Archaeology and History BA

University of Sheffield
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Bachelor's degree

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Sheffield

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This course combines the study of historical texts with the investigation of past societies through the material record. Carrying out archaeological fieldwork will give you a broad understanding of the early history of Europe and a deeper insight into significant historical issues.Studying in two departments will enhance your understanding of both subjects, and how they inform each other.

At level one, you'll study archaeological and historical evidence and its relevance to the study of late prehistory and history.

Levels two and three allow you to develop your understanding and specialise in the aspects of archaeology and history that interest you most.

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Sheffield (South Yorkshire)
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Western Bank, S10 2TN

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About this course

Archaeology at Sheffield opens up a wide range of career opportunities in archaeology, heritage, museums and within the environmental and cultural sectors.

Many graduates work in archaeology, in commercial units, national and local government, the charitable sector and university departments. Some choose to study for a postgraduate degree. Others have gone into journalism, teaching, the police, healthcare and the media.

Employers include English Heritage, Channel 4, the British Museum, the House of Commons, schools, universities and archaeological trusts.

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5.0
22/11/2020
About the course: The university life was easy and the teaching staff is nice also the international were easy to understand.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

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5.0
21/11/2020
About the course: The price was high and my experience was nice.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

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24/09/2018
What I would highlight: It was a good experience in all, thanks for all the services.
What could be improved: Great course.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes
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Subjects

  • Archaeology
  • Classical
  • Dissertation
  • Catastrophes
  • Anthropology
  • Colonialism
  • Quantitative
  • Professional
  • Analytical
  • Developmental
  • History

Course programme

First year

Core modules:
  • Emerging Europe: From Storage to Stonehenge & States
  • History Workshop
  • Towards modernity: anthropology, archaeology & colonialism
Optional modules:
  • Empire: From the Ancient World to the Middle Ages
  • The Making of the Twentieth Century
  • The Transformation of Britain, 1800 to the Present
Second year

Core modules:
  • Archaeology and Text
  • Historians and History
Optional modules:
  • A Protestant Nation? Religion, Politics and Culture in England 1560-1640
  • Archaeology Matters
  • Becoming America, 1690-1763
  • Coercion and Consent in the Third Reich
  • Culture in Early Modern Europe
  • European Fascism
  • Gender and Sexuality on Modern Britain, 1850 to the Present
  • Gender, Culture and Society: Britain 1689 - 1837
  • Global Lives: South Asian Travel and Migration in the Age of Empire
  • Imperial Germany, 1871-1918
  • Match of the Day: The Nika Riot of 532
  • Minoans: Crete in the Bronze Age
  • Murder in the cathedral: the Becket Affair
  • Power and Protest in Late Medieval England, 1348-1509
  • Religion in an Age of Terror: Ancient Texts and the Making of Modern Israel.
  • Tenochtitlan, City of Blood and Flowers: Aztec society in the early sixteenth century
  • The Ancient Greek Economy
  • The Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England
  • The Battle for China's Future, 1839-1949
  • The Celtic West: from the fall of Rome to the Viking Age
  • The Family in Late Antiquity: Romans, Barbarians and Christians
  • The History of American Foreign Relations
  • The Making of Modern India, 1780-1965
  • The Myth of Venice
  • The Northern Ireland 'Troubles' and Peace Process
  • The Rise of Rome and its Empire (c.500-90 BCE)
  • The Ten Commandments
  • The Welfare State in Britain, 1900-2015.
  • Tolerance and Dissent in Europe (12th - 16th Centuries)
  • Writing History
Third year

Optional modules:
  • Dissertation
  • Dissertation in Archaeology
  • A Comparative History of Revolution
  • Anarchy in the UK? Radicals, Democrats & Revolutionaries, 1830-86
  • Anarchy in the UK? Radicals, Democrats & Revolutionaries, 1830-86
  • Athens and the Black Sea
  • Breaking up (in) the Carolingian Empire
  • Breaking up (in) the Carolingian Empire
  • Cannibals and Christians: Mexico and Spain, c.1492-1600
  • Cannibals and Christians: Mexico and Spain, c.1492-1600
  • Catastrophes and Climate Change: prehistory to Modernity
  • Cities
  • Cultural Encounters
  • Decoding the Landscape: integrated methods in landscape archaeology
  • Egypt in the age of empire
  • Emotions and identity in twentieth-century Britain: from stiff upper lip to Facebook
  • Emotions and identity in twentieth-century Britain: from stiff upper lip to Facebook
  • Ending the Cold War
  • Ending the Cold War
  • Fascism and Anti-Fascism in Britain, 1923-1945 I
  • Fascism and Anti-Fascism in Britain, 1923-1945 II
  • Forced into Being: How Involuntary Migration Created Ancient Israel
  • Forced into Being: How Involuntary Migration Created Ancient Israel
  • From Julius Caesar to Augustus: Rome's Revolution (89 BC-14 AD)
  • From Julius Caesar to Augustus: Rome's Revolution (89 BC-14 AD)
  • Half Slave and Half Free: The Origins of the U.S. Civil War
  • Half Slave and Half Free: The Origins of the U.S. Civil War
  • Humour and Laughter in Eighteenth-Century Britain
  • Humour and Laughter in Eighteenth-Century Britain
  • Merchants, Mariners and Migrants: The English Overseas, 1570-1624
  • Merchants, Mariners and Migrants: The English Overseas, 1570-1624
  • Resistance & Liberation in South Africa: Gandhi to Mandela
  • Resistance & Liberation in South Africa: Gandhi to Mandela
  • Rome: Capital, Hinterland and Periphery
  • Short Dissertation
  • Solidarity, Sabotage, Students: Protest in Europe from 1968 to 1989
  • Solidarity, Sabotage, Students: Protest in Europe from 1968 to 1989
  • Stalinism and De-Stalinisation, 1929-1961 I
  • Stalinism and De-Stalinisation, 1929-1961 II
  • The American War in Vietnam, 1945-1975
  • The American War in Vietnam, 1945-1975
  • The Holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry I
  • The Holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry II
  • The Paris Commune I
  • The Paris Commune II
  • The Road to Civil War: England 1621-1642 I
  • The Road to Civil War: England 1621-1642 II
  • The Spanish Civil War I
  • The Spanish Civil War II
  • The United States and the Cold War, 1945-1975
  • The United States and the Cold War, 1945-1975
  • The Uses of History
  • The Wars of the Roses: Empire in Crisis, c.1440-1509
  • The Wars of the Roses: Empire in Crisis, c.1440-1509
  • Tools of Empire? Medicine, Science and Colonialism, 1800-1950
  • Tools of Empire? Medicine, Science and Colonialism, 1800-1950
  • Work Place Learning
The content of our courses is reviewed annually to make sure it's up-to-date and relevant. Individual modules are occasionally updated or withdrawn. This is in response to discoveries through our world-leading research; funding changes; professional accreditation requirements; student or employer feedback; outcomes of reviews; and variations in staff or student numbers.

In the event of any change we'll consult and inform students in good time and take reasonable steps to minimise disruption.

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