BA Archaeology and Anthropology
Entry requirements
A-Level: ABB-BBB IB: 32/655-30/555 BTEC: DDM
About this course
BA in Archaeology and Anthropology, an anthropology and archaeology degree centred on the study of human societies, material culture and historical development. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork. Students complete practical work through excavation, fieldwork or heritage placements lasting at least four weeks in the UK or abroad. The first year establishes foundational knowledge through compulsory modules such as Introduction to Social Anthropology, Archaeological Fieldschool, Investigating Archaeology, Imagining Social Worlds, Medieval Society to Globalisation, and Evolution to Empire, alongside optional choices like Introduction to Islamic Archaeology, Archaeological and Forensic Science Practicals, Forensic Archaeology, Artefacts and Materials, and Archaeology and Heritage: Past and Futures. The second year continues with compulsory modules including Current Debates in Anthropology, Archaeological Fieldwork Project, and Archaeological Fieldschool, alongside an extensive range of optional modules covering topics such as migration, material culture, molecular science, bioarchaeology, and specialized regional studies.
Modules
- Introduction to Social Anthropology
- Archaeological Fieldschool
- Investigating Archaeology
- Imagining Social Worlds
- Medieval Society to Globalisation
- Evolution to Empire
- Introduction to Islamic Archaeology
- Archaeological and Forensic Science Practicals
- Forensic Archaeology
- Artefacts and Materials
- Archaeology and Heritage: Past and Futures
- Current Debates in Anthropology
- Archaeological Fieldwork Project
- Archaeological Fieldschool
- Living Cities: Migration, Place and the Politics of Identities
- Anthropology of the State
- Anthropology of Islam
- Gardening, Wellbeing and Community
- Anthropology of Forced Migration
- The Anthropology of Prisons
- Animals and Society
- Dogs and Cats: Anthropological Subjects
- Aging, Health and Society
- Science, Technology and Society
- Politics of Food and Farming
- Bodies and Society
- BioSocieties
- Environments and Societies
- 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