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PostgraduateCourse summary
The MA in Archaeological Practice is designed to develop practical skills for post-excavation analysis ranging from environmental analysis to artefact handling and analysis. Why choose this course?
- Practical, hands-on engagement with a range of post-excavation techniques in the laboratory;
- Working with excavation and survey material currently being researched by your lecturers’
- The opportunity to develop project management skills;
- You’ll be taught by experienced university lecturers who are specialists in their fields.
- You’ll gain research skills which will be a sound basis for further study, as well as a range of important skills that can be easily transferred to the workplace.
Modules
Part I (PG Cert, PG Dip & MA) • Archaeological Research Methods (30 credits; compulsory) • Practical Skills for the Archaeologist (30 credits; optional) • Archaeological Project Design and Delivery (30 credits; optional) • Heritage in the Political World: Communities and Comparative Aspects (30 credits; optional) • Unravelling Heritage: History, Theory and Methods (30 credits; optional) • Introduction to Digital Humanities (30 credits; optional) • Work Placement (30 credits; optional). Part II (MA) • MA Dissertation Archaeological Practice (60 credits; compulsory).
Entry requirements
Applicants are expected to have a good first degree (a first or upper second), although every application is considered in its own merit, so places may be offered on the basis of professional qualification and relevant experiences. Candidates with a lower degree classification or no degree may be admitted at Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma level, with an opportunity to upgrade to Master’s level if satisfactory progress is made.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £7800 | Whole course |
| England | £7800 | Whole course |
| Northern Ireland | £7800 | Whole course |
| Scotland | £7800 | Whole course |
| Wales | £7800 | Whole course |
| Channel Islands | £7800 | Whole course |
| International | £15000 | Whole course |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
College Road
Carmarthen
SA31 3EP