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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of History, Classics and Archaeology : Archaeology

Undergraduate Course: Archaeological Fieldwork (ARCA10013)

Course Outline
School	School of History, Classics and Archaeology	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Course type	Standard	Availability	Not available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate)	Credits	20
Home subject area	Archaeology	Other subject area	None
Course website	http://www.arcl.ed.ac.uk/arch/degreecourse.html
Course description	Archaeological Fieldwork is designed to enable the integration of field and practical work into the Signle Honours and Joint Honours curricula and to provide a mechanism for the assessment of the commitment, experience and expertise of students in these domains. The course aims to provide a bridge between the accummulation of data in archaeology, and its incorporation into wider syntheses. To place such work in its archaeological context and allow students to digest the importance of what they have experienced during the vacation and hence to relate field practical work to the theoretical concerns of the discipline.

Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: ( Archaeology 2A: Ancient Europe (ARCA08010) AND Archaeology 2B: The Ancient Near East (ARCA08011)) OR ( Archaeology 2A: Reconstructing the Past (ARCA08008) AND Archaeology 2B: Understanding Past Societies (ARCA08009))	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	This course is not available to students on the BA Humanities and Social Science.
Additional Costs	Fieldwork costs (variable).

Course Delivery Information

Delivery period: 2010/11 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)						WebCT enabled: Yes		Quota: None
Location	Activity	Description	Weeks	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Central	Lecture		1-22				14:00 - 15:50
First Class	Week 1, Thursday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. Location TBA
Additional information	Seminars for this course are normally scheduled on Thu 1400-1500

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and first hand experience of the practice of field archaeology. To relate that experience to wider issues within the discipline.

Assessment Information
Coursework: Seminar Presentation 33%, two Portfolios relating to practicl work undertaken 33% each.

Special Arrangements
Not entered

Contacts
Course organiser	Prof Ian Ralston Tel: (0131 6)50 2370 Email: Ian.Ralston@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Ms Sarah Larios Tel: (0131 6)50 2501 Email: sarah.larios@ed.ac.uk

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