BA Archaeology
Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 34 points (A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5.)
About this course
BA in Archaeology, a forensic science and archaeology degree focused on past human societies and material culture. Core topics include Communication & Writing. Fieldwork forms a major component of the three-year course, providing practical experience in excavation, research, and museum projects. The first year introduces foundational subjects through World Archaeology: The Deep History of Human Societies, Sites and Artefacts, and People and Environments. The second year advances methodologies via Public Archaeology, Current Issues in Archaeological Theory, and Interpreting Archaeological Evidence. The final year involves independent research and advanced practice through Field Archaeology and A Detailed Study of a Selected Topic. Optional modules across the degree allow students to explore diverse periods and regions such as Roman Britain: History and Archaeology, Zooarchaeology, and Geophysics for Archaeology.
Modules
- World Archaeology: The Deep History of Human Societies
- Introduction to Social Anthropology
- Sites and Artefacts
- People and Environments
- Introduction to Archaeology
- Introduction to Roman Archaeology
- Introduction to Greek Archaeology
- Introduction to Middle Eastern Archaeology
- Introduction to European Prehistory
- Texts in Archaeology
- Public Archaeology
- Current Issues in Archaeological Theory
- Interpreting Archaeological Evidence
- Research and Presentation Skills
- Roman Coinage
- Roman Britain: History and Archaeology
- Greek Art and Architecture
- Roman Art and Architecture
- Plants and Archaeology
- Zooarchaeology
- Applied Geoarchaeology
- Early Medieval Archaeology of Britain A
- Archaeological Surveying
- The Prehistoric Mediterranean
- Field Archaeology
- Archaeology in the World
- A Detailed Study of a Selected Topic
- Archaeology of North America
- Museum Archaeology
- Geophysics for Archaeology
- Archaeological Surveying
- Indigenous Archaeology
- Livestock in Archaeology
- Roman Coinage
- Archaeology of Mesoamerica
- Archaeology and Art of Historic South Asia
- Archaeological Ceramics