Classical and Archaeological Studies

Discover civilisations from the Minoan and Mycenean period, up to classical Greece, Republican Rome and early Christianity, working alongside world-leading experts, including practicing archaeologists and historians.

Explore the ancient world in its global context, and develop a 21st-century approach to the fascinating, influential, and controversial civilisations of ancient Greece and Rome, and their connections with Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

In your first year, you'll take an introductory module on archaeology and a further module that uses the greatest archaeological sites from antiquity to introduce you to key issues in the field. You will also learn how to combine material and literary evidence in our introductory modules on the civilisations of Greece and Rome. You can choose to study local archaeology with a practicing field archaeologist, beginners Latin or Greek, and classical literature and mythology.

The second and third years of the programme can be tailored to your interests. You can study British Iron Age archaeology, the latest techniques and methods in professional archaeology, and a fieldwork practice module which gives hands-on experience of excavation in Roman villas and Iron Age hill forts. You can also apply for our placement modules, spending time on an internship in a museum or school, and can study a range of options in Egyptology, early Greece, and ancient languages and literature.

In your final year, you will receive expert supervision on a written dissertation or a material-culture project (capstone project) of your choosing, alongside your optional modules.

See the modules you'll study

To be considered for entry to Year 1 of a Kent undergraduate degree programme, Jordanian students typically need to have completed one of the following:

• A foundation course, either at a UK based college, or a college in Jordan. All applicants with a foundation qualification will be considered on an individual basis – please contact the International Recruitment team at [email protected] to check if your qualification is acceptable
• One year of a Bachelor degree at a recognised university with an average grade of Very good/76%/B or a GPA of 3.0/4.0
• Associate Degree/Al-Shamel Intermediate Diploma from a recognised Community College with a final grade of at least Good/75%

Graduate destinations

Classical & Archaeological Studies prepares you for a range of careers in areas including:

• archaeology
• the heritage industry
• museums
• business
• journalism
• Civil Service
• librarianship
• teaching.

Alternatively, you could choose to pursue further academic study at Master's or PhD level.

Help finding a job

The School of European Culture and Languages runs its own employability programme to help you develop your professional skills. This includes paid and voluntary work opportunities.

The University also has an award-winning Careers and Employability Service, which can give you advice on how to:

• apply for jobs
• write a good CV
• perform well in interviews.

Career-enhancing skills

As well as an excellent grounding in your subject, you also develop the key transferable skills that graduate employers look for. These include:

• excellent communication skills
• organisational and research skills
• the ability to analyse problems
• teamworking.

You can also gain additional skills by signing up for our Kent Extra activities, such as learning a new language or volunteering.

If you choose to take the year abroad option, you further increase your skills by gaining experience of living and studying in a different culture.

Those who decide to take a placement year gain valuable workplace experience, which will impress prospective employers.