Course Content
Year 1
- Prehistory to the Present
- Artefacts and Materials
- Archaeological Theory
- Introduction to Archaeological Science
- Field Archaeology
Year 2
Core modules
Your core modules will cover:
- Themes in Historical Archaeology
You'll also prepare for your dissertation with modules covering:
- Communicating Archaeology
- Researching Archaeology
- Designing Research
Year 3
Dissertation
- Dissertation and Assessed Lecture
Option Modules
Year 2
You will take a selection of option modules, examples of which may include:
World Archaeology I
- Conflict
- World Mummification
- Alpine Landscape Archaeology
- The Invention of World Heritage
- The Late Prehistory of Egypt and the Fertile Crescent
Practical Skills
- Artefact Analysis
- Buildings History
- Human Bones
- Field Archaeology Survey
- Archaeology and Heritage
- Biomolecular Archaeology
Year 3
World Archaeology II
These options may not be the same as in your second year.
- Conflict
- World Mummification
- Alpine Landscape Archaeology
- The Invention of World Heritage
- The Late Prehistory of Egypt and the Fertile Crescent
Special Topic
These modules are linked directly to staff research interests, so you will be engaging with the most up-to-date research and debates in each subject.
- Human Evolution
- Historic Houses
- Ancient DNA
- Viking Age Scandinavia
- Death and Burial in Later Prehistory
- Mediterranean Civilizations
Assessed Seminars
These are a unique opportunity to focus your studies on exactly what interests you, and you'll choose one to prepare in the Spring or Summer Term. You'll have some introductory lectures from a specialist in the area, then you'll spend some time designing and chairing your own seminar for your classmates.
- Archaeology of British Christianity
- Building Early Modernity
- Debates in Archaeological Science
- Mesolithic Europe
- Neanderthals
- Environmental Archaeology
- Palaeodiet
- Modern Landscape
- Sustainable Heritage
