MA Anthropology and Archaeology
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 Archaeology and Anthropology, exploring human societies, material remains, and cultural diversity. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Communication & Writing. Students complete an archaeological research project culminating in a dissertation, alongside practical training through field methods and laboratory analysis courses.
Modules
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- Introduction to Anthropology: Peoples of the World
- Archaeology in Action
- Introduction to Anthropology: Questions of Diversity
- Caves to Kingdoms: an Introduction to Prehistoric Archaeology
- Academic Writing for Social Sciences
- The Flow of Time: Introductory Field Trip
- Key Debates in Anthropology
- Prehistoric Britain: from Boxgrove to Bede
- Test Tubes and Trowels: an Introduction to Archaeological Science
- Reimagining Colonialism
- Past Lives
- The Archaeology of The North: Lifeways & Cultural Change
- Anthropological Theory
- Professional Archaeology i: Field Methods
- Professional Archaeology II: Post - Excavation Analysis and Employment
- Archaeological Research Project Part 1
- Dissertation in Anthropology By Scholarship
- Current Issues in Archaeology
- Archaeological Research Project Part 2
- Dissertation in Anthropology By Fieldwork