DPT: Mediterranean Archaeology (MSc) (Part-time) (PTMSCMEDAR1P)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2

Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

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

This compulsory course MUST be taken in either Year 1 or Year 2.

Research Sources and Strategies in Archaeology

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1. Candidates must take a total of 100 credits of option courses over the four semesters of their part time degree. Normally, credits will be taken equally in each academic year, but this can be varied with the explicit agreement of the Programme Director.
2. Further to discussion with the Programme Director a student may also choose an option from the suite of level 11 courses offered by the School of History, Classics and Archaeology or from other Schools.

Please note that places on the courses are subject to availability and timetabling. Popular courses may fill up quickly.

Archaeological Illustration

Conceptualising the Neolithic

The Hellenistic City

Bronze Age Civilisations of the Near East and Greece

The Hittites: The Archaeology of an Ancient Near Eastern Civilisation

Biomolecular Archaeology: the appliance of science

Constantinople: The History of a Medieval Megalopolis from Constantine the Great to Suleyman the Magnificent

Conflict archaeology: materialities of violence

Issues in Egyptian Archaeology: the Second Intermediate Period until the end of the Late Period (1650-332 BC)

Quantitative Methods and Reasoning in Archaeology

Themes in Egyptian archaeology: the foundations of the state to the end of the Middle Kingdom

Social Bioarchaeology: Living Conditions, Lifestyles and the Impact of Disease in the Past

Archaeology of 'Celtic' Europe: Communities and Interactions

Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs: The Basics and Beyond

Marine Archaeology

The Archaeology of Children and Childhood

Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs II: Texts and Contexts

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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.

Egypt and its neighbours during the New Kingdom (1550-1069 BCE) (online)

Etruscan Italy, 1000-300 BC (online)

Homo migrans: The archaeology of migrations from prehistory to the present (online)