Archaeology (with a placement year)
UCAS Code: V403
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
112 UCAS tariff points. There are no specific subject requirements.
As UCAS tariff.
112 UCAS tariff points to include at least 72 points from 2 Higher Level subjects. Plus HL 3 or SL 4 in Maths and English Language and Literature A or English B. (Language A: Literature, Literature and Performance and Language ab initio are not accepted).
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
As UCAS tariff.
UCAS Tariff
112 UCAS tariff points plus GCSE English at grade C or 4 (equivalents accepted).
About this course
Our degree in Archaeology integrates traditional archaeology with the practical application of scientific methods that are applied to today’s archaeology.
It is a professionally-focused degree in archaeology with a strong fieldwork component and a focus on human osteology or the environment.
Your degree pathway in the second and final years will comprise a number of compulsory core modules that characterise this combination of archaeology and applied archaeological science. We offer a number of clear pathways, which will provide you with a specialism in, for example, prehistoric archaeology or in cultural resource management.
The course is underpinned by the opportunity to undertake a placement and by a substantial individual research dissertation in a topic of your own choosing.
**Professional accreditation**
Students who have completed the placement year can apply for Associate Membership of the Institute for Archaeologists.
**Rankings**
We are ranked in the top 200 universities in the world for Archaeology in the 2019 QS World University Rankings by subject.
Modules
Year 1: Archaeological Theory and Method (core), Archaeology of the British Isles (core), Field Course I (Malham) (core), Human Evolution (core), Humans: Past and Present (core) Scientific Frameworks (core) Year 2: Advanced Methods in Archaeology (core), Archaeology Field Course (core), Artefact Studies (core), Instrumental Analysis (core), Laboratory Science (core), Theoretical Archaeology (core), Celts, Greeks & Romans: the Iron Age in Europe (option), Ecology and Bioarchaeology (option), Heritage Management with GIS (option), Introduction to Geographical Information Systems (GIS) (option) Year 3: Placement Year 4: Archaeometry (core), Individual Project (core), Forensic Archaeology (option), Geohazards: Past, Present, and Future (option), Human Osteoarchaeology (option), Hunter Gatherers: Present and Past (option), Reconstructing Past Environments (option), The Viking Settlement of the North Atlantic (option)
Assessment methods
The teaching and learning strategy takes into consideration the learning outcomes, progression through the levels of study, the nature of the subject and the student intake, and the need for you to take greater responsibility for your own learning as you progress through the programme. The assessment strategy is designed to support the learning outcomes of each programme and each specific module. A wide range of formative and summative assessment methods are used, including essays, worksheets, laboratory reports, group-work, poster (in the placement year) and oral presentations, reflective journals and examinations.
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University of Bradford
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