School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology

MSci Hons Archaeology - 4 Years (UCAS Code: V403)

Archaeology at Queen’s offers students the opportunity to apply for a Master of Science (MSci) programme.  This provides a Masters qualification, completed in Year 4 of the course.  Students have the option of undertaking further study in the areas of Professional Archaeology, Dating and Chronology, Archaeology and Environment or Heritage Science.

Entry Requirements (2013-2014)

A level – AAB

There are no specific subject requirements to study Archaeology and Palaeoecology, although the following subjects have been helpful in the past:

• History
• Classical Civilisation
• Geography
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Biology
• Geology
• Art

Prospective students from outside the UK can find out about qualification equivalency here

Course Content

Following modules from Level 1 - Level 3 students can choose to extend their learning by focusing on one of these key areas:

• Professional Archaeology
• Dating and Chronology
• Archaeology and Environment
• Heritage Science

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BSc Single Hons Archaelogy Palaeoecology - 3 Year (UCAS Code: V400)

BSc Joint Hons Archaeology Palaeoecology and Geography - 3 Years (UCAS Code: VF48)

Palaeoecology at Queen’s studies environmental evidence to assess the impact of natural events and human activities on landscapes, climate and the changing environments.  Using both fossil and genetic evidence including plants, microscopic pollens and sediments, these modules examine themes such as ancient environments, evolution, economic and climate change. 

Palaeoecology students also have access to world class facilities including a Radiocarbon Accelerator Mass Spectrometry 14 CHRONO Laboratory.  Students gain valuable skills through access to these facilities and the data which is made available through various samples.

Entry Requirements (2013-2014)

A-level – BBB + GCSE Mathematics

There are no specific subject requirements to study Archaeology and Palaeoecology, although the following subjects have been helpful in the past:

• History
• Classical Civilisation
• Geography
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Biology
• Geology
• Art

Prospective students from outside the UK can find out about qualification equivalency here

PALAEOECOLOGY MODULES INCLUDE:

• Environmental Change: Past, Present and Future
• Quaternary Palaeoecology
• Sustaining the Biosphere
• Other modules from Geography and Archaeology

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BA HonsArchaeology with French – 4 Years (UCAS Code: V4R1)

BA HonsArchaeology with Portuguese – 4 Years (UCAS Code: V4R5)

BA HonsArchaeology with Spanish– 4 Years (UCAS Code: V4R4)

BA Joint Hons Archaeology and History – 3 Years (UCAS Code: VV41)

BA Joint Hons Archaeology and Irish – 3 Years (UCAS Code: VQ45)

GAP offer students the flexibility to study Archaeology with a language or as a Joint Honours with other subjects within the Univerity.  If undertaking Archaeology with a language, students will undertake a study year abroad scheme will be in Year 3 of the programme.  Students will return to complete the final year of their degree within Queen’s.

Entry Requirements (2013-2014)

A-level – BBB

There are no specific subject requirements to study Archaeology and Palaeoecology, although the following subjects have been helpful in the past:

• History
• Classical Civilisation
• Geography
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Biology
• Geology
• Art

Prospective students from outside the UK can find out about qualification equivalency here

Please refer to the Joint subject for requirements for other course

Course Content

BA students normally enter at Level 1 and take six Level 1 modules. Single Honours students normally take four Archaeology/Palaeoecology Level 1 modules. Students on programmes other than Single Honours normally take four (Major Honours), three (Joint Honours) or two (Minor Honours) Archaeology/Palaeoecology Level 1 modules, as appropriate for their intended pathway.

Level 1 modules covering the two disciplines are designed to serve as broad introductory courses and assume no previous knowledge. They may be of general interest to students intending to take another subject as their main degree, but who wish to enhance their knowledge of their human and environmental past and of heritage issues. These wide-ranging modules are a preparation for those taken in the second and third levels.

Modules in Levels 2 and 3 explore in detail the themes introduced in Level 1 and allow for specialisation and the development of practical skills. Level 2 modules provide skills and concepts necessary for the dissertation that may be taken at Level 3 for Single Honours students, and for future employment in Archaeology.

Archaeology Modules Include

Barbarians, Vikings and Traders: The Archaeology of Historic Europe

Environmental Change: Past, Present and Future

Evolution: Humans and Ideas

From Cave Art to Celts: Europe in Prehistory

plus module choices from other Schools

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