2010-11 Courses
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AS/A Level Archaeology (2012-13)
AS/A Level Archaeology (2012-13)
AS/A Level Archaeology
If you are interested in how people lived in the past and the monuments they left behind, then the study of Archaeology may be the subject for you. The course covers the study of people from earliest times up to the present and includes methods of excavation and fieldwork, and the study of artefacts and other remains.
Qualifications
No previous knowledge of Archaeology is required, but you should be interested in finding out about the past.
Modules
AS Modules
- The Archaeology of Religion and Ritual (AS)
- Archaeological Skills and Methods (AS)
A2 Modules
- World Archaeology (A2)
- Archaeological Investigation (A2)
Study Visits / Fieldwork
There are field visits to important local and national sites as well as to the local Sites and Monuments Record, the Record Office and museums.
After the Course
Archaeology students have gone on to study a wide range of subjects in higher education and some have chosen to specialise in Archaeology.