Archaeology and Religious Studies (BA)

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In Cardiff

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    Cardiff (Wales)

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    Different dates available


Grade A in the Core plus grades BB at GCE A Level.

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King Edward VII Avenue, South Glamorgan, CF10 3XQ

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Subjects

  • Archaeology
  • Religious Studies
  • Skills and Training
  • Greek

Course programme

The BA in Archaeology and Religious Studies aims to develop your knowledge and critical understanding of the material evidence for a wide range of periods and societies, and to cultivate intellectual skills such as the ability to assess evidence critically, to evaluate different interpretations of the evidence, to construct arguments on the basis of evidence, and to express opinions cogently in speech and in writing.

As a student of Archaeology, you will learn with staff who undertake exciting, new research on all periods from early human origins to the recent past. You will also benefit from our bespoke teaching and research laboratories, dedicated geophysical and surveying equipment and a range of sophisticated equipment for the analysis of artefacts.

As a student of Religious and Theological Studies, you will have the opportunity to explore your own and other peoples' religious history and culture, and some of the fundamental questions of existence in a flourishing centre of research. Your lecturers are active researchers in their fields, bringing the latest research into teaching.

The degree provides the training necessary for students who wish to study Archaeology or Religious Studies at postgraduate level, and a valuable range of intellectual and transferable skills for students who enter other professions.

Year one

In Year 1, you take 40 credits of Archaeology modules and 40 credits of Religious Studies modules.

The archaeology modules introduce you to the material evidence for the ancient Mediterranean societies of Egypt, Greece and Rome and the study of Britain from the Ice Age to the medieval period.

In addition you will be able to choose another 40 credits from available practical modules in Archaeology or other subjects.

Students of this course can choose to study modules outside of their allocated School(s) core and optional modules. These can be chosen from modules from participating Academic Schools.

Core modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsThe Archaeology of Mediterranean Societies: Egypt, Greece and RomeHS212320 creditsDeep Histories: The Archaeology of BritainHS212420 creditsOptional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsIntroduction To Biblical HebrewRT210420 creditsFurther Biblical HebrewRT210520 creditsIntroduction To The BibleRT210320 creditsThe Story of ChristianityRT410320 creditsIntroduction to New Testament GreekRT310720 creditsFurther New Testament GreekRT310820 creditsIntroduction To ArabicRT110920 creditsFurther Elementary ArabicRT111020 creditsIntroduction To The Study of Religion 1RT111120 creditsIntroduction To The Study of Religion 2RT111220 creditsAnalysing ArchaeologyHS212520 creditsDiscovering ArchaeologyHS212620 creditsIntroduction To SanskritRT110620 creditsFurther Elementary SanskritRT110720 creditsYear two

In Year 2, you take 60 credits of Archaeology and 60 credits of Religious Studies.

You will undertake 4 weeks of excavation or another archaeological work placement. You will be able to choose from a large range of period, regional and skills modules.

Core modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsArchaeology Fieldwork 1HS234110 creditsOptional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsElementary Sanskrit IRT120120 creditsElementary Sanskrit IIRT120220 creditsClassical Hebrew 1RT220120 creditsClassical Hebrew IIRT220220 creditsHellenistic Greek IRT320120 creditsHellenistic Greek IIRT320220 creditsBeliefs in the CrucibleRT520420 creditsChristian 'Church' Today: Its Meaning, Life and MissionRT520520 creditsTheology On The Edge: Christian Thought in A Changing WorldRT531520 creditsChristian Social Ethics TodayRT731720 creditsEarly Hindu Texts in SanskritRT132820 creditsUnderstanding Christian WorshipRT432020 creditsElementary Arabic IRT120320 creditsElementary Arabic IIRT120420 creditsArabic Texts IRT131020 creditsArabic Texts IIRT131120 creditsSurveying and ProspectionHS231410 creditsMajority World Voices: Global South TheologiesRT734220 creditsBuddhism: The First Thousand YearsRT122720 creditsThe Life of the BuddhaRT135220 creditsThe History of Archaeological ThoughtHS235020 creditsArchaeological PhotographyHS240710 creditsArchaeological PhotographyHS241410 creditsMuseums Collections ManagementHS242120 creditsArchaeological IllustrationHS242910 creditsArchaeological IllustrationHS243010 creditsEarly HinduismRT133820 creditsEmotions, Symbols, and Rituals: Studying Societies Through FilmRT121520 creditsIslam in the Contemporary WorldRT132720 creditsBodies, Spirits, and Souls: The Person, Ethics, and ReligionRT133920 creditsOpen Choice TranslationRT134920 creditsReligion in the WorkplaceRT135420 creditsThe Most Famous Hindu Text: Bhagavadgita, Text & ContextRT135520 creditsFoundational EthicsRT135620 creditsGod, Good and the Ugly: Topics in Applied Islamic EthicsRT135720 creditsMedieval Church in the Latin WestRT135820 creditsExploring GnosticismRT135920 creditsUnderstanding Muslim ScripturesRT136020 creditsHebrew TextsRT230420 creditsAncient, Mediaeval and Modern JudaismRT230620 creditsNew Testament Gospels and ActsRT320720 creditsNew Testament Greek Texts IIRT332720 creditsHistory of Christian Spirituality 1550 - Present DayRT432120 creditsMoney, Sex and Power in the Early ChurchRT432520 creditsOpen Choice DissertationRT731620 creditsLater Bronze Age BritainHS230510 creditsIron Age BritainHS230620 creditsEarly Anglo-Saxon EnglandHS230710 creditsMiddle and Later Saxon EnglandHS230910 creditsStructure & Decay of Organic MaterialsHS231910 creditsPharaohs of The SunHS241020 creditsAnalysis of ArtefactsHS232010 creditsConservation of Wet Archaeological WoodHS239210 creditsIntroduction to Spatial Techniques and TechnologiesHS241810 creditsGeographic Information Systems for Archaeologists and Ancient HistoriansHS241910 creditsBioarchaeologyHS243220 creditsLife in Ancient RomeHS435810 creditsHouses in Roman ItalyHS436310 creditsArchaeology Independent StudyHS243320 creditsNeolithic EuropeHS231120 creditsPost-Roman Celtic BritainHS234020 creditsAegean Bronze Age: Emergence To CollapseHS238720 creditsArt & Archaeology of Classical GreeceHS238920 creditsHeritage CommunicationHS242820 creditsCeramics in ArchaeologyHS243120 creditsDeath and Burial in the Roman WorldHS430820 creditsGreek WarfareHS436620 creditsYear three

In Year 3, you choose a further 60 credits of Archaeology and 60 credits of Religious Studies. If you wish, you can write a dissertation on a topic of your choice in either discipline. This provides a chance for you to focus your interests on a particular area, period or technique.

You will undertake another 4 weeks of excavation or another archaeological work placement.

Core modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsArchaeology Fieldwork 1HS234110 creditsOptional modules

Archaeology and Religious Studies (BA)

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