Archaeology BSc

University of Sheffield
4.7
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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Sheffield

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This course explores all aspects of the human past, integrating scientific methods with anthropological and social theory. You'll work in both the field and the laboratory, developing critical skills in diverse archaeological methods.

Your study gives you the chance to work alongside world-class researchers on a range of archaeological materials, from human bones to ancient metal objects.

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Location

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Sheffield (South Yorkshire)
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Western Bank, S10 2TN

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Different dates availableEnrolment now open

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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Reviews

4.7
excellent
  • I would like to review something about the professional development course where teacher has taught us many professional and retailer skills of interviewing and managing.
    ← | →
  • It was little tough to integrate the university life in the beginning but after a while it was nice.
    ← | →
  • Housing was good, but very difficult to find it,because the host university didn´t help the students. I enjoyed a lot, thanks for everything.
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4.8
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Recommended

Centre rating

LIAN

5.0
22/11/2020
About the course: I would like to review something about the professional development course where teacher has taught us many professional and retailer skills of interviewing and managing.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

NICOLAS

4.0
19/11/2020
About the course: It was little tough to integrate the university life in the beginning but after a while it was nice.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes

Anna Juncosa Sanabra

5.0
19/10/2018
What I would highlight: Housing was good, but very difficult to find it,because the host university didn´t help the students. I enjoyed a lot, thanks for everything.
What could be improved: Everything was OK.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes
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This centre's achievements

2018

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The average rating is higher than 3.7

More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months

This centre has featured on Emagister for 14 years

Subjects

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

Course programme

First year

Core modules:
  • Emerging Europe: From Storage to Stonehenge & States
  • Revealing the Past
  • Towards modernity: anthropology, archaeology & colonialism
Optional modules:
  • Classical World and Its Legacy
  • The Origins of Humanity
  • World Civilisations
Second year

Core modules:
  • Science in Archaeology
  • Thinking through Archaeology
Optional modules:
  • Archaeology Matters
  • Archaeology and Text
  • Europe's First Farmers
  • Minoans: Crete in the Bronze Age
  • The Ancient Greek Economy
  • The Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England
  • The Celtic West: from the fall of Rome to the Viking Age
Third year

Core modules:
  • Dissertation in Archaeology
Optional modules:
  • Athens and the Black Sea
  • Catastrophes and Climate Change: prehistory to Modernity
  • Decoding the Landscape: integrated methods in landscape archaeology
  • Egypt in the age of empire
  • Experimental Archaeology
  • Later Neolithic and Bronze Age Britain & Ireland
  • Rome: Capital, Hinterland and Periphery
  • 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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