BA Museum Studies and Archaeology
Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 30 points overall
About this course
BA in Archaeology and Physics with Data Science BSc. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Ethics & Professional Practice. The course includes a four-week departmental excavation involving finds processing, geophysics, and survey. Students can extend to four years to include a professional placement or study abroad.
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
- Presenting the Past: An Introduction to Museum Studies
- Forensic Anthropology and the Archaeology of Death
- Contemporary World Cultures: An Introduction to Social Anthropology
- Forensic Archaeology and Crime Scene Analysis
- Roman History: The Rise and Fall of the Republic
- Ancient Song
- Chivalry: The Emergence and Impact of a Medieval Ethos
- The Rwanda Genocide of 1994
- Warfare in Early Modern Europe, c. 1500-1715
- Optional Language and University Wide Modules
- Archaeology and Heritage: Past, Present and Future
- Museum Learning and Engagement
- Curatorship and Collections Management
- Ancient Objects: Materials and Meanings
- Prehistoric Europe: The First Million Years
- Entertainment and Leisure in Roman Society
- Archaeology Field School and Professional Practice
- Bioarchaeology
- Forensic Archaeology and Crime Scene Analysis
- Changing the Face of the Earth: Past, Present and Future Sustainability
- Optional Language and University-wide Modules
- Display Design, Planning and Creation: Project Module
- Dissertation in Archaeology
- 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