BA Archaeology and Anthropology with Study Year Abroad
Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 30 points overall
About this course
BA in Anthropology and Archaeology, combining the study of human development with material evidence from the past. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Ethics & Professional Practice. The course includes a Study Year Abroad at a partner university and is accredited by the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA). A four-week departmental excavation forms part of the field school module.
Modules
- Revolutions and Transitions: The Human Journey from 6 Million Years Ago to the Present Day
- Archaeology Today: Methods and Practice
- Forensic Anthropology and the Archaeology of Death
- Contemporary World Cultures: An Introduction to Social Anthropology
- Early Empires: Mesopotamia, Egypt and Rome
- Presenting the Past: An Introduction to Museum Studies
- Landscapes and Natural Resources
- Approaching Human Geography
- Geographical Imaginaries
- Optional Language or University-Wide Module
- Archaeology and Heritage: Past, Present and Future
- Archaeology Field School and Professional Practice
- Methods and Approaches in Ethnographic Practice
- Changing the Face of the Earth: Past, Present and Future Sustainability
- Prehistoric Europe: The First Million Years
- Medieval Europe: Power, Religion and Death
- Entertainment and Leisure in Roman Society
- Forensic Archaeology and Crime Scene Analysis
- Ancient Objects: Materials and Meanings
- Bioarchaeology
- Summer Placement
- Encountering Political Geographies
- Museum Learning and Engagement
- Curatorship and Collections Management
- Optional Language or University-wide Module
- Study Year Abroad
- Dissertation in Archaeology
- The Anthropology of Heritage and Cultural Property
- Objects and Identities in the Roman Empire
- Biological Anthropology
- Emergence of Civilisation in Mesopotamia
- The First Europeans: Archaeology of the Lower Palaeolithic
- The Archaeology and Anthropology of Food
- Living in Medieval Towns
- Cities in the 21st Century
- Reimagining Development in Africa
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Putting Theory into Practice
- Summer Placement