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Postgraduate Modules

Archaeology & Conservation

On this page you will find information about the Archaeology and Conservation postgraduate modules.
Please note that module requirements and availability vary depending on your degree scheme.
For full details of module requirements and availability please consult the handbook:

Please note that some modules are subject to review and may change prior to academic year 2013-2014.

Archaeology and Conservation Core modules

Writing Archaeology - 10 credits (HST300)

Research Methods - 10 credits (HST301)

Speaking Archaeology - 10 credits (HST302)

Data Presentation and Interpretation - 10 credits (HST303)

The MA Dissertation - 60 credits (HST590)

Conservation Dissertation - 60 credits (HST920)

Care of Collections Dissertation - 60 credits (HST930)

Archaeology option modules

Ancient Warfare - 20 credits (HST009)

Understanding Greek Inscriptions - 20 credits (HST017)

Greek Epigraphy - 20 credits (HST026)

The Romanisation of Italy - 20 credits (HST028)

Special Topic: Ethnicity in the Ancient World - 20 credits (HST033)

Special Topic: Attic Epigraphy - 20 credits (HST035)

Themes in Classical Archaeology - 20 credits (HST203)

Special Topic: Domestic Space in Classical Antiquity - 20 credits (HST204)

Approaches to Ancient Art - 20 credits (HST205)

Themes in the Neolithic - 20 credits (HST405)

The Prehistory of Food - 40 credits (HST406)

Western Europe in the Neolithic - 20 credits (HST410)

Britain and Ireland in the Neolithic - 20 credits (HST420)

Central Europe in the Neolithic - 20 credits (HST430)

Greece and the Balkans in the Neolithic - 20 credits (HST440)

Special Period / Topic Study 1 - 20 credits (HST450)

Special Period / Topic Study 2 - 20 credits (HST451)

Iron Age and Archaic Greece - 20 credits (HST510)

History and Society in Ancient Egypt - 40 credits (HST520)

Later Prehistory of Britain - 40 credits (HST530)

Post-Roman Britain and Ireland - 40 credits (HST531)

The Early Celts - 40 credits (HST533)

Celtic Mythology and Religion - 40 credits (HST534)

Interpreting the Past - 40 credits (HST536)

Viking Britain and Ireland - 40 credits (HST596)

England and the North Sea Region, from the 5th century to ca. A.D. 830 - 40 credits (HST597)

The Archaeology of Death and Commemoration - 40 credits (HST927)

Late Roman Society and Culture - 40 credits (HST928)

Archaeology of the Latin East (12th-16th century AD) - 20 credits (HST934)

The Medieval Castle in Britain and Ireland - 20 credits (HST935)

The Mabinogion - 40 credits (CYD732)

The Arthur of the Welsh - 40 credits (CYD733)

Conservation option modules

Museums, Objects and Environment - 40 credits (HST310)

Theory and Practice in the Workplace - 40 credits (HST320)

Assessment and Design for Collections Care - 40 credits (HST330)

Instrumental Analysis in Archaeology and Conservation - 40 credits (HST340)

Advanced Practical Projects - 40 credits (HST460)

Method in Conservation - 40 credits (HST461)

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