BA Archaeology
Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 30 points
About this course
BA Honours in Archaeology, studying the human past through material remains and landscapes. Core topics include archaeological fieldwork. The degree is accredited by the Chartered Institute for Archaeology and University Archaeology UK, and students can tailor their route towards a BA or BSc depending on module choices. The programme is based near Hadrian's Wall and offers interdisciplinary modules with History and Classics.
Modules
- Introduction to Archaeological Science
- Introduction to Archaeology
- Prehistoric Britain
- The Archaeology of Britain from the Romans to the 20th Century
- Stuff: living in a material world
- Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology
- Global Ancient Histories
- Archaeological Theory and Interpretation
- Fieldwork and Post-Excavation: Archaeology in the UK
- From Lascaux to Knossos: Prehistoric Europe
- Archaeologies of the Roman Empire: The Roman World from Augustus to Diocletian
- Colonial Worlds: History and Archaeology
- Artefacts
- Hellenistic Empires from Alexander to Cleopatra
- The Roman World from Hadrian to Heraclius
- Greek and Roman Religions
- Slavery in Greco-Roman Antiquity
- Sacred words and dirty deeds: Thriving in Late Antiquity
- The Mediterranean: a connected past
- Africa: History of a Continent
- Oral History of Modern Britain
- History and Film: Representing the Past
- Destroying Nature: Disasters, Diseases and Environmental Injustice
- Diversities of Sexuality and Gender in History