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BSc Archaeology-Palaeoecology

Queen's University Belfast

Institution
Queen's University Belfast
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Archaeology-Palaeoecology
Duration
3-6 years
UCAS code
V400
Typical offer
A-level BBB, IB 32

Entry requirements

A level: BBB + GCSE Mathematics grade C/4 IB: 32 points overall, including 6,5,5 at Higher Level + If not offered at Higher Level/GCSE, then Standard Level grade 4 in Mathematics.

About this course

BSc in Archaeology and Environmental Science, combining environmental study with archaeological research. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students undertake practical work including excavation, fieldwork, and laboratory analysis, alongside opportunities for overseas study trips.

Modules

  • Environmental Change: past, present and future
  • Introduction To World Archaeology
  • Archaeological Excavation
  • Earth Systems
  • Europe in Prehistory
  • Themes in Historical Archaeology
  • Archaeological Excavation
  • Thinking through Things Theorizing Global Archaeology
  • Palaeoenvironmental Techniques
  • Ireland in Prehistory
  • From St Patrick to the Plantation: The Archaeology of Historic Ireland
  • Landscapes and Geographical Information (GIS)
  • Archaeology in Practice
  • 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)