1.   A choice of optional units is also available from other relevant subject areas.

2.   Students take three compulsory core units and four optional units in each academic year.

3.   Core and optional units do not have to be studied as discrete units or in a set order.

4.   A thematic optional unit which spans two different periods might offer a valuable bridge between two core units.

5.   The optional unit Writing and printing could form a useful bridging unit.

6.   There is even a link with the optional non-British unit on Ancient Egypt.

7.   These themes also formed a linking mechanism between the history core and optional units.