BA Heritage and Archaeology
Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 34 points BTEC: DDM We consider a range of BTEC qualifications equivalent to 3 A Levels, or in combination with A Levels or other qualifications. For example: Distinction, Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Diploma plus B at A Level Distinction in BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate plus AB at A level Distinction, Distinction in 2 BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificates plus B at A level
About this course
BA (Hons) in Heritage and Archaeology, an archaeology and heritage degree centred on the study of material culture, historical interpretation, and preservation. Core topics include Research Methods. The course is accredited by the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists and includes practical experience gained through a field school. Facilities include specialist laboratories and dedicated digital heritage resources. The first year introduces foundational concepts through Prehistory to the Present, Artefacts and Materials, Archaeological Theory, and Heritage Practices. The second year builds practical competencies with modules such as Field Archaeology Survey Skills, Artefacts Analysis, Computational Archaeology, and Human and Animal Bones, alongside optional modules like Post-Excavation. The final year focuses on advanced study and independent research through a dissertation, alongside compulsory modules such as Ancient DNA, Human Evolution, and Public Participation in Museums and Archaeology.
Modules
- Prehistory to the Present
- Artefacts and Materials
- Archaeological Theory
- Introduction to Archaeological Science
- Exploring Archaeology
- Heritage Practices
- Interpreting Prehistory
- Interpreting Historical Archaeology
- Archaeobotany
- Archaeogaming
- Artefacts Analysis
- Biomolecular Archaeology
- Buildings History
- Computational Archaeology
- Experimental Archaeology and Material Culture
- Field Archaeology Survey Skills
- Human and Animal Bones
- Illustration
- Object Conservation
- Issues in Archaeology and Heritage
- Late Prehistory of Egypt and the Fertile Continent
- Post-Excavation
- Settlements and Society
- dissertation
- After Modernity: Archaeologies of the Contemporary World
- Ancient DNA
- Archaeology and Mythology of the Greek and Roman Mediterranean
- Archaeology of Disease and Health
- Death and Burial in Later Prehistory
- Historic Houses
- Human Evolution
- Hunter Gatherer Materials Worlds
- Plants and People
- Public Participation in Museums and Archaeology
- Rock Art Heritage
- Societal Collapse… and how to avoid it.
- The Archaeology of British Christianity
- The Neolithic of Britain and Ireland
- Viking-Age Scandinavia