BA Archaeology
Entry requirements
A-Level: ABB-BBB
About this course
BA in Archaeology, an archaeology degree centred on the study of past human societies, material culture, and landscapes. Core topics include Research Methods and Fieldwork. Students undertake practical fieldwork opportunities in the UK or abroad, with optional professional placements also available. The first year establishes core foundations through compulsory modules such as Archaeological and Forensic Science Practicals, Medieval Society to Globalisation, Evolution to Empire, Archaeological Fieldschool, Investigating Archaeology, and Archaeology and Heritage: Past and Futures, alongside optional studies like Introduction to Islamic Archaeology, Forensic Archaeology, and Artefacts and Materials. The second year advances practical application via compulsory modules including Archaeological Fieldwork Project and Archaeological Fieldschool. Optional modules allow specialisation in diverse subjects spanning prehistory, medieval periods, scientific analysis, and material culture, including Monumental Changes: Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Britain and Ireland, Archaeology of the Americas, Analysing Artefacts and Materials, Discovering the Past with Molecular Science, Zooarchaeology, and Aerial Survey.
Modules
- Archaeological and Forensic Science Practicals
- Medieval Society to Globalisation
- Evolution to Empire
- Archaeological Fieldschool
- Investigating Archaeology
- Archaeology and Heritage: Past and Futures
- Introduction to Islamic Archaeology
- Forensic Archaeology
- Artefacts and Materials
- Archaeological Fieldwork Project
- Archaeological Fieldschool
- Monumental Changes: Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Britain and Ireland
- Archaeology of the Americas
- The Archaeology and Ethnography of Hunter-Gatherers
- Analysing Artefacts and Materials
- Lords to Lepers: Medieval Social Worlds
- Things and Us: Ancient and Contemporary Material Culture
- Brooches, Beads, Swords and Shields: Early Medieval Material Culture
- Sustainability and Collapse in Past Societies
- Giving and Taking: Anthropology and Archaeology of Circulation and Exchange
- Discovering the Past with Molecular Science
- Palaeolithic Archaeology of Homo Sapiens 100,000-12,000 BP
- Trading Places, Towns, Royal Palaces and Fortifications: Early Medieval Centres in Europe
- Understanding the Landscape of Roman Britain
- Understanding the Landscape of Medieval Britain
- Medieval Castles in Context
- Romanisation: Interaction, Conquest and Change in Late Iron Age and Roman Dacia
- Zooarchaeology
- Palaeobotany
- Aerial Survey
- Forensic Anthropology
- Human Origins and Evolution: the Lower and Middle Palaeolithic
- Research in Archaeology