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Degree Programme Table: Archaeology (MA Hons) (UTARCHA)


Year 1, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: September

  • Notes: All first year students should make an appointment with their Director of Studies during Fresher Week period. Please consider the following courses, and take a draft plan to your meeting.

    The credits for your courses should total 120 in each year.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ARCA08004 Archaeology 1A Semester 1 20
    ARCA08005 Archaeology 1B Semester 2 20
    Notes: Archaeology practical work requirement: all students registered for a single or joint honours degree in Archaeology normally undertake a minimum of three weeks fieldwork approved by the Head of Archaeology during the summer vacation of their first year of study.




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 7 set(s) of course options with the following rules.



    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    CLGE08001    The Greek World 1A: Greece in the Making   20  
    CLGE08002    The Greek World 1B: Greece's New Horizons   20  
    CLGE08003    The Roman World 1A: The Rise of Rome   20  
    CLGE08004    The Roman World 1B: The Roman Empire   20  

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ARHI08005    Architectural History 1   40  
    HIAR08009    History of Art 1   40  
    SCET08006    Scottish Studies 1A: Conceptualising Scotland   20  
    SCET08007    Scottish Studies 1B: Creating Scotland   20  

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    CELT08014    Celtic Civilisation 1A   20  
    CELT08015    Celtic Civilisation 1B   20  

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    GEGR08007    Human Geography   20  
    GESC08001    Earth Surface Systems   20  

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    EASC08001    Earth Dynamics   20  
    EASC08012    History of Life   20  

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCAN08003    Social Anthropology 1A: An Introduction   20  
    SCAN08002    Social Anthropology 1B: The Practice of Social Anthropology   20  

     

    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     

    Year 2, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August

  • Notes: During Induction Week, please ensure you have met with your Director of Studies or a Student Support Officer to confirm your course choices and attendance.

    The credits for your courses should total 120 in each year.

    Progression to Honours normally requires successful completion of the first two years of the curriculum with an average mark for Archaeology 2A and Archaeology 2B combined of 50% or higher at the first attempt.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ARCA08013 Archaeology 2A: Scotland before History Semester 1 20
    ARCA08012 Archaeology 2B: Archaeology in Action Semester 2 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 7 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     
    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  


    Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    CACA08009    Classical Art 2A: The Development of Greek and Roman Art   20  
    SCAN08004    Social Anthropology 2: Into the Field   20  
    ANHI08014    Ancient History 2a: Past and Present in the Ancient World   20  
    CACA08010    Classical Archaeology 2b: Materials and Methods   20  
    ANHI08013    Ancient History 2b: Themes and Theories in Ancient History   20  
    HIST08026    Introduction to Medieval Europe 2A   20  
    HIST08027    Introduction to Medieval Europe 2B   20  
    HIAR08012    History of Art 2   40  
    SCET08008    Scotland and Orality   20  
    SCET08009    Visualising Scotland   20  

    Notes:Courses in second year must follow on from courses already passed in the first year in the sense defined in the College Regulations. Paired 20 credit courses must be taken as 40 credit combinations.
     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ARHI08006    Architectural History 2a: Order & the City   20  
    ARHI08007    Architectural History 2b: Culture & the City   20  

    Notes:Courses in second year must follow on from courses already passed in the first year in the sense defined in the College Regulations. Paired 20 credit courses must be taken as 40 credit combinations.
     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    GEGR08003    Economic and Political Geography   20  
    GEGR08001    Environmental Sensitivity and Change   20  
    GEGR08002    Geomorphology   20  
    GEGR08004    Social and Cultural Geography   20  

    Notes:Courses in second year must follow on from courses already passed in the first year in the sense defined in the College Regulations. Paired 20 credit courses must be taken as 40 credit combinations.
     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    EASC08015    Stratigraphy and Sedimentology   20  
    EASC08014    Earth Materials   20  

     
    OR   

    Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ARHI08005    Architectural History 1   40  
    CELT08014    Celtic Civilisation 1A   20  
    CELT08015    Celtic Civilisation 1B   20  
    GEGR08007    Human Geography   20  
    GESC08001    Earth Surface Systems   20  
    EASC08001    Earth Dynamics   20  
    EASC08012    History of Life   20  
    HIAR08009    History of Art 1   40  
    SCET08006    Scottish Studies 1A: Conceptualising Scotland   20  
    SCET08007    Scottish Studies 1B: Creating Scotland   20  

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    CLGE08001    The Greek World 1A: Greece in the Making   20  
    CLGE08002    The Greek World 1B: Greece's New Horizons   20  
    CLGE08003    The Roman World 1A: The Rise of Rome   20  
    CLGE08004    The Roman World 1B: The Roman Empire   20  

    Notes:Only if not taken in the first year.
     



    Year 3, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Entry into the third year normally requires successful completion of the first two years of the curriculum with an average mark for Archaeology 2A and Archaeology 2B combined of 50% or higher at the first attempt.

    During Induction Week, please contact a member of staff to confirm your attendance.

    The credits for your courses should total 120 in each year.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ARCA10065 Archaeology in Practice As available 20
    ARCA10064 Theoretical Archaeology As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 80 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ARCA10050    Animal and Human Remains in Archaeology   20  
    ARCA10014    Archaeological Illustration   20  
    ARCA10023    Etruscan Italy 1000-300 BC   20  
    ARCA10003    Human Origins   20  
    ARCA10063    The Hittites: The Archaeology of an Ancient Near Eastern Civilisation   20  
    ARCA10073    Rock Art and Archaeology: from Scotland to the Sahara   20  
    ARCA10016    The Archaeology of Gender   20  
    ARCA10030    The Iron Age of Western Temperate Europe until the 3rd Century BC   20  
    ARCA10035    The Scottish Lowlands: Archaeology and Landscape before the Normans   20  
    ECSH10031    Heritage in Britain since c.1750   20  
    CACA10021    Inscribed Objects: Roman Coins and Latin Inscriptions   20  
    CACA10023    The Roman Empire and its Neighbours   20  
    CACA10026    The Athenian Akropolis   20  
    ARCA10074    Late Hunter-Gatherers in Europe   20  

     

    Year 4, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August

  • Notes: During Induction Week, please contact a member of staff to confirm your attendance.

    The credits for your courses should total 120 in each year.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ARCA10040 Archaeology Dissertation As available 40




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 80 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ARCA10013    Archaeological Fieldwork   20  
    ARCA10050    Animal and Human Remains in Archaeology   20  
    ARCA10014    Archaeological Illustration   20  
    ARCA10023    Etruscan Italy 1000-300 BC   20  
    ARCA10003    Human Origins   20  
    ARCA10063    The Hittites: The Archaeology of an Ancient Near Eastern Civilisation   20  
    ARCA10073    Rock Art and Archaeology: from Scotland to the Sahara   20  
    ARCA10016    The Archaeology of Gender   20  
    ARCA10030    The Iron Age of Western Temperate Europe until the 3rd Century BC   20  
    ARCA10035    The Scottish Lowlands: Archaeology and Landscape before the Normans   20  
    ECSH10031    Heritage in Britain since c.1750   20  
    CACA10021    Inscribed Objects: Roman Coins and Latin Inscriptions   20  
    CACA10023    The Roman Empire and its Neighbours   20  
    CACA10026    The Athenian Akropolis   20  
    ARCA10074    Late Hunter-Gatherers in Europe   20  

    Notes:Students intending to take the fourth year option Archaeological Fieldwork are required to undertake 10 weeks approved practical archaeological work in the vacations between the end of their second year of study and the beginning of their fourth year of study.
     

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