30
ME3612 Cataclysm and Consolidation: the Reconfiguration of the Middle East in the Seventh Century 30
ME3613 Arabs, Persians and Turks in the Early Islamic East in the Age of the Caliphates (600 - 1200) 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose between 120 to 160 credits in academic year

MA Ancient History (Joint Honours) Third and Fourth Year Programme Requirements:
30 credits - AN3034 (Third Year only).
30 credits - AN4000 - AN4989.
At least 30 further credits - AA4000-AA4989, AN4000-AN4989, CL4000-CL4989, (maximum one of ME3236, ME3237, ME3238, ME3608, ME3611, ME3612, ME3613) and [CL4998, CL4999 or CL4794, (ID4002 and CL4990) - fourth year only]

Only one of CL4998, CL4999 and CL4794 can be taken
MA (Hons) Biblical Studies (Joint Honours): Third year
Code Module name Credits
DI3719 The History of the Bible 30 AND
View list 30 credits from Module List: DI3716, DI3717, DI4600 - DI4749, DI4750 - DI4789
DI3716 Readings in Early Christian Greek Texts 30
DI4604 Johannine Literature and Theology: English Text 30
DI4605 Johannine Literature and Theology: Greek Text 30
DI4608 Gospel of Matthew (English Texts) 30
DI4609 Gospel of Matthew (Greek Texts) 30
DI4615 New Testament Special Topic: 30
DI4616 Atonement 30
DI4626 The Book of Revelation: English Texts 30
DI4627 The Book of Revelation: English and Greek Texts 30
DI4628 Epistle to the Hebrews: English Text 30
DI4629 Epistle to the Hebrews: Greek Text 30
DI4630 The Gospel of Mark: English Text 30
DI4631 The Gospel of Mark: Greek Text 30
DI4700 Hebrew Prose and Poetry 30
DI4705 Biblical Aramaic 30
DI4710 Exegesis of Biblical Hebrew Texts 30
DI4711 Old Testament Special Topic: Prophets (Hebrew Texts) 30
DI4726 Hebrew Readings 30
DI4730 The Book of Daniel 30
DI4731 Ancient Jewish Literature from 1 Enoch to the Mishnah 30
DI4732 King and Messiah in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and Second Temple Judaism 30
DI4733 Creation and Chaos in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East 30
DI4750 Themes and Texts in Christian-Buddhist Dialogue 30
DI3717 Holy Scripture, Sacred Earth: The Bible and Ecology 30
DI4832 God in Ancient Thought 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose between 120 to 160 credits in academic year


MA (Hons) Ancient History (Joint Honours): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
View list Between 0 and 60 credits from Module List: CL4998, CL4999 or CL4794, (ID4002 and CL4990) AND
CL4999 Dissertation (Short) in Ancient History, Ancient History & Archaeology, or Classical Studies 30
CL4794 Joint Dissertation (30cr) 30
ID4002 Communication and Teaching in Arts and Humanities 15
CL4990 Teaching and Learning in Classics and Ancient History 15
CL4998 Dissertation in Ancient History, Ancient History & Archaeology, or Classical Studies for Study Abroad Programmes 60
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list Between 0 and 30 credits from Module List: AN4000 - AN4989 AND
AN401A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN401B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN401C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN402A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN402B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN402C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN404A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN404B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN404C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN405A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN405B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN405C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN406A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN406B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN406C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN407A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN407B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN407C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN408A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN408B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN408C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN409A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN409B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN409C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN4106 Persia and the Greeks 30
AN410A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN410B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN410C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN4110 The Culture of Roman Imperialism 30
AN411A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN411B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN411C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN412A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN412B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN412C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN4141 Greek Tyranny 30
AN4146 The Supremacy of Greece: Athens, Sparta and Thebes 479-366 BCE 30
AN4152 Ancient Empires 30
AN4155 Religious Communities in the Late Antique World 30
AN4156 Memory and Dynasty 30
AN4157 The Environmental History of the Ancient Mediterranean World 30
AN4158 Local Communities under Empire in Ancient Persia, 550-330 BCE 30
AN4159 Egypt at the Crossroads: Multiculturalism in Late Antiquity 30
AN4426 Roman Slavery 30
AN4427 Greeks and Others 30
AN4428 Eight Scenes from the Life of Alexander 30
AN4429 Early Greece between Egypt and Anatolia 30
AN4430 Floods, famines, plagues and volcanoes: Roman adaptation to the environment 30
AN4431 Poverty and social life in Late Antiquity 30
AN4432 Magic in the Greco-Roman World 30
AN4433 Belief and Unbelief in Classical Greek Religion 30
AN4434 Experiencing the Gods in Ancient Greece 30
AN4436 Water History of the Ancient World 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list Between 0 and 90 credits from Module List: AA4000-AA4989, AN4000-AN4989, CL4000-CL4989 (excluding CL4794-CL4795) AND
AA4001 Cities and Urban Life in Late Antiquity (300-700 CE) 30
AA4002 From Pompeii to Aquileia: the Archaeology of Roman Italy (50 BCE - 300 CE) 30
AA4003 From Pagan to Christian Rome, AD 300-900 30
AA4004 The Archaeology of Identities in the First Millennium BCE Mediterranean World 30
AA4005 Sanctuaries and the Sacred in the Greek World 30
AA4006 Early Rome and its Neighbours 30
AA4007 Greek Sculpture 30
AA401A Study Abroad: Archaeology (4) 4
AA401B Study Abroad: Archaeology (5) 5
AA401C Study Abroad: Archaeology (6) 6
AA401D Study Abroad: Archaeology (10) 10
AA401F Study Abroad: Archaeology (12) 12
AA401J Study Abroad: Archaeology (15) 15
AA401L Study Abroad: Archaeology (20) 20
AA401N Study Abroad: Archaeology (24) 24
AA401R Study Abroad: Archaeology (30) 30
AA401U Study Abroad: Archaeology (40) 40
AA401W Study Abroad: Archaeology (45) 45
AA401Y Study Abroad: Archaeology (60) 60
AA402A Study Abroad: Archaeology (4) 4
AA402B Study Abroad: Archaeology (5) 5
AA402C Study Abroad: Archaeology (6) 6
AA402D Study Abroad: Archaeology (10) 10
AA402F Study Abroad: Archaeology (12) 12
AA402L Study Abroad: Archaeology (20) 20
AA402N Study Abroad: Archaeology (24) 24
AA402R Study Abroad: Archaeology (30) 30
AA402U Study Abroad: Archaeology (40) 40
AA402W Study Abroad: Archaeology (45) 45
AA402Y Study Abroad: Archaeology (60) 60
AA404A Study Abroad: Archaeology (4) 4
AA404B Study Abroad: Archaeology (5) 5
AA404C Study Abroad: Archaeology (6) 6
AA404D Study Abroad: Archaeology (10) 10
AA404F Study Abroad: Archaeology (12) 12
AA404J Study Abroad: Archaeology (15) 15
AA404L Study Abroad: Archaeology (20) 20
AA404N Study Abroad: Archaeology (24) 24
AA404R Study Abroad: Archaeology (30) 30
AA404U Study Abroad: Archaeology (40) 40
AA405A Study Abroad: Archaeology (4) 4
AA405B Study Abroad: Archaeology (5) 5
AA405C Study Abroad: Archaeology (6) 6
AA405D Study Abroad: Archaeology (10) 10
AA405F Study Abroad: Archaeology (12) 12
AA405J Study Abroad: Archaeology (15) 15
AA405L Study Abroad: Archaeology (20) 20
AA405N Study Abroad: Archaeology (24) 24
AA406A Study Abroad: Archaeology (4) 4
AA406B Study Abroad: Archaeology (5) 5
AA406C Study Abroad: Archaeology (6) 6
AA406D Study Abroad: Archaeology (10) 10
AA406F Study Abroad: Archaeology (12) 12
AA406J Study Abroad: Archaeology (15) 15
AA406L Study Abroad: Archaeology (20) 20
AA406N Study Abroad: Archaeology (24) 24
AA407A Study Abroad: Archaeology (4) 4
AA407B Study Abroad: Archaeology (5) 5
AA407C Study Abroad: Archaeology (6) 6
AA407D Study Abroad: Archaeology (10) 10
AA407F Study Abroad: Archaeology (12) 12
AA407J Study Abroad: Archaeology (15) 15
AA408A Study Abroad: Archaeology (4) 4
AA408B Study Abroad: Archaeology (5) 5
AA408C Study Abroad: Archaeology (6) 6
AA408D Study Abroad: Archaeology (10) 10
AA408F Study Abroad: Archaeology (12) 12
AA408J Study Abroad: Archaeology (15) 15
AA409A Study Abroad: Archaeology (4) 4
AA409B Study Abroad: Archaeology (5) 5
AA409C Study Abroad: Archaeology (6) 6
AA409D Study Abroad: Archaeology (10) 10
AA409F Study Abroad: Archaeology (12) 12
AA410A Study Abroad: Archaeology (4) 4
AA410B Study Abroad: Archaeology (5) 5
AA410C Study Abroad: Archaeology (6) 6
AA410D Study Abroad: Archaeology (10) 10
AA410F Study Abroad: Archaeology (12) 12
AA411A Study Abroad: Archaeology (4) 4
AA411B Study Abroad: Archaeology (5) 5
AA411C Study Abroad: Archaeology (6) 6
AA411D Study Abroad: Archaeology (10) 10
AA4121 The Ancient City of Rome 30
AA4122 Sacred Spaces in the Roman Empire 30
AA4127 In the Footsteps of the Ancients: Exploring the Archaeology and Topography of Greece 30
AA412A Study Abroad: Archaeology (4) 4
AA412B Study Abroad: Archaeology (5) 5
AA412C Study Abroad: Archaeology (6) 6
AA412D Study Abroad: Archaeology (10) 10
AA4130 The Roman Army 30
AA4131 The Phoenician and Punic Mediterranean 30
AA4145 The Archaeology of Roman Britain 30
AA4149 The Archaeology of Minoan Crete 30
AN401A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN401B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN401C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN402A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN402B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN402C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN404A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN404B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN404C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN405A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN405B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN405C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN406A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN406B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN406C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN407A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN407B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN407C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN408A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN408B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN408C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN409A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN409B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN409C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN4106 Persia and the Greeks 30
AN410A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN410B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN410C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN4110 The Culture of Roman Imperialism 30
AN411A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN411B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN411C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN412A Study Abroad: Ancient History (4) 4
AN412B Study Abroad: Ancient History (5) 5
AN412C Study Abroad: Ancient History (6) 6
AN4141 Greek Tyranny 30
AN4146 The Supremacy of Greece: Athens, Sparta and Thebes 479-366 BCE 30
AN4152 Ancient Empires 30
AN4155 Religious Communities in the Late Antique World 30
AN4156 Memory and Dynasty 30
AN4157 The Environmental History of the Ancient Mediterranean World 30
AN4158 Local Communities under Empire in Ancient Persia, 550-330 BCE 30
AN4159 Egypt at the Crossroads: Multiculturalism in Late Antiquity 30
AN4426 Roman Slavery 30
AN4427 Greeks and Others 30
AN4428 Eight Scenes from the Life of Alexander 30
AN4429 Early Greece between Egypt and Anatolia 30
AN4430 Floods, famines, plagues and volcanoes: Roman adaptation to the environment 30
AN4431 Poverty and social life in Late Antiquity 30
AN4432 Magic in the Greco-Roman World 30
AN4433 Belief and Unbelief in Classical Greek Religion 30
AN4434 Experiencing the Gods in Ancient Greece 30
AN4436 Water History of the Ancient World 30
CL401A Study Abroad: Classical Studies (4) 4
CL401B Study Abroad: Classical Studies (5) 5
CL401C Study Abroad: Classical Studies (6) 6
CL402A Study Abroad: Classical Studies (4) 4
CL402B Study Abroad: Classical Studies (5) 5
CL402C Study Abroad: Classical Studies (6) 6
CL404A Study Abroad: Classical Studies (4) 4
CL404B Study Abroad: Classical Studies (5) 5
CL404C Study Abroad: Classical Studies (6) 6
CL405A Study Abroad: Classical Studies (4) 4
CL405B Study Abroad: Classical Studies (5) 5
CL405C Study Abroad: Classical Studies (6) 6
CL406A Study Abroad: Classical Studies (4) 4
CL406B Study Abroad: Classical Studies (5) 5
CL406C Study Abroad: Classical Studies (6) 6
CL407A Study Abroad: Classical Studies (4) 4
CL407B Study Abroad: Classical Studies (5) 5
CL407C Study Abroad: Classical Studies (6) 6
CL408A Study Abroad: Classical Studies (4) 4
CL408B Study Abroad: Classical Studies (5) 5
CL408C Study Abroad: Classical Studies (6) 6
CL409A Study Abroad: Classical Studies (4) 4
CL409B Study Abroad: Classical Studies (5) 5
CL409C Study Abroad: Classical Studies (6) 6
CL410A Study Abroad: Classical Studies (4) 4
CL410B Study Abroad: Classical Studies (5) 5
CL410C Study Abroad: Classical Studies (6) 6
CL411A Study Abroad: Classical Studies (4) 4
CL411B Study Abroad: Classical Studies (5) 5
CL411C Study Abroad: Classical Studies (6) 6
CL412A Study Abroad: Classical Studies (4) 4
CL412B Study Abroad: Classical Studies (5) 5
CL412C Study Abroad: Classical Studies (6) 6
CL4406 Herodotus 30
CL4413 Logos, Nature, and Psyche: The Origins of Western Thought 30
CL4419 Magic in Greco-Roman Literature and Life 30
CL4420 Fame, Tradition and Narrative: Homer's lliad 30
CL4435 Greek Theatre 30
CL4437 Modern Classics: Classics in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries 30
CL4438 Animals in Greco-Roman Antiquity 30
CL4445 Women in Ancient Societies 30
CL4449 After Virgil: The Aeneid and its Reception 30
CL4455 Roman Praise 30
CL4460 Classical Collections 30
CL4461 Senecan Tragedy and its Reception 30
CL4462 Leaders and Leadership in the Ancient World 30
CL4463 Travels and Marvels in the Graeco-Roman World 30
CL4464 The Religious Sense in the Classical Roman World 30
CL4465 Gender and Sexuality in Greek Literature 30
CL4466 A People's History of Scottish Classics 30
CL4467 Classics for the Modern World: interventions and applications 30
CL4468 Classics and the Left 30
CL4469 Christianity and the Classics: Conflict, Competition, Conservation 30
CL4470 Approaching Women in Greek Tragedy 30
CL4471 Landscape and environment in ancient Greek and Roman literature 30
CL4472 Visualising War and Peace in Antiquity 30
CL4473 Roman Literature and Queer Theory 30
CL4500 Pleasure, Goodness and Happiness: Hellenistic Ethics 30
CL4504 Justice, politics and the good life: Plato's Republic and its critics in the ancient world 30
CL4601 Art of the Roman Empire 30
CL4603 Greek Painted Pottery 30
CL4604 Greek Sculpture 30
CL4605 Classical Bodies 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list Between 0 and 30 credits from Module List: ME3236 - ME3238, ME3608, ME3611 - ME3613
ME3236 Soldiers and Saints in Late Roman Gaul 30
ME3237 Legal Cultures in Late Antiquity 30
ME3238 Holy Lives in Late Antiquity 30
ME3608 Eastern Approaches: Early Medieval Armenia c. 500 - 750 30
ME3611 The Eastern Roman Empire in the Reign of Justinian 527 - 565 30
ME3612 Cataclysm and Consolidation: the Reconfiguration of the Middle East in the Seventh Century 30
ME3613 Arabs, Persians and Turks in the Early Islamic East in the Age of the Caliphates (600 - 1200) 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

MA Ancient History (Joint Honours) Third and Fourth Year Programme Requirements:
30 credits - AN3034 (Third Year only).
30 credits - AN4000 - AN4989.
At least 30 further credits - AA4000-AA4989, AN4000-AN4989, CL4000-CL4989, (maximum one of ME3236, ME3237, ME3238, ME3608, ME3611, ME3612, ME3613) and [CL4998, CL4999 or CL4794, (ID4002 and CL4990) - fourth year only]

Only one of CL4998, CL4999 and CL4794 can be taken
MA (Hons) Biblical Studies (Joint Honours): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
(( DI4498 Honours Dissertation in Divinity 30 OR
DI4794 Joint Dissertation (30cr) 30 ) AND
( View list Between 0 and 30 credits from Module List: DI4015 with ID4002 AND
ID4002 Communication and Teaching in Arts and Humanities 15
DI4015 Communication in Divinity 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list Between 0 and 30 credits from Module List: DI3716, DI3717, DI4600 - DI4789 )) OR
DI4604 Johannine Literature and Theology: English Text 30
DI4605 Johannine Literature and Theology: Greek Text 30
DI4608 Gospel of Matthew (English Texts) 30
DI4609 Gospel of Matthew (Greek Texts) 30
DI4615 New Testament Special Topic: 30
DI4616 Atonement 30
DI4626 The Book of Revelation: English Texts 30
DI4627 The Book of Revelation: English and Greek Texts 30
DI4628 Epistle to the Hebrews: English Text 30
DI4629 Epistle to the Hebrews: Greek Text 30
DI4630 The Gospel of Mark: English Text 30
DI4631 The Gospel of Mark: Greek Text 30
DI4700 Hebrew Prose and Poetry 30
DI4705 Biblical Aramaic 30
DI4710 Exegesis of Biblical Hebrew Texts 30
DI4711 Old Testament Special Topic: Prophets (Hebrew Texts) 30
DI4726 Hebrew Readings 30
DI4730 The Book of Daniel 30
DI4731 Ancient Jewish Literature from 1 Enoch to the Mishnah 30
DI4732 King and Messiah in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and Second Temple Judaism 30
DI4733 Creation and Chaos in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East 30
DI4750 Themes and Texts in Christian-Buddhist Dialogue 30
DI3716 Readings in Early Christian Greek Texts 30
DI3717 Holy Scripture, Sacred Earth: The Bible and Ecology 30
DI4832 God in Ancient Thought 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
( View list Between 30 and 60 credits from Module List: DI3716, DI3717, DI4600 - DI4789 AND
DI4604 Johannine Literature and Theology: English Text 30
DI4605 Johannine Literature and Theology: Greek Text 30
DI4608 Gospel of Matthew (English Texts) 30
DI4609 Gospel of Matthew (Greek Texts) 30
DI4615 New Testament Special Topic: 30
DI4616 Atonement 30
DI4626 The Book of Revelation: English Texts 30
DI4627 The Book of Revelation: English and Greek Texts 30
DI4628 Epistle to the Hebrews: English Text 30
DI4629 Epistle to the Hebrews: Greek Text 30
DI4630 The Gospel of Mark: English Text 30
DI4631 The Gospel of Mark: Greek Text 30
DI4700 Hebrew Prose and Poetry 30
DI4705 Biblical Aramaic 30
DI4710 Exegesis of Biblical Hebrew Texts 30
DI4711 Old Testament Special Topic: Prophets (Hebrew Texts) 30
DI4726 Hebrew Readings 30
DI4730 The Book of Daniel 30
DI4731 Ancient Jewish Literature from 1 Enoch to the Mishnah 30
DI4732 King and Messiah in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and Second Temple Judaism 30
DI4733 Creation and Chaos in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East 30
DI4750 Themes and Texts in Christian-Buddhist Dialogue 30
DI3716 Readings in Early Christian Greek Texts 30
DI3717 Holy Scripture, Sacred Earth: The Bible and Ecology 30
DI4832 God in Ancient Thought 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list Between 0 and 30 credits from Module List: DI4015 with ID4002 )
ID4002 Communication and Teaching in Arts and Humanities 15
DI4015 Communication in Divinity 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

60 credits should be selected from DI3716, DI4600 - DI4789, (ID4002 with ID4002) if a 4000-level dissertation or comparable independent research project is taken in the other Honours subject.

Study abroad

In the case of students who spend part of the Honours programme on a recognised Study Abroad scheme, the Programme Requirements will be amended to take into account overseas courses which are approved by the relevant St Andrews School in the Learning Agreement (see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/study-abroad/academic ).