This dynamic course brings together the rigour of the scientific laboratory and the excitement of fieldwork. It will help you to understand archaeology across the world, drawing on the latest scientific techniques, such as DNA analysis, bone chemistry and the study of archaeological bone and plant remains.
**Year 1**
Compulsory modules: Archaeology in Britain / Archaeology Practicals / Scientific Methods in Archaeology 1.
Optional modules; choose up to three modules from the following lists of modules which have been available in previous years: Discovering World Prehistory
/ Cities in Antiquity / Medieval to Modern: An Introduction to the Archaeology of the Medieval to Post-Medieval World / Ancient Civilisations of the East / One or two modules in another department.
**Year 2**
Compulsory modules: Professional Training (requires three weeks of fieldwork in the summer preceding Level 2) / Scientific Methods in Archaeology 2 / Developing Archaeological Research (required to take a dissertation in Archaeology at Level 3).
Optional modules; choose two modules selected from the following lists of modules which have been available in previous years: Prehistoric Europe / Becoming Roman / Archaeology of Medieval and Post-Medieval Britain / East Mediterranean in the Bronze Age / Ancient Mediterranean civilisations: East and West / Advanced skills in Archaeology (Single) / Another module listed under 4 OR a module in any department (including a language module).
**Year 3 (Year 4 if undertaking a Year Abroad)**
Compulsory modules: Dissertation (double module) / Advanced Professional Training (requires three weeks of fieldwork in the summer preceding Level 2) / Scientific Methods in Archaeology 3.
Optional modules; take two modules from: Specialised Aspects in Archaeology (single or double) / Interpreting Heritage / Museum Representation / A module in any department.
**Fieldwork**
All Single Honours students undertake six weeks’ compulsory fieldwork; three weeks at our field school in the first year, and three weeks at an excavation of your choice in the second year. For Single Honours students, only one module in any department may be taken over the second and third years.
We review course structures and core content (in light of e.g. external and student feedback) every year, and will publish finalised core requirements for 2020 entry from September 2019.
**Study Abroad**
Archaeology: We are part of the ERASMUS programme which encourages students to study for part of their course in a university of another EU country. We currently have links with the universities of Gothenburg (Sweden), Mainz (Germany), Bordeaux (France), Vienna (Austria) and the Free University of Berlin (Germany), as well as Bergen (Norway) and Koc (Turkey). Studying abroad through one of these exchanges, like the Year Abroad, will involve inserting an extra year into your programme of study between your second and final years. If, in your second year, your application for a place is successful, you will be transferred from the three-year version of your degree to a four-year version. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in excavations run by members of staff and colleagues of other universities at various places round the world.
For more information about this course please visit the University website.
Course Details - Modules
Year 1
Compulsory modules:
Archaeology in Britain
Archaeology Practicals
Scientific Methods in Archaeology 1.
Optional modules:
Choose up to three modules from the following lists of modules which have been available in previous years:
Discovering World Prehistory
Cities in Antiquity
Medieval to Modern: An Introduction to the Archaeology of the Medieval to Post-Medieval World
Ancient Civilisations of the East
One or two modules in another department.
Year 2
Compulsory modules:
Professional Training (requires three weeks of fieldwork in the summer preceding Level 2)
Scientific Methods in Archaeology 2
Developing Archaeological Research (required to take a dissertation in Archaeology at Level 3).
Optional modules:
Choose two modules selected from the following lists of modules which have been available in previous years:
Prehistoric Europe
Becoming Roman
Archaeology of Medieval and Post-Medieval Britain
East Mediterranean in the Bronze Age
Ancient Mediterranean civilisations: East and West
Advanced skills in Archaeology (Single).
Another module listed under 4 OR a module in any department (including a language module).
Year 3 (Year 4 if undertaking a Year Abroad)
Compulsory modules:
Dissertation (double module)
Advanced Professional Training (requires three weeks of fieldwork in the summer preceding Level 2)
Scientific Methods in Archaeology 3.
Optional modules:
Two modules from:
Specialised Aspects in Archaeology (single or double)
Interpreting Heritage
Museum Representation
A module in any department
Please note that the list of optional modules available in any year will vary depending on available teaching staff. The lists above provide an example of the type of modules which may be offered
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
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.
Application Codes
Course code:
F402
Institution code:
D86
Campus Name:
St Chad's College
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
Applicants taking Science A-levels that include a practical component will be required to take and pass this as a condition of entry. This refers only to English A Levels.
We will normally make offers based on Advanced Highers. If an applicant has not been able to take 3 Advanced Highers, offers may be made with a combination of Advanced Highers and Highers, or on a number of Highers.
We require 60 credits with a minimum of 45 credits at level 3 (or equivalent). Applicants may be required to meet additional subject-specific requirements for particular courses at Durham.
Seventeen points (6, 6, 5) from Higher Level subjects.
Our contextual offer for this programme is A level BBC (or equivalent). To find out if you’re eligible, please visit: www.dur.ac.uk/study/ug/apply/contextualoffers/
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
https://www.dur.ac.uk/study/ug/apply/entry/
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
Durham University welcomes applications from all students irrespective of background. We encourage the recruitment of academically well-qualified and highly motivated students, who are non-native speakers of English, whose full potential can be realised with a limited amount of English Language training either prior to entry or through pre-sessional and/or in-sessional courses.
It is the normal expectation that candidates for admission should be able to demonstrate satisfactory English proficiency before the start of a programme of study, whether via the submission of an appropriate English language qualification or by attendance on an appropriate pre-sessional course.
Acceptable evidence and levels required can be viewed by following the link provided.
