MA 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, focusing on the humanities and social science side of the discipline with a special northern regional emphasis. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork. The course includes a minimum two-week summer excavation after the second year and holds accreditation from the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists and University Archaeology UK.
Modules
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- Archaeology in Action
- Caves to Kingdoms: an Introduction to Prehistoric Archaeology
- The Flow of Time: Introductory Field Trip
- Prehistoric Britain: from Boxgrove to Bede
- Test Tubes and Trowels: an Introduction to Archaeological Science
- Past Lives
- The Archaeology of The North: Lifeways & Cultural Change
- Professional Archaeology i: Field Methods
- Archaeological Research Project Part 1
- Professional Archaeology II: Post - Excavation Analysis and Employment
- Archaeological Fieldwork Portfolio
- Archaeological Research Project Part 2
- Current Issues in Archaeology