BSc (Hons) Archaeology and Environmental Studies

Core modules are:

• Principles of Biology

• Archaeological theory and method

• Historical landscapes

• Collecting and analyzing data

• Ecological principles: biodiversity and ID skills (including a one-day residential)

You will also choose one option module which may include:

• European prehistories

• Climate, land, and people

• Science and archaeology

• World Archaeology

Core modules are:

• Scottish archaeology

• Environmental processes

• Digital heritage

• Introduction to geographical information systems

You will also choose two option modules which may include:

• Excavation skills (residential): should be taken in semester 2 of year 2, as well as a compulsory field school in the summer, at a site location off-campus

• Managing archaeology for contemporary society

• Freshwater environments

• Wetland archaeology

• Marine environments

• Society and culture in mountain regions

Core modules are:

• Archaeological science

• Archaeology and interpretation

• Assessment of the impact of development

• Archaeology or research skills project

You will also choose two option modules which may include:

• Archaeology placement

• Prehistory of the Highlands and Islands

• Economics of mountain regions

• Practical environmental archaeology (residential)

• Climate change

• Sustainable tourism and the environment

Core modules are:

• Sustainability past and present

• Engaging with external agencies, including a work placement

You will also choose two option modules which may include:

• People, plants, and animals

• Neolithic Scotland

• Landscape archaeology

• Science and Society

• Conservation of biodiversity

You must also complete a dissertation (extending over both semesters) in either Archaeology or Sciences.