BA Archaeology

Archaeology is a broad-based discipline which harnesses material remains to interpret the rich diversity of past societies, from aspects of everyday life including diet and housing, to ideology and belief systems expressed in burial practices, ceremonial monuments and works of art. As a subject, Archaeology lends itself to a fun, challenging and immensely rewarding learning experience which encourages students to realise their full academic and personal potential.

Year 1

Compulsory
Practising Archaeology
From Primates to Pyramids
From Rome to the Reformation

Optional Modules

Bones, Bodies and Burial
Analysing Museum Displays
Plus options from other Departments

Year 2

Compulsory

Field School
Contemporary Practice in British Archaeology
Archaeological Thought

Optional Modules

The Middle Palaeolithic of Europe
Later Prehistoric Europe
Celts and Romans
Rome's Mediterranean empire
Post-Roman and Early Medieval Europe
Techniques in Artefact Interpretation
Object Analysis & Museum Interpretation
Later Medieval Europe

Final Year

Dissertation

Optional Modules

Burial Archaeology
Vikings in the West
Hominins
Hearths and Handaxes
Coastal & Maritime Archaeology
12th Century England
Civilisation in Mesopotamia
The archaeology of early Iran
The Age of Hillforts
Roman Material Culture
The archaeology of money:coins, power and society
'Europe' in the Middle Ages
Imperial Encounters in the Roman World
The Archaeology of Dark Age Britain

BA Students can also select from BSc options in year 2 and their final year.