MLitt History and Archaeology of the Highlands and Islands

PgCert

Core modules are:

• Archaeology of the Highlands and Islands (Semester 1)
• Primary sources in history (Semester 2)

You must complete BOTH modules to enable you to exit with the PgCert.

You will also choose one history or archaeology option module, which may include any of the below.

History - any available option module from the MLitt History of the Highlands and Islands, which may include:

• Contemplating the Clearances
• Introduction to palaeography and languages in North Atlantic history
• Maritime lives: the Scottish Northern Isles during the Early Modern period
• The lordship of the Isles
• Voices from the past: understanding and using oral history

Archaeology

• Digital analysis in archaeology
• Early medieval archaeology
• Exquisite islands
• Iron Age in the Atlantic world
• Neolithic studies
• Research and dissertation skills
• Viking and Norse in the North Atlantic
• Excavation (Note: you will be responsible for covering the costs of any travel and subsistence involved)

PgDip

You will choose three further modules from those listed in the PgCert, ensuring an even split across the two subjects.

Please note: if you wish to undertake a dissertation in archaeology, you must take the Semester 2 module ‘Research and dissertation skills’ as one of your archaeology options.

MLitt

To achieve the award of MLitt you must complete a 60-credit research dissertation in either history or archaeology.