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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2022/2023
- ARCHIVE as at 1 September 2022

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Degree Programme Table: European Archaeology (MSc) (Part-time) (PTMSCEUARC1P)

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Year 1 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: September

Notes:
Courses will run in either Semester 1 OR Semester 2, subject to staffing availability. The range of option courses available may vary. Students complete six courses and the MSc Dissertation over the duration of the degree.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select between 0 and 120 credits in this group.

Research Sources and Strategies in Archaeology

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
This compulsory course MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
Research Sources and Strategies in Archaeology
PGHC11079 20 credits
AND

European Archaeology MSc Courses

Select between 0 and 100 credits of the following courses
Notes:
1. Depending on their first degree, students may be recommended to take Theoretical Archaeology.
2. Further to discussion with the programme director a student may also choose an option from the suite of courses offered by the School.

Please note that places on the courses are subject to availability and timetabling. Popular courses may fill up quickly.
Archaeological Illustration
PGHC11060 20 credits
Ritual and Monumentality in North-West Europe: Mid-6th to Mid-3rd Millennium BC
PGHC11073 20 credits
Bronze Age Civilisations of the Near East and Greece
PGHC11239 20 credits
Island Worlds: Prehistoric Societies in the Mediterranean Sea from the Palaeolithic to the Iron Age
PGHC11302 20 credits
Biomolecular Archaeology: the appliance of science
PGHC11428 20 credits
Conflict archaeology: materialities of violence
PGHC11448 20 credits
Issues in Egyptian Archaeology: the Second Intermediate Period until the end of the Late Period (1650-332 BC)
PGHC11457 20 credits
Practical Zooarchaeology
PGHC11459 20 credits
GIS and Spatial Analysis for Archaeologists
PGHC11460 20 credits
Quantitative Methods and Reasoning in Archaeology
PGHC11462 20 credits
Themes in Egyptian archaeology: the foundations of the state to the end of the Middle Kingdom
PGHC11463 20 credits
Social Bioarchaeology: Living Conditions, Lifestyles and the Impact of Disease in the Past
PGHC11494 20 credits
Archaeology of 'Celtic' Europe: Communities and Interactions
PGHC11508 20 credits
Mariners, Monks and Mobility: the archaeology of the early medieval Atlantic Archipelago
PGHC11546 20 credits
Marine Archaeology
PGHC11550 20 credits
AND

Archaeology MSc Online Courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students can choose to study 0-20 credits from this list over the duration of their degree.

These courses are taught online and are prioritised for students taking an online degree, limited numbers of places may be available to on-campus students.

Please note that places on the courses are subject to availability and timetabling. Popular courses may fill up quickly.
The Archaeology of Technology: From Prehistory to the Present (Online)
PGHC11547 20 credits
Daily life in New Kingdom Egypt (online)
PGHC11549 20 credits
Conflict Archaeology and the Human Past (Online)
PGHC11558 20 credits
The Hittite Kingdom: History and Archaeology of an Ancient Near Eastern Civilisation (Online)
PGHC11561 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: September

Notes:
Courses will run in either Semester 1 OR Semester 2, subject to staffing availability. The range of option courses available may vary. Students complete six courses and the MSc Dissertation over the duration of the degree.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Archaeology Dissertation
PGHC11083 60 credits

Course options

Group A

Select between 0 and 120 credits in this group.

Research Sources and Strategies in Archaeology

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
This compulsory course MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.
Research Sources and Strategies in Archaeology
PGHC11079 20 credits
AND

European Archaeology MSc Courses

Select between 0 and 100 credits of the following courses
Notes:
1. Depending on their first degree, students may be recommended to take Theoretical Archaeology.
2. Further to discussion with the programme director a student may also choose an option from the suite of courses offered by the School.

Please note that places on the courses are subject to availability and timetabling. Popular courses may fill up quickly.
Archaeological Illustration
PGHC11060 20 credits
Ritual and Monumentality in North-West Europe: Mid-6th to Mid-3rd Millennium BC
PGHC11073 20 credits
Bronze Age Civilisations of the Near East and Greece
PGHC11239 20 credits
Island Worlds: Prehistoric Societies in the Mediterranean Sea from the Palaeolithic to the Iron Age
PGHC11302 20 credits
Biomolecular Archaeology: the appliance of science
PGHC11428 20 credits
Conflict archaeology: materialities of violence
PGHC11448 20 credits
Issues in Egyptian Archaeology: the Second Intermediate Period until the end of the Late Period (1650-332 BC)
PGHC11457 20 credits
Practical Zooarchaeology
PGHC11459 20 credits
GIS and Spatial Analysis for Archaeologists
PGHC11460 20 credits
Quantitative Methods and Reasoning in Archaeology
PGHC11462 20 credits
Themes in Egyptian archaeology: the foundations of the state to the end of the Middle Kingdom
PGHC11463 20 credits
Social Bioarchaeology: Living Conditions, Lifestyles and the Impact of Disease in the Past
PGHC11494 20 credits
Archaeology of 'Celtic' Europe: Communities and Interactions
PGHC11508 20 credits
Mariners, Monks and Mobility: the archaeology of the early medieval Atlantic Archipelago
PGHC11546 20 credits
Marine Archaeology
PGHC11550 20 credits
AND

Archaeology MSc Online Courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students can choose to study 0-20 credits from this list over the duration of their degree.

These courses are taught online and are prioritised for students taking an online degree, limited numbers of places may be available to on-campus students.

Please note that places on the courses are subject to availability and timetabling. Popular courses may fill up quickly.
The Archaeology of Technology: From Prehistory to the Present (Online)
PGHC11547 20 credits
Daily life in New Kingdom Egypt (online)
PGHC11549 20 credits
Conflict Archaeology and the Human Past (Online)
PGHC11558 20 credits
The Hittite Kingdom: History and Archaeology of an Ancient Near Eastern Civilisation (Online)
PGHC11561 20 credits
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