Duration: 2 years part-time, 1 year full-time
Start dates: February, June, October

Course aims and objectives

The aims of this course are to:

• train you for work within professional archaeology and related fields or contribute to your professional development and skills enhancement
• introduce you to the range of techniques used to study archaeological landscapes and buildings
• equip you with skills of site evaluation and project management
• instruct you in a range of skills needed in the analysis and presentation of archaeological data
• offer the opportunity of interpreting and presenting the archaeological heritage

This course is aimed primarily at professionals from archaeology, museums, government and other agencies, national and countryside parks and forestry services, heritage sites, historic houses, tourism, planning and landscape management. Successful graduates include those working for English Heritage and other government agencies in the UK; the National Park Service, Parks Canada, the US military and State offices in north America; and numerous private CRM firms in many parts of the world. Some students have gone on to doctoral research.

Course structure

• Critical Approaches to the Archaeological Heritage
• Archaeology of Standing Buildings
• Landscape Archaeology
• Managing Archaeological Practices
• Dissertation

Postgraduate module information

Special features

The MA is the equivalent of a regionally-accredited US Master’s degree, and is accepted by the Register of Professional Archaeologists as a qualifying degree for those wishing to become Licensed Practitioners.