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Degree Programme Table: Celtic and Archaeology (MA Hons) (UTCELAR)

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

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your
    Personal Tutor.

    Archaeology practical work requirement: all students registered for a single or combined 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.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ARCA08004 Archaeology 1A As available 20
    ARCA08005 Archaeology 1B As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 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 exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    CELT08004    Gaelic 1A   40  
    CELT08005    Gaelic 1B   40  

     
    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
    CELT08017    Introduction to Gaelic Language and Culture   20  
    CELT08015    Celtic Civilisation 1B   20  

     




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


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ARCA08013 Archaeology 2A: Scotland before History As available 20
    ARCA08012 Archaeology 2B: Archaeology in Action As available 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
    CELT08006    Gaelic 2A   40  
    CELT08007    Gaelic 2B   40  
    CELT08012    Celtic Literature 2A   20  
    CELT08013    Celtic Literature 2B   20  

     

    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 to third year normally requires sucessful completion of the first two years of the curriculum with an average mark for Archaeology 2A and Archaeology 2B combined of 50% or higher, and a pass at 50% or above in either Gaelic 2A or gaelic 2B (for Modern honours route) or in Celtic Literature 2A and Celtic Literature 2B (for Medieval honours route).


  • 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 4 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  

     

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 60 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 60 credits from Celtic Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:Students who have not taken Gaelic language to Year 2 must select their Celtic Honours courses from the list of medieval options. Detailed information regarding course choices and availability is provided in course handbooks.
     


    OR   

    Overarching rule collection group: C  
    Select exactly 60 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 40 credits from Celtic Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:Students who have not taken Gaelic language to Year 2 must select their Celtic Honours courses from the list of medieval options. Detailed information regarding course choices and availability is provided in course handbooks.
     

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 10, as available
    CELT10036     Dissertation (Part 1)     (20 credits)

    Notes:Notes: If the dissertation is taken in Celtic, a 20-credit unit towards the dissertation will be taken in third year, and a 20-credit completion unit in fourth year. Students opting for a Celtic dissertation will therefore be required to take a 20-credit unit towards their dissertation in third year together with option courses in Celtic totalling 40 credits, followed by a 20-credit completion unit in fourth year together with honours options in Celtic totalling 60 credits.
     




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

  • Notes: Notes: Final Assessment: One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the twelve 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based. (Papers that for the purposes of degree classification acquire a weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice.)
    1. (Theoretical Archaeology Honours course). 2. (Archaeology in Practice Honours Course).
    3. (Honours option for Archaeology). 4. (Honours option for Celtic). 5. (Honours option for Celtic). 6. (Honours option for Celtic or Dissertation Part 1). 7. (Archaeology Dissertation or Honours option for Celtic). 8. (Archaeology Dissertation or Honours option for Celtic). 9. (Honours option for Archaeology). 10. (Honours option for Archaeology). 11. (Honours option for Celtic). 12. (Honours option for Celtic or Dissertation Part 2).



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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 6 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: C  
    Select exactly 120 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 40 credits course level 10, as available
    ARCA10040     Archaeology Dissertation     (40 credits)

     
    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  

     

    Select exactly 40 credits from Celtic Level 10 courses, as available

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 20 credits course level 10, as available
    CELT10037     Dissertation (Part 2)     (20 credits)

    Notes:If the dissertation is taken in Celtic, a 20-credit unit towards the dissertation will be taken in third year, and a 20-credit completion unit in fourth year. Students opting for a Celtic dissertation will therefore be required to take a 20-credit unit towards their dissertation in third year together with option courses in Celtic totalling 40 credits, followed by a 20-credit completion unit in fourth year together with honours options in Celtic totalling 60 credits.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 60 credits from Celtic Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:Students who have not taken Gaelic language to Year 2 must select their Celtic Honours courses from the list of medieval options. Detailed information regarding course choices and availability is provided in course handbooks.
     
    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  

     



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