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MA Osteoarchaeology

University of Southampton

Postgraduate

In Southampton

Price on request

University of Southampton

Description

Type

Postgraduate
Location

Southampton

Start date

September

Introducing your course
A Masters in Osteoarchaeology provides a solid foundation for undertaking a PhD, which can lead towards an academic career in the fields of Osteoarchaeology or Forensic Anthropology. Through a combination of practical and theoretical lessons, students will be able to draw a comprehensive understanding of how past civilisations operated. Completion of this masters degree programme can also lead to a career as a Osteologist (human, faunal, or both) for Archaeology Contracting Units and Consultancies, both in the UK and abroad.

Facilities

Southampton (Hampshire)

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University Road, SO17 1BJ

Start date

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Subjects

Credit
Archaeology

Course programme

Year 1

Students may choose one other MA option as a free elective. However, if students wish to take a non-Archaeology option, they must consult their MA Convenor in the first instance.

Semester One

Either ARCH6110 Zooarchaeology or ARCH6115 Human Skeletal Studies must be taken as compulsory, the other may then be available as an option.

Compulsory

ARCH6110Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Zooarchaeology

ARCH6115Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Human Skeletal Studies

Optional

ARCH6110Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Zooarchaeology

ARCH6112Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Materials, Technology and Social Life

ARCH6114Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Maritime Aspects of Culture

ARCH6115Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Human Skeletal Studies

ARCH6121Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Contexts for Human Origins Research

ARCH6126Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Bioarchaeology of Human Remains

ARCH6127Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Analysis of archaeological faunal remains

ARCH6412Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Professional Practice

ARCH6413Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Professional Placement in the Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Sector

Core [?]
A core module is a module which must be taken and passed.

ARCH6064Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 60

Archaeology Masters Dissertation

Semester TwoOptional

ARCH6119Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Applied Maritime Archaeology

ARCH6120Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Maritime Museums and Heritage Management

ARCH6122Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Ancient Mediterranean Seafaring

ARCH6128Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Cultural Heritage within Environmental Impact Assessment

ARCH6410Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Maritime Connections of the Ancient Mediterranean

ARCH6411Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

The Analysis of Palaeolithic Stone Tool Assemblages

ARCH6413Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 15

Professional Placement in the Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Sector

Core [?]
A core module is a module which must be taken and passed.

ARCH6106Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 30

Osteoarchaeology and Palaeopathology in Context

ARCH6064Credit[?]

Credits are based on the Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS).

: 60

Archaeology Masters Dissertation

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MA Osteoarchaeology

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