BA (Hons) Culture, Heritage and Archaeology

Culture and heritage

You will study two core modules:

• Scotland: the brand OR What is culture? (S1)

• Culture. Heritage. What? OR Scotland's music (S2)

Archaeology

You will study two core modules:

• Archaeological theory and method AND one of the following:

• Historic landscapes

• World Archaeology

• European prehistories

• Archaeology and the lab (subject to validation)

You will also choose two option modules from across the university's humanities portfolio.

Culture and heritage

You will study one core module:

• Tradition, custom, and belief OR Folklore (S1)

PLUS one of the following (S2):

• Golden mead and burning hearts

• Languages on the edge

• Displaying the past: museum studies

Archaeology:

You will study one core module:

• Excavation skills - normally taken during the Summer vacation before the commencement of year two, at a site location off-campus. You will be responsible for covering the costs of any travel and subsistence associated with your participation in this two-week module

PLUS one of the following:

• Scottish archaeology

• Managing archaeology for contemporary society

• Digital heritage

You will also choose two option modules from across the university's humanities portfolio.

Culture and heritage

You will study one core module:

• Interdisciplinary project (S1) (you can substitute this module for one from the list below if you choose to take the archaeology project option)

PLUS two options which may include:

• Perceptions of heritage (S2)

• Celtic and Celtic revival art in Scotland 600-2000 (S2)

• Scotland in film (S1)

• The Scottish Enlightenment and Highland Society* (S2)

• People and the natural environment* (S2)

* modules run on alternate years

Archaeology

You will study two core modules:

• Archaeological sciences

• Archaeology and interpretation

Plus one of the following:

• Pre-history of the highlands and islands

• Historical archaeology of the highlands and islands

• Project (archaeology)

• Practical environmental archaeology (subject to validation)

You will also choose one option module from across the range of humanities subjects.

You will complete a dissertation in culture and heritage or archaeology. You will also study one option module from your chosen dissertation subject, plus three option modules from the other subject.

Culture and heritage

• Scottish tradition in philosophy (S1)

• Faeries and fables: the story of Gaelic literature (S1)

• Highland Journeys (S2)

• Vikings and Valkyries (S2)

Archaeology

• Funerary and Burial archaeology

• Maritime archaeology and heritage of Northern Scotland

• Iron Age of Scotland c. 800 BC - 800 AD  

• Vikings and Norse archaeology in the North Atlantic

• Landscape archaeology

• Neolithic Orkney

• Sustainability past and present