| Geography and Archaeology (MA) |
| Degree Type: Combined Honours |
| POS Code: C0252 |
| UCAS Code: LV74 |
| NYT |
Course |
S |
L |
CT |
| 1 |
Human Geography |
N |
8 |
20 |
|
Earth Surface Systems |
N |
8 |
20 |
|
Archaeology 1# |
A |
8 |
40 |
|
Further courses |
A-Q |
8 |
40 |
| 2 |
TWO OF: |
|
|
Environmental Sensitivity and Change |
N |
8 |
20 |
|
Economic and Political Geography |
N |
8 |
20 |
|
Geomorphology |
N |
8 |
20 |
|
Social and Cultural Geography |
N |
8 |
20 |
|
Archaeology 2A: Reconstructing the Past |
A |
8 |
20 |
|
Archaeology 2B: Understanding Past Societies |
A |
8 |
20 |
|
Further courses |
A-Q |
8 |
40 |
| 3
‡ ‡‡ |
ONE OF: |
|
|
The Nature of Geography |
N |
9 |
20 |
|
Debates in Geography |
N |
9 |
20 |
|
Philosophy and Methodology of Archaeology |
A |
10 |
40 |
|
Further Courses in Geography* |
N |
10 |
40 |
|
Further Courses in Archaeology |
A |
10 |
20 |
| 4 |
EITHER Geography OR Archaeology Dissertation |
N
or A |
10 |
40 |
|
Further Courses in Geography* |
N |
10 |
40 |
|
Further Courses in EITHER Archaeology OR Classical Archaeology† |
A
or E |
10 |
40 |
| * These courses are allocated through a bidding
system. Entry to course of first choice is not therefore guaranteed. A
booklet giving details of appropriate course combinations will be given
to students to facilitate advance planning |
| †Students intending to take the fourth year option Archaeological
Fieldwork are required to undertake 10 weeks approved practical
archaeological work in the vacations between the end of their second year
of study and the beginning of their fourth year of study. |
| # Archaeology practical work requirement: all students registered
for a single or joint honours degree in Archaeology normally attend a one
week practical course in the Easter Vacation, which is assessed as part
of Archaeology 1, and also undertake a minimum of two weeks fieldwork approved
by the Head of Archaeology during the summer vacation of their first year
of study. |
| ‡ Entry to third year normally requires successful
completion of the first two years of the curriculum with a pass at 50%
or higher in two Geography second level courses and an average mark for Archaeology
2A and Archaeology 2B combined of 50% or higher, normally at
the first attempt. |
| ‡‡ Entry to third year normally requires successful
completion of the first two years of the curriculum with marks of 50% or
higher in two Geography second level courses at the first attempt and an
average mark for Archaeology 2A and Archaeology
2B combined of 50% or higher
at the first attempt. |
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