MA Archaeology and Language & Linguistics
Entry requirements
A level: BBC IB: 32 points including 5, 5, 5 at HL. SL in English is also required. SQA Highers: BBBB. BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DMM in related subjects. Note: BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate (Subsidiary Diploma) achieved at Distinction level, is normally acceptable in lieu of one A Level at grade B.) GCSE English (or equivalent) is required at Grade C/4 or above. GCSE Mathematics at Grade C/4 is also required for Accountancy, Economics and Finance programmes. Irish Leaving Certificate: Five subjects at Higher at H3.
About this course
MA in Linguistics and Archaeology, combining language studies with the investigation of past human societies. Core topics include Communication & Writing, Fieldwork, and Research Methods. The course includes a final-year dissertation and practical fieldwork elements.
Modules
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- Archaeology in Action
- Academic Writing for Language & Literature
- The Flow of Time: Introductory Field Trip
- Living Language
- English Past and Present
- Caves to Kingdoms: an Introduction to Prehistoric Archaeology
- Language Structure and use
- Test Tubes and Trowels: an Introduction to Archaeological Science
- Language in Society
- Past Lives
- The Archaeology of The North: Lifeways & Cultural Change
- Elements of English
- Prehistoric Britain: from Boxgrove to Bede
- Professional Archaeology i: Field Methods
- Professional Archaeology II: Post - Excavation Analysis and Employment
- Archaeological Research Project Part 1
- Current Issues in Archaeology
- Dissertation in Language and Linguistics
- Archaeological Research Project Part 2