Explore humanity from its earliest origins to the cultures and societies of today with our BA Archaeology and Anthropology with Placement and Study Abroad degree. This four-year, joint honours course combines archaeology’s examination of material evidence from our past and present with anthropology’s focus on human development and contemporary cultures and societies. Studying these two disciplines together allows you insight and understanding of what it means to be human. This understanding will be crucial in addressing issues critical to our shared global future, including: - the relationship between humans and environmental change - inequality, migration and identity - population growth and development - human diets and health - politics, economics and sustainability. Using methodological approaches from the sciences, social sciences and humanities, you will examine the diversity of human experience. During your studies you will analyse: - material culture - biological evidence - ethnographic evidence - theoretical and empirical perspectives from the past and present. Your studies will encompass ethnographic approaches and case studies, and the study of social and scientific archaeology, including: - the investigation of artefacts recovered through excavation - the study of human bones (including osteology and palaeopathology) - the study of plant and animal remains - human-environment interaction - how climate and environmental change have affected lives past and present - religious, social, economic and political diversity around the world. On this course you will learn through a combination of field classes and fieldwork projects, lectures and seminars, laboratory and other practical work, and placements. Depending on your module choices, methods of assessment can range from fieldwork diaries and laboratory-based practical tests to article critiques and presentations. **Professional Placement and Study Abroad** A key component of this course is a fourth year so that you can further your studies for a semester at one of our partner universities abroad, and complete a half-year placement. These placement and study abroad opportunities are taken during your third year of study. **Professional placement** A professional placement allows you to apply – and increase – your academic knowledge while enhancing your employability. Previous placement students have analysed samples in labs, processed human remains, worked on hominin skeletal morphology, drawn archaeological finds, conducted collections-based research, studied the ecology of the Crusades through isotope analysis and faunal remains, investigated paleoclimate records, and participated in castle excavations in Spain. You can complete your placement with an employer in the UK or abroad, and take advantage of our connections with a range of organisations in the archaeological, heritage, planning and museum sectors. Alternatively, you may choose to complete a placement in a non-related business or industry to explore different career options. **Study abroad** Studying for a semester abroad is an opportunity to increase your cultural awareness and explore a new location. We have a number of partner universities in Europe – including Aarhus University (Denmark), the University of Toruń (Poland), Uppsala University (Sweden), and the University of Malta – as well as partners farther afield. Of particular interest to BA Archaeology and Anthropology students is the opportunity to study the local ethnography and archaeology of southern Florida through our link with the University of Florida. All classes are conducted in English and bursaries are available to help with travel and accommodation costs. Visit our Study Abroad website for more information.

Archaeology Today: Methods and Practice; Revolutions in Human Behaviour: 4 Million Years BC to the Present; Forensic Anthropology and the Archaeology of Death; Contemporary World Cultures: An Introduction to Social Anthropology; Contemporary Issues in Human Geography; Archaeology and Heritage: Past, Present and Future; Changing the Face of the Earth: Archaeology, Climate and Sustainability; Professional Practice; Culture, Identity and Place; Professional Placement and Study Abroad; Dissertation.

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26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: VL49

Institution code: R12

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Year 1

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Student satisfaction : 89%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 90%

Go onto work and study: 95%

England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Scotland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1
Channel Islands	9250.0	Year 1
Republic of Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
EU	19500.0	Year 1
International	19500.0	Year 1

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