BA Archaeology with Professional Placement
Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 30 points
About this course
BA in Archaeology, covering human societies from prehistory to the modern day. Core topics include research methods, fieldwork, and ethics and professional practice. The degree includes a professional placement year between the second and final years of study. The course is accredited by the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA).
Modules
- Revolutions and Transitions: The Human Journey from 6 Million Years Ago to the Present Day
- Archaeology Today: Methods and Practice
- Early Empires: Mesopotamia, Egypt and Rome
- Forensic Anthropology and the Archaeology of Death
- Contemporary World Cultures: An Introduction to Social Anthropology
- Warfare in Early Modern Europe, c. 1500-1715
- Roman History: The Rise and Fall of the Republic
- Ancient Song
- Presenting the Past: An Introduction to Museum Studies
- Chivalry: The Emergence and Impact of a Medieval Ethos
- The Rwanda Genocide of 1994
- Optional Language or University-Wide Module
- Archaeology and Heritage: Past, Present and Future
- Ancient Objects: Materials and Meanings
- Archaeology Field School and Professional Practice
- Prehistoric Europe: The First Million Years
- Medieval Europe: Power, Religion and Death
- Entertainment and Leisure in Roman Society
- Bioarchaeology
- Changing the Face of the Earth: Past, Present and Future Sustainability
- Forensic Archaeology and Crime Scene Analysis
- Methods and Approaches in Ethnographic Practice
- Human Activities in Settlements and Landscapes
- Summer Placement
- Museum Learning and Engagement
- Curatorship and Collections Management
- Optional Language or University-Wide Module
- Dissertation in Archaeology
- The Anthropology of Heritage and Cultural Property
- Objects and Identities in the Roman Empire
- Biological Anthropology
- Post-excavation: Assessment, Analysis and Publication in the Profession
- Emergence of Civilisation in Mesopotamia
- The First Europeans: Archaeology of the Lower Palaeolithic
- The Archaeology and Anthropology of Food
- Living in Medieval Towns
- Summer Placement