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Degree Programme Table: Archaeology and Ancient History MA (Hons) (UTMAHARANH1F)

Year 1, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September

  • Notes: All first year students should make an appointment with their Personal Tutor during Induction Week. 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 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    ARCA08004 Archaeology 1A As available 20
    ARCA08005 Archaeology 1B As available 20
    ARCA08015 Archaeological Fieldwork - 3 week field project As available 0




    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  

     
    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 2016/17, Starting month: August

  • Notes: During Induction Week, please ensure you have met 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 4 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
    ANHI08014 Ancient History 2a: Past and Present in the Ancient World As available 20
    ANHI08013 Ancient History 2b: Themes and Theories in Ancient History 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
    CACA08011    Roman Art and Archaeology   20  
    CACA08012    Greek Art and Archaeology   20  

     

    Select exactly 20 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     


    Year 3, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: August

  • Notes:
    Entry into Honours normally requires:
    (i) passes in 240 credits of courses taken in the first two years;
    (ii) passes at 50% or above, at first attempt, in Archaeology 2A and Archaeology 2B; and
    (iii) passes at 50% or above in the obligatory 2nd level Classics courses.

    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 
    ARCA10064 Theoretical Archaeology As available 20
    ARCA10065 Archaeology in Practice As available 20




    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, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ANHI10067    Studying Ancient History 1   20  
    ANHI10068    Studying Ancient History 2   20  
    ANHI10069    Studying Ancient History 3   20  
    ANHI10070    Studying Ancient History 4   20  
    ANHI10075    Studying Ancient History 9   20  
    ANHI10071    Studying Ancient History 5   20  
    ANHI10072    Studying Ancient History 6   20  
    ANHI10073    Studying Ancient History 7   20  
    ANHI10052    Empresses and Others: Women of Imperial Rome   20  
    CLGE10008    Topics in Byzantine Literary History   20  
    ANHI10056    After Alexander   20  
    CHCA10005    Constantinople: The History of a Medieval Megalopolis from Constantine the Great to Süleyman the Magnificent   20  
    CLTR10014    Monsters, Murder and Mayhem: Biography in the Ancient World   20  
    ANHI10022    Violence and Disorder in Roman Society, 133-31 BC   20  
    ANHI10074    Studying Ancient History 8   20  
    ANHI10007    The Severans   20  
    ANHI10013    The World of St Augustine   20  
    BIST10046    The New Testament and Graeco-Roman Culture   20  
    ANHI10060    Political Thought and Practice in the Greek City   20  
    ANHI10062    Athenian Law and Economy   20  
    ANHI10034    Custodians of Empire: The Praetorian Guard   20  
    ANHI10012    The Greek World and Rome   20  
    ANHI10061    Sparta and Crete: Classical Greek Society Beyond Athens   20  
    ANHI10076    Studying Ancient History 10   20  
    ANHI10057    Ancient Greek Slavery   20  
    ANHI10014    Archaic Athens: Renaissance and Revolution   20  
    HIST10397    The peoples of Britain in the first millennium CE   20  

    Notes:The beginner language courses are not available as part of this joint degree.
     
    AND   

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

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    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  
    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  
    ARCA10079    Environmental Archaeology   20  
    ARCA10055    Byzantine Archaeology: The archaeology of the Byzantine empire and its neighbours AD 500-850.   20  
    ARCA10014    Archaeological Illustration   20  
    ARCA10082    Archaeology of Architecture   20  
    CACA10033    Classical Archaeology in the Field (B)   20  
    ARCA10061    Island Worlds: prehistoric societies in the western Mediterranean from Malta to Minorca   20  
    ARCA10030    The Iron Age of Western Temperate Europe until the 3rd Century BC   20  
    ARCA10073    Rock Art and Archaeology: from Scotland to the Sahara   20  
    ARCA10034    Ritual and Monumentality in North-West Europe: Mid-6th to Mid-3rd Millennium BC   20  
    ARCA10081    Mediterranean Archaeology in the Field   20  
    ARCA10074    Late Hunter-Gatherers in Europe   20  
    ARCA10072    Early Farmers of the Near East: The Transition from Foraging to Agriculture   20  
    ARCA10023    Etruscan Italy 1000-300 BC   20  
    CACA10005    Roman Propaganda: The Archaeological and Artistic Evidence   20  
    CHCA10005    Constantinople: The History of a Medieval Megalopolis from Constantine the Great to Süleyman the Magnificent   20  
    ECSH10031    Heritage in Britain since c.1750   20  
    HIST10397    The peoples of Britain in the first millennium CE   20  
    HIST10398    Medicine and health in Anglo-Saxon England and its neighbours   20  

    Notes:
    Other approved courses in Classical Art/Classical Archaeology may be taken as Archaeology options.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ANHI10067    Studying Ancient History 1   20  
    ANHI10068    Studying Ancient History 2   20  
    ANHI10069    Studying Ancient History 3   20  
    ANHI10070    Studying Ancient History 4   20  
    ANHI10075    Studying Ancient History 9   20  
    ANHI10071    Studying Ancient History 5   20  
    ANHI10072    Studying Ancient History 6   20  
    ANHI10073    Studying Ancient History 7   20  
    ANHI10052    Empresses and Others: Women of Imperial Rome   20  
    CLGE10008    Topics in Byzantine Literary History   20  
    ANHI10056    After Alexander   20  
    CHCA10005    Constantinople: The History of a Medieval Megalopolis from Constantine the Great to Süleyman the Magnificent   20  
    CLTR10014    Monsters, Murder and Mayhem: Biography in the Ancient World   20  
    ANHI10022    Violence and Disorder in Roman Society, 133-31 BC   20  
    ANHI10074    Studying Ancient History 8   20  
    ANHI10007    The Severans   20  
    ANHI10013    The World of St Augustine   20  
    BIST10046    The New Testament and Graeco-Roman Culture   20  
    ANHI10060    Political Thought and Practice in the Greek City   20  
    ANHI10062    Athenian Law and Economy   20  
    ANHI10034    Custodians of Empire: The Praetorian Guard   20  
    ANHI10012    The Greek World and Rome   20  
    ANHI10061    Sparta and Crete: Classical Greek Society Beyond Athens   20  
    ANHI10076    Studying Ancient History 10   20  
    ANHI10057    Ancient Greek Slavery   20  
    ANHI10014    Archaic Athens: Renaissance and Revolution   20  
    HIST10397    The peoples of Britain in the first millennium CE   20  

    Notes:The beginner language courses are not available as part of this joint degree.
     



    Year 4, Academic year 2016/17, 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, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ARCA10040    Archaeology Dissertation   40  
    CLGE10003    Classics Dissertation   40  

     
    AND   

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

    Notes:1. The 20-credit courses GEGR10039 "Principles of Geographical Information Science" and EASC10087 "Geoscience Outreach and Engagement" (as available) may be taken as Archaeology options.
    2. Other approved courses in Classical Art/Classical Archaeology may be taken as Archaeology options.
    3. 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
    ANHI10067    Studying Ancient History 1   20  
    ANHI10068    Studying Ancient History 2   20  
    ANHI10069    Studying Ancient History 3   20  
    ANHI10070    Studying Ancient History 4   20  
    ANHI10075    Studying Ancient History 9   20  
    ANHI10071    Studying Ancient History 5   20  
    ANHI10072    Studying Ancient History 6   20  
    ANHI10073    Studying Ancient History 7   20  
    ANHI10052    Empresses and Others: Women of Imperial Rome   20  
    CLGE10008    Topics in Byzantine Literary History   20  
    ANHI10056    After Alexander   20  
    CHCA10005    Constantinople: The History of a Medieval Megalopolis from Constantine the Great to Süleyman the Magnificent   20  
    CLTR10014    Monsters, Murder and Mayhem: Biography in the Ancient World   20  
    ANHI10022    Violence and Disorder in Roman Society, 133-31 BC   20  
    ANHI10074    Studying Ancient History 8   20  
    ANHI10007    The Severans   20  
    ANHI10013    The World of St Augustine   20  
    BIST10046    The New Testament and Graeco-Roman Culture   20  
    ANHI10060    Political Thought and Practice in the Greek City   20  
    ANHI10062    Athenian Law and Economy   20  
    ANHI10034    Custodians of Empire: The Praetorian Guard   20  
    ANHI10012    The Greek World and Rome   20  
    ANHI10061    Sparta and Crete: Classical Greek Society Beyond Athens   20  
    ANHI10076    Studying Ancient History 10   20  
    ANHI10057    Ancient Greek Slavery   20  
    ANHI10014    Archaic Athens: Renaissance and Revolution   20  
    HIST10397    The peoples of Britain in the first millennium CE   20  

    Notes:The beginner language courses are not available as part of this joint degree.
     


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