Venues

Main Campus, Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)

Content

This course is unique in its focus on the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. It offers the opportunity to consider wider archaeological concepts and theoretical issues utilising world-class sites in Orkney and the North Atlantic region.

PgCert
Core modules: Archaeology of the Highlands and Islands; Research and Dissertation Skills. Plus one option module listed under the PgDip.

You can exit after 6 months with PgCert Archaeological Studies.

PgDip
3 Option modules from: Death and burial archaeology; Vikings and Norse in the North Atlantic; Neolithic studies; From Vikings to VE Day: Scottish Medieval and later society; Iron Age Scotland in the Atlantic World; Archaeological and geophysical survey; Maritime archaeological heritage; Digital heritage; From archaeology to archaeozoology; Excavation; Art and archaeology: contemporary theory and practice.

You can exit after 9 months with PgDip Archaeological Studies.

MLitt
Research dissertation.

Entry Requirements

A 2:2 Honours degree or above in archaeology or a relevant subject, or equivalent academic or professional qualifications.