Archaeology BSc (Hons)
Postgraduate
In Preston
Description
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Postgraduate
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Location
Preston
Right from your very first week, you’ll be out working the mud with professional archaeologists, learning how to dig on live sites - this extremely hands-on course is split evenly between practicals, lectures and fieldwork and is designed to give you a wide general knowledge of archaeology, focusing in particular on the archaeology of Britain. You’ll spend four weeks each year on placement in the UK and/or abroad, working on live digs, making real discoveries and helping carry out cutting edge research.
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About this course
Entry Requirements 2017/18 104 points at A2; General Studies accepted
BTEC Extended Diploma : Distinction, Merit, Merit
BTEC Diploma : Distinction* Distinction
Pass Access To HE with 104 P
International Baccalaureate Diploma : 26P
IELTS : grade 6 with no subscore lower than 5.5
5 GCSE s at grade C including Maths and English or equivalent ...
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Subjects
- Archaeology
Course programme
Compulsory modules
- The Archaeology of Britain
- History of Archaeological Thought
- Introduction to Archaeology
- Study Skills & IT for Archaeology
- Introduction to Osteology and Anthropology
Optional modules (one is selected; not all are available each year)
- Bones, Bodies and Burials
- Museums, Heritage and History
- Other elective are available across the University
Compulsory modules
- Archaeological Research & Study
- Archaeological Fieldwork I
- Thinking About the Past: Archaeological Theory
Optional modules (choose three modules from this list; not all modules are available each year)
- Environmental Change
- Forensic Anthropology
- Later Bronze Age and Iron Age Britain
- Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Britain and Ireland
- Roman and Post Roman Britain
- Hunter Gatherers: Past and Present
- Life and Death in Medieval Britain
- Archaeology of the Modern World
Compulsory modules
- Archaeological Dissertation (double module)
- Archaeological Fieldwork II
Optional modules (choose three modules from the list below; not all modules are offered each year)
- Introduction to Professional Practice
- Forensic Taphonomy
- Hunter Gatherers: past and present
- Neolithic & Early Bronze Age Britain
- Later Bronze Age & Iron Age Britain
- Roman and Post-Roman Britain
- Life & Death in Medieval Britain
- Archaeology of the Modern World
- Designing Exhibitions for Museums
Archaeology BSc (Hons)