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To provide instruction in a range of skills needed in the analysis of archaeological data, and the opportunity to use them in analysis and interpretation. It introduces the theoretical issues underpinning landscape studies and the archaeology of standing buildings, and introduces a range of techniques that can be used in the study of landscapes and buildings. It equips you with the skills of site evaluation and project management, and gives you the opportunity to interpret and present the archaeological heritage.

Entry Requirements

Normally an upper second class (2.1) honours degree in Archaeology or a cognate subject with appropriate archaeological content, or its equivalent. Individual cases where the applicant has a minimum of five years’ professional experience in an appropriate field will be considered on their merits. Bridging modules are also offered for those graduates without a suitable first degree.

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The MRes programme is taught within the School of Archaeology, History and Anthropology, and seeks to embed the student experience into a range of landscapes, both wild and managed, and environments within Wales where unique and particular landscapes are encountered. Many, but by no means all, employment opportunities are focused on the conservation, preservation, exploitation or manipulation of the natural resources.

Industries based on tourism, cultural heritage and sustainability, to name a few, are prime destinations within Wales (and beyond) for graduates from this programme of study. Integral to this is an understanding of what archaeological evidence survives, and what methods and techniques can be used to explore and explain both past and present human relationships to these landscapes and environments.

Along with the emphasis on ‘employability’, students engage in a rigorous academic training grounded in the discipline that is Archaeology which comes to a head in the Dissertation of between 25,000 and 30,000 words. Students are schooled in the concepts and practices required to undertake good academic research. Field and laboratory experiences underpinned with both legal and theoretical frameworks are core attributes of this scheme.

Core staff teaching the scheme are actively engaged with a wide range of professional bodies, undertaking contract research, acting as advisors, or are recognised specialists in their field. Such staff operate at the crossing point of archaeology as an academic discipline and industry and community. The programme benefits considerably from the experience and expertise of UWLAS (University of Wales, Lampeter Archaeological Services) which provides a professional consultancy service across a range of areas including dendrochronology, pollen analysis, archaeozoology, quaternary stratigraphy, soils and sediments analysis.

Entry Requirements

The normal minimum requirement for admission is a Bachelor’s degree, with good II.1 honours, or equivalent. However as part of an inclusive approach to learning we encourage students from non traditional entry points or without recognised educational backgrounds but who have an equivalent and appropriate professional qualification or significant relevant professional experience to apply. In such cases the programme leader may ask for a telephone/ skype conversation or request evidence in the form of a piece of work, report, analysis of some sort to satisfy themselves that each student is able to fulfil their potential on the course.

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The ancient Greek and Roman worlds have given us a heritage of extraordinary richness and diversity. This accessible and rewarding course explores classical literature, history, culture, philosophy, art and archaeology through key places and periods – including Pompeii, Roman Britain, Athens in the fifth century BC, and Republican and Imperial Rome – with options to study ancient Greek and Latin.

Key features of the course
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Explore themes such as Classical myth and Roman Imperialism through primary sources and scholarly criticism

Gain valuable perspectives on the origins and development of ancient Greek and Roman societies, and their cultural legacy

Develop skills in critical reasoning, research, analysis, interpretation and communication – all much prized in the workplace.

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None

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Preventive Conservation develops an understanding of the wide range of materials that are used to create objects of moveable cultural heritage as well as the most appropriate strategies for storage, display and transportation. The programme is highly vocational, provides an ideal route into collections care or preventive conservation and is suitable for those with first degrees in art history, archaeology, fine art, chemistry, physics and engineering or computing. For those already involved in collections care it offers the opportunity to underpin established knowledge and understanding with a formal qualification contributing towards professional accreditation.

Semester One focuses on the theories that underpin preventive conservation. Students follow a taught programme that includes modules on the theories of Preventive Conservation, Environmental Management, Physics and Chemistry. Full-time students undertake two six-week work placements during the second semester of the programme that provide the opportunity to translate preventive conservation theories into a working knowledge of practice, while part-time students take the first six-week placement in Year 1 and the second one in Year 2.

During the placement both distance learners and campus-based students are required to:

- Develop a topic that they have negotiated with the host institution.

- Contribute to a weekly online Discussion Board on a pre-determined conservation procedure.

- Record in an electronic journal their activities and details of materials and equipment used.

- Undertake a dissertation that forms the basis of the final assessment.

Entry Requirements

Prospective students would generally have a first degree or comparable working experience in Collections Care. The programme can follow on from a wide range of first degrees including: Art History, Archaeology, Fine Art, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering or Computing. For those already involved in Collections Care comparable working experience could be considered. You will also need:

- Good written and spoken English

- A computer

- A digital camera

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This course is designed for those seeking to become researchers in Archaeology and/or Ancient History, or to enhance their professional careers in archaeology, classical studies, museum or related contexts, as well as for existing professionals in heritage or related fields who have a particular interest in this area. Geographically, coverage within the School extends fully from southern Gaul to North Africa and Syria to enable coherent analysis of the whole Mediterranean. With many ancient historians as well as classical archaeologists among our staff we are uniquely placed to explore this material. Students also study the theoretical implications of text and material culture in a variety of contexts and methodologies available from other forms of historical archaeology.

The course seeks to question the ways in which the classical past may be reconstructed, to identify the interplay and debate between sources (physical and written), and to interrogate current understandings and perceptions of Greek to Roman societies across the span of the Mediterranean.

Entry Requirements

Normally an upper second class (2.1) honours degree in Archaeology, Ancient History, Classical Studies or a cognate subject with appropriate archaeological content, or its equivalent. Individual cases where the applicant has a minimum of five years’ professional experience in an appropriate field will be considered on their merits. Bridging modules are also offered for those graduates without a suitable first degree.

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