Cultural Materials MA
Master
In Sheffield
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Distance Education Dept. - Islamic College for Adv. Studies
Master Distance LearningPrice on request -
Lancaster University
Master Distance Learning£ 8,500 -
University College London
Postgraduate Distance Learning£ 8,430 -
Distance Education Dept. - Islamic College for Adv. Studies
Master Distance LearningPrice on request -
Institute of Education
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University of the Highlands and Islands
Master Onlinehigher than £ 9000 -
King's College London
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Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Sheffield
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Duration
1 Year
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Start date
Different dates available
The study of material artefacts is vital to our understanding of craft production, use and trade in ancient and historic societies.
You choose one of three pathways: Experimental Archaeology, Materials and Technological Analysis, and Material Culture Studies. The latter gives you the option of a work placement where you can focus on a subject, technique or form that interests you.
Each pathway has a different emphasis which is reflected in the compulsory modules. Through optional modules, you can choose to engage with particular historic periods, theory, ethnographic case studies, and different approaches to material culture.
Lectures, seminars and presentations are complemented by practical work – in the laboratory and in the field, so you develop the skill set you need to work with archaeological material. For your dissertation, you’ll work on a project on a particular aspect of material culture.
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About this course
Usually a minimum 2:1 honours degree in an arts, humanities or science subject. But your interest in and understanding of archaeology is more important than what you studied at undergraduate level.
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Subjects
- Archaeology
- Materials
- Project
- Reinventing Archaeology
- Reinventing
- Materialising Culture
- Social processes
- Material Culture
- Cultural Materials
- Faculty of Arts and Humanities
- Technological Analysis
- Material Culture Studies
Course programme
Core modules
All streams:
- Reinventing Archaeology
- Materialising Culture: Agents, Things and Social Processes
- Dissertation (Material Culture Studies stream choose between a fieldwork placement and a dissertation)
Depending on which of the three streams you choose to study, these may include:
- Reconstructing Ancient Technologies: Ceramics, Metals or Vitreous Materials
- Experimental Archaeology
- Applied Archaeological Science
You can expect a balanced timetable of lectures, seminars and practicals. You’ll have access to specialist labs and world-class reference collections. Many of our masters courses include a fieldwork or project-based component.
We integrate humanities and science-based approaches to nurture a deeper understanding. You’ll have the opportunity to explore different viewpoints and make up your own mind about their strengths and weaknesses.
We’ll help you to develop your critical thinking as well as your practical skills. What we ask of you, as a member of our lively academic community, is that you challenge, question, and explore.
Additional information
Cultural Materials MA
-
Distance Education Dept. - Islamic College for Adv. Studies
Master Distance LearningPrice on request -
Lancaster University
Master Distance Learning£ 8,500 -
University College London
Postgraduate Distance Learning£ 8,430 -
Distance Education Dept. - Islamic College for Adv. Studies
Master Distance LearningPrice on request -
Institute of Education
Postgraduate OnlinePrice on request -
University of the Highlands and Islands
Master Onlinehigher than £ 9000 -
King's College London
Postgraduate Onlinehigher than £ 9000
See all