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Archaeological Practice at University of Wales Trinity Saint David - UCAS

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2024 - 2025
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Course summary

The MA in Archaeological Practice is designed to develop practical skills for post-excavation analysis ranging from environmental analysis to artefact handling and analysis. Why choose this course?

  • Practical, hands-on engagement with a range of post-excavation techniques in the laboratory;
  • Working with excavation and survey material currently being researched by your lecturers’
  • The opportunity to develop project management skills;
  • You’ll be taught by experienced university lecturers who are specialists in their fields.
  • You’ll gain research skills which will be a sound basis for further study, as well as a range of important skills that can be easily transferred to the workplace.

Modules

Part I (PG Cert, PG Dip & MA) • Archaeological Research Methods (30 credits; compulsory) • Practical Skills for the Archaeologist (30 credits; optional) • Archaeological Project Design and Delivery (30 credits; optional) • Heritage in the Political World: Communities and Comparative Aspects (30 credits; optional) • Unravelling Heritage: History, Theory and Methods (30 credits; optional) • Introduction to Digital Humanities (30 credits; optional) • Work Placement (30 credits; optional). Part II (MA) • MA Dissertation Archaeological Practice (60 credits; compulsory).

Entry requirements

Applicants are expected to have a good first degree (a first or upper second), although every application is considered in its own merit, so places may be offered on the basis of professional qualification and relevant experiences. Candidates with a lower degree classification or no degree may be admitted at Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma level, with an opportunity to upgrade to Master’s level if satisfactory progress is made.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

EU £7800 Whole course
England £7800 Whole course
Northern Ireland £7800 Whole course
Scotland £7800 Whole course
Wales £7800 Whole course
Channel Islands £7800 Whole course
International £15000 Whole course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Archaeological Practice at University of Wales Trinity Saint David - UCAS