Archaeology and History of Art BA

Typical year one modules Compulsory Understanding the Past- Introduction to Archaeology Forests to Farmers: Prehistoric Archaeology of Britain Rome to Revolution: Historical Archaeology of Britain Introduction to Art History I Introduction to Art History II Optional Matisse, Picasso, Duchamp Inventing French Art: From the Renaissance to Louis XIV Art and Power: Paris 1937 Plural Arts Histories Art in America 1945-1980 Courts and Princes in Renaissance Italy, 1450-1520 Typical year two modules Compulsory Archaeological Research: Theory and Practice Optional The Archaeology of the Roman Empire The Medieval World Underwater Archaeology Mediterranean Prehistory Making of the Modern World Art at the Tudor Courts, 1485-1603 British Romantic Art Futurism Realism and Impressionism, 1840-1890 Typical year three modules Compulsory Either: Dissertation in Archaeology Or: Dissertation in History of Art And: Independent Research Project Optional The Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England The Archaeology of the Medieval City The Archaeology of Mycenaean Greece Rome and the Mediterranean Prehistoric Italy Submerged Worlds Beastly Questions The Archaeology of the Silk road Commensal Politics: Food, Plants and Social Change Topics in Human Evolution Professional Bioarchaeology European Avant-Garde Film Landscape in Britain since 1800 American Visual Culture Renaissance Luxuries: Art and Good Living in Italy 1400-1600 Fascism, Spectacle and Display Mobility and the Making of Modern Art Performance Art The modules we offer are inspired by the research interests of our staff and as a result may change for reasons of, for example, research developments or legislation changes. The above list is a sample of typical modules we offer, not a definitive list.