Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Politics, Philosophy and Economics - PPE] From University of Stirling

The programme details of this course are provided by:School of Classics: The School of Classics is one of the most vibrant Classics departments in the UK, offering innovative courses at all levels. Our permanent teaching staff, experts in their fields, offer teaching based on cutting-edge research across the full breadth of Greek and Roman culture. The quality and reputation of our research have been recognised by consistently high performance in the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008): in the last exercise, 60% of our research was rated 'world leading' or 'internationally excellent'.School of History: The School of History is composed of over forty full-time members of academic staff researching and teaching on European, American and Asian history from the dawn of the Middle Ages to the present day. In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008), 60% of the publications submitted by the staff in the School of History were judged to be Ôworld leadingÕ or Ôinternationally excellentÕ. The School of History prides itself on small group teaching and tutorials allowing for in-depth study and supervision tailored to secure the best from each of our students.

Distinctive features of this course

As a Joint Honours degree student you will study both subjects equally offering you a wide choice of options within subjects. You will be able to begin the language from scratch and explore history in Chronological depth (from post-Roman history to the late Middle Ages) and geographical breadth (with a European focus but also encompassing South America, Byzantine history and Iran. There is a wide variety of specialist topics for you to choose from including authors, literary genres and cultural themes from the Republic to Late Antiquity, the cult of Saints, mediaeval queenship or mediaeval law. It may be possible to spend a semester or year studying abroad as part of this degree programme.