Archaeology BSc 36 months Undergraduate Programme By UCL |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

36,500 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

ArchaeologyMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Archaeology

Degree

BSc

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

This programme provides a training in archaeology focusing on the analysis of ancient materials and past environments, essential theoretical concepts and field techniques. Archaeological science addresses important questions about past societies, and there are opportunities to participate in current research using our extensive laboratories and wide-ranging reference collections.

In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 15 or 30 credits, adding up to a total of 120 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 30-credit module is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).

You share many of the same core modules in your first and second years with the Archaeology BA students. But there will be new second-year core modules for the BSc and the routes differ in the focus of optional modules as you choose modules with a greater (BSc) concentration on scientific analysis and in the topic of your dissertation.

The first year provides a solid grounding in the practical and theoretical methods in archaeology and an introduction to major issues in world prehistory.

The second and third years provide a more advanced understanding of archaeology and allow you to develop your own specialised interests by choosing optional modules in particular subject areas.

In the third year you are given the chance to reflect critically on your fieldwork experience during the degree through a fieldwork portfolio, and write a 10,000-word dissertation on a detailed subject that you will choose with the help of a supervisor.

Upon successful completion of 360 credits, you will be awarded a BSc (Hons) in Archaeology.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Archaeology

Degree

BSc

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

This programme provides a training in archaeology focusing on the analysis of ancient materials and past environments, essential theoretical concepts and field techniques. Archaeological science addresses important questions about past societies, and there are opportunities to participate in current research using our extensive laboratories and wide-ranging reference collections.

In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 15 or 30 credits, adding up to a total of 120 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 30-credit module is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).

You share many of the same core modules in your first and second years with the Archaeology BA students. But there will be new second-year core modules for the BSc and the routes differ in the focus of optional modules as you choose modules with a greater (BSc) concentration on scientific analysis and in the topic of your dissertation.

The first year provides a solid grounding in the practical and theoretical methods in archaeology and an introduction to major issues in world prehistory.

The second and third years provide a more advanced understanding of archaeology and allow you to develop your own specialised interests by choosing optional modules in particular subject areas.

In the third year you are given the chance to reflect critically on your fieldwork experience during the degree through a fieldwork portfolio, and write a 10,000-word dissertation on a detailed subject that you will choose with the help of a supervisor.

Upon successful completion of 360 credits, you will be awarded a BSc (Hons) in Archaeology.

Admission Requirements

34+
185+
1380+
96+
100+
7+
128+
69+
Application for admission should be made through UCAS (the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service). Applicants currently at school or college will be provided with advice on the process; however, applicants who have left school or who are based outside the United Kingdom may obtain information directly from UCAS.

3 Years
Sep

Domestic
9,535 GBP
International
36,500 GBP

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