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Degree Programme Table: Ancient Mediterranean Civilisations (MA Hons) (UTACMME)

Year 1, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: September

  • Notes: All first year students should make an appointment with their Personal Tutor during Induction Week. Please consider your outside course options from the list of course options indicated below, and take a draft plan to your meeting with your Personal Tutor.

    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 2 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  

    Notes:20 credits should be taken in Semester 1 and 20 credits in Semester 2.
     

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

     


    Year 2, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August

  • Notes: During Induction Week, please ensure you have met with your Personal Tutor or a Student Support Officer to confirm your course choices and 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 
    ARCA08013 Archaeology 2A: Scotland before History Semester 1 20
    ARCA08012 Archaeology 2B: Archaeology in Action Semester 2 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 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
    ANHI08014    Ancient History 2a: Past and Present in the Ancient World   20  
    ANHI08013    Ancient History 2b: Themes and Theories in Ancient History   20  
    CACA08010    Classical Archaeology 2b: Materials and Methods   20  
    CACA08009    Classical Art 2A: The Development of Greek and Roman Art   20  

     
    AND   

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

     


    Year 3, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Entry into the third year normally requires (i) passes in all subjects taken in the first two years, achieved no later than May of the second year, and (ii) a mark of 50% or above in two 2nd level Classics courses, Archaeology 2A and Archaeology 2B.

    During Induction Week, please contact a Student Support Officer 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 
    ARCA10064 Theoretical Archaeology As available 20
    ARCA10065 Archaeology in Practice As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ARCA10050    Animal and Human Remains in Archaeology   20  
    ARCA10003    Human Origins   20  
    ARCA10063    The Hittites: The Archaeology of an Ancient Near Eastern Civilisation   20  
    ARCA10035    The Scottish Lowlands: Archaeology and Landscape before the Normans   20  
    ARCA10047    Bronze Age Civilisations of the Near East and Greece   20  
    ARCA10020    Conceptualising the Neolithic   20  
    ARCA10071    Constantinople and the Cities of Asia Minor, 330-565   20  
    ARCA10051    From Foraging to Farming: The Beginnings of Agriculture in the Mediterranean and Europe   20  
    ARCA10027    Gallia from the 3rd Century BC to Augustus   20  
    GEGR10039    Principles of Geographical Information Science   20  
    ARCA10076    Death, Decay and Reconstruction: Discovering past lifeways through Archaeological Human Remains   20  
    ARCA10077    Scientific Methods in Bio-Archaeology   20  
    ARCA10078    The Prehistory of Cyprus: Insularity, Identity and Internationalism   20  
    CACA10005    Roman Propaganda: The Archaeological and Artistic Evidence   20  
    ARCA10079    Environmental Archaeology   20  
    ARCA10055    Byzantine Archaeology: The archaeology of the Byzantine empire and its neighbours AD 500-850.   20  
    SCHI10054    Rome and the Caledonians   20  
    ARCA10014    Archaeological Illustration   20  

    Notes:A booklet giving details, as well as restrictions on choice of modules, will be available for students entering the course to facilitate advance planning.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ARCA10063    The Hittites: The Archaeology of an Ancient Near Eastern Civilisation   20  
    ARCA10047    Bronze Age Civilisations of the Near East and Greece   20  
    ECHS10012    The Making of Christian Orthodoxy 325-451 3/4   20  
    ARCA10055    Byzantine Archaeology: The archaeology of the Byzantine empire and its neighbours AD 500-850.   20  
    ANHI10007    The Severans   20  
    ANHI10009    Hollywood's Ancient World: Cinematic Constructs of the Past   20  
    ANHI10011    Roman Slavery   20  
    ANHI10014    Archaic Athens: Renaissance and Revolution   20  
    ANHI10022    Violence and Disorder in Roman Society, 133-31 BC   20  
    ANHI10052    Empresses and Others: Women of Imperial Rome   20  
    CLGE10007    Popular Culture in the Ancient World   20  
    ANHI10067    Studying Ancient History 1   20  
    ANHI10068    Studying Ancient History 2   20  
    ANHI10069    Studying Ancient History 3   20  
    ANHI10070    Studying Ancient History 4   20  
    ARCA10023    Etruscan Italy 1000-300 BC   20  
    CACA10030    Classical Archaeology in the Field   20  
    CACA10023    The Roman Empire and its Neighbours   20  
    CACA10004    Death and Burial in Republican and Imperial Rome   20  
    SCHI10054    Rome and the Caledonians   20  
    HIST10202    Clash of Empires and Religious Conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean World from Justinian to Iconoclasm (c550-c800)   20  

     


    Year 4, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August

  • Notes: During Induction Week, please contact a Student Support Officer to confirm your attendance. The credits for your courses should total 120 in each year.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, during Full Year
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ARCA10040    Archaeology Dissertation   40  
    CLGE10003    Classics Dissertation   40  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 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  
    ARCA10003    Human Origins   20  
    ARCA10063    The Hittites: The Archaeology of an Ancient Near Eastern Civilisation   20  
    ARCA10035    The Scottish Lowlands: Archaeology and Landscape before the Normans   20  
    ARCA10047    Bronze Age Civilisations of the Near East and Greece   20  
    ARCA10020    Conceptualising the Neolithic   20  
    ARCA10071    Constantinople and the Cities of Asia Minor, 330-565   20  
    ARCA10051    From Foraging to Farming: The Beginnings of Agriculture in the Mediterranean and Europe   20  
    ARCA10027    Gallia from the 3rd Century BC to Augustus   20  
    GEGR10039    Principles of Geographical Information Science   20  
    ARCA10076    Death, Decay and Reconstruction: Discovering past lifeways through Archaeological Human Remains   20  
    SCHI10035    The Picts   40  
    SCHI10065    Celt and Saxon: the British Isles 250-750   20  
    ARCA10077    Scientific Methods in Bio-Archaeology   20  
    ARCA10078    The Prehistory of Cyprus: Insularity, Identity and Internationalism   20  
    CACA10005    Roman Propaganda: The Archaeological and Artistic Evidence   20  
    ARCA10079    Environmental Archaeology   20  
    ARCA10055    Byzantine Archaeology: The archaeology of the Byzantine empire and its neighbours AD 500-850.   20  
    SCHI10054    Rome and the Caledonians   20  
    ARCA10014    Archaeological Illustration   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.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ARCA10063    The Hittites: The Archaeology of an Ancient Near Eastern Civilisation   20  
    ARCA10047    Bronze Age Civilisations of the Near East and Greece   20  
    ECHS10012    The Making of Christian Orthodoxy 325-451 3/4   20  
    ARCA10055    Byzantine Archaeology: The archaeology of the Byzantine empire and its neighbours AD 500-850.   20  
    ANHI10007    The Severans   20  
    ANHI10009    Hollywood's Ancient World: Cinematic Constructs of the Past   20  
    ANHI10011    Roman Slavery   20  
    ANHI10014    Archaic Athens: Renaissance and Revolution   20  
    ANHI10022    Violence and Disorder in Roman Society, 133-31 BC   20  
    ANHI10052    Empresses and Others: Women of Imperial Rome   20  
    CLGE10007    Popular Culture in the Ancient World   20  
    ANHI10067    Studying Ancient History 1   20  
    ANHI10068    Studying Ancient History 2   20  
    ANHI10069    Studying Ancient History 3   20  
    ANHI10070    Studying Ancient History 4   20  
    ARCA10023    Etruscan Italy 1000-300 BC   20  
    CACA10030    Classical Archaeology in the Field   20  
    CACA10023    The Roman Empire and its Neighbours   20  
    CACA10004    Death and Burial in Republican and Imperial Rome   20  
    SCHI10054    Rome and the Caledonians   20  
    HIST10202    Clash of Empires and Religious Conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean World from Justinian to Iconoclasm (c550-c800)   20  

     


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