Celtic & Viking Archaeology [MLitt/PgDip]

You will take two core courses and three optional courses. For the MLitt you will produce a dissertation on a specialist topic agreed with the course convenor.

The core courses provides you with a theoretical background to the study of early medieval archaeology, examining themes such as burial, settlement, material culture, religion through a series of case studies. You will also get training and support in a wide variety of research methods including library skills, humanities computing, writing and presenting papers.

• Approaches to Celtic and Viking Archaeology
• Research Skills

Three optional courses must be selected, two of which from the following

• Themes in Early Medieval Scottish archaeology
• Early Christian monuments of Scotland
• Early Medieval artefacts
• Viking and late Norse artefacts
• Norse in the North Atlantic, AD 800–1500
• Viking and late Norse British Isles.

You may also choose one of the following options

• Thematic studies: any one of the thematic courses offered via other MLitt programmes, by agreement with the course convener. These may include courses available via other Masters programmes within the University (most relevant are those offered as part of Celtic Studies and Scottish Medieval Studies)
• Independent study on a topic agreed with the course convenor.
• Artefact studies: any one of the specialist courses offered in the MLitt Material Culture & Artefact Studies
• Multimedia analysis and design or 2D digitisation.