Ancient and Modern History with Foundation Year BA

Are you a student from the UK interested in studying Classics, English, History or Theology & Religion (or a joint course) but your personal or educational circumstances have meant you are unlikely to achieve the grades typically required for Oxford courses? If so, then choosing to apply for your course with a Foundation Year might be the right option for you. The Foundation Year is free for students and is designed to be a one-year intensive academic course which will bridge any gaps between school and our academically challenging undergraduate courses. The programme is carefully designed to build and develop your study skills, subject knowledge and academic confidence. Students that pass the course will be awarded a nationally recognised Certificate in Higher Education (CertHE) qualification. If you pass the course at the required level, you will be automatically admitted into Oxford as an undergraduate student if you wish to be, without the need to re-apply. The Foundation Year in Humanities course begins with an introduction to the Humanities which will allow you to explore the similarities and differences between the Humanities subjects before moving to more subject specific study. It will also give you an understanding of what it means to study your subject at undergraduate level. Alongside your subject you will also have the option to take either one language course or one maths course. Alongside your academic subject programme, you will take the Preparation for Undergraduate Studies course which will help you develop the core skills that will enable you to thrive on a course at undergraduate level, whether at Oxford or another university. These modules will provide support in building general academic skills including academic writing; communication skills to support verbal discussion; and broader personal development through a society and culture course and academic mentoring. The Ancient and Modern History course enables students to study history from the Bronze Age Mediterranean and Near East, through the Roman Empire, middle ages and early modern period, right up to British, European and World history in the present day. Fruitful comparisons between societies abound, and the methods by which we study them are mutually illuminating. The extraordinary range of choices (more than 90 options) for this course reflects the breadth of interests of those who teach here. The Oxford Classics and History Faculties are world-famous for teaching and research. The people who will teach you here will often be leading researchers in their field, with lecturers encouraged to put on new courses which reflect their own interests. Oxford also possesses exceptional library provision for History in the