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BA Archaeology

Queen's University Belfast

Institution
Queen's University Belfast
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Archaeology
Duration
3-6 years
UCAS code
V402
Typical offer
A-level BBB, IB 32

Entry requirements

A level: BBB IB: 32 points overall including 6,5,5 at Higher Level

About this course

BA in Archaeology, exploring past human societies and cultural evolution through material evidence. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students undertake practical training through excavation, fieldwork, overseas fieldtrips, and laboratory work, culminating in a personal dissertation project.

Modules

  • Europe in Prehistory
  • Themes in Historical Archaeology
  • Introduction To World Archaeology
  • Archaeological Excavation
  • Environmental Change: past, present and future
  • Human Geography: Society, Power and Culture
  • Archaeological Excavation
  • Thinking through Things Theorizing Global Archaeology
  • Archaeology in Practice
  • Ireland in Prehistory
  • From St Patrick to the Plantation: The Archaeology of Historic Ireland
  • Palaeoenvironmental Techniques
  • Landscapes and Geographical Information (GIS)
  • Cultural Heritage Management Practice
  • Archaeology/Palaeoecology Dissertation
  • Independent Project
  • Geoforensics
  • Society, Death and Disease
  • Volcanoes: environmental and societal impacts
  • Kingship and Religion in the First Millennium AD
  • Critical Thinking and the Past
  • The Archaeology of Ancient Greece (Residential Fieldtrip Module)