Archaeology and History Modules 2019/0
Please note, details for interdisciplinary modules within the HASS faculty can be found here.Stage One Modules
| Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) | ELE link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARC1007 | Archaeological and Forensic Science Practicals | 15 | 1 | |
| ARC1008 | Forensic Archaeology | 15 | 2 | |
| ARC1010 | Themes in World Archaeology | 15 | 1 | |
| ARC1020 | Essential Archaeological Methods | 15 | 2 | |
| ARC1030 | Investigating British Archaeology | 15 | 1 | |
| ARC1040 | Artefacts and Materials | 15 | 1 | |
| ARC1050 | Objects: Contexts and Display | 15 | 2 | |
| ARC1070 | Practical Skills in Archaeology | 30 | 2 | |
| HIH1002 | Losing an Empire, Finding a Role: Britain Since 1945 | 15 | 1 | |
| HIH1014 | The Body in Eighteenth-Century Britain | 15 | 2 | |
| HIH1043 | The Collapse of Communism in Central-Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union | 15 | 2 | |
| HIH1051 | Everyday Life in the Anglophone Caribbean, c.1900-1966 | 15 | 1 | |
| HIH1053 | Gender and Sexuality in the Middle Ages | 15 | 1 | |
| HIH1056 | Religious Life in Tudor and Stuart England, c.1560-1700 | 15 | 1 | |
| HIH1057 | The Opium War: the British Empire encounters the Middle Kingdom | 15 | 1 | |
| HIH1058 | Global Health: Historical Sources and Problems | 15 | 2 | |
| HIH1402 | Britain, America and the Global Order, 1846-1946 | 15 | 2 | |
| HIH1411 | From Wigan Pier to Piccadilly: Britain between the Wars | 15 | 1 | |
| HIH1505 | The First Crusade | 15 | 2 | |
| HIH1506 | The First Day of the Somme | 15 | 2 | |
| HIH1547 | Reforging the Union: The Reconstruction Era in American History, 1865-1877 | 15 | 2 | |
| HIH1596 | The Good War? The United States in World War II | 15 | 2 | |
| HIH1600 | Images of Stalinism | 15 | 2 | |
| HIH1612 | Renaissance Florence 1350-1550 | 15 | 2 |
Stage Two Modules
| Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) | ELE link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARC2003 | Archaeological Fieldwork Project | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| ARC2004 | Archaeological Fieldschool | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| ARC2120 | Things and Us: Ancient and Contemporary Material Culture | 15 | 1 | |
| ARC2121 | Brooches, Beads, Swords and Shields: Early Medieval Material Culture | 15 | 2 | |
| ARC2123 | Sustainability and Collapse in Past Societies | 15 | 2 | |
| ARC2130 | Discovering the Past with Molecular Science | 15 | 1 | |
| ARC2406 | Medieval Castles in Context | 15 | 1 | |
| ARC2504 | Zooarchaeology | 15 | 1 | |
| ARC2514 | Forensic Anthropology | 15 | 2 | |
| HIH2002 | Uses of the Past | 30 | 1 | |
| HIH2014A | Decolonisation and the Collapse of the British Empire, 1919-1968 | 30 | 2 | |
| HIH2019A | Science, Technology and Medicine in the Cold War | 30 | 1 | |
| HIH2030A | Peoples and Empires in Latin America, 1492-1820s | 30 | 2 | |
| HIH2032A | Europe 1650-1800: From Enlightenment to Romanticism | 30 | 1 | |
| HIH2036A | Albion's Fatal Tree: Capital Punishment in England, 1688-1965 | 30 | 2 | |
| HIH2037 | American Frontiers: The West in U.S. History and Mythology | 30 | 2 | |
| HIH2185A | China in the World, 1500-1840 | 30 | 2 | |
| HIH2208A | Medieval Paris | 30 | 2 | |
| HIH2209A | African American History | 30 | 1 | |
| HIH2218A | Religion, Society and Culture in Tudor England | 30 | 1 | |
| HIH2224A | African Modernities: Popular Cultures in Twentieth Century Africa | 30 | 1 |
Stage Three Modules
| Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) | ELE link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARC3000 | Archaeological Dissertation | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| ARC3003 | Professional Placement | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| ARC3120 | Things and Us: Ancient and Contemporary Material Culture | 15 | 1 | |
| ARC3121 | Brooches, Beads, Swords and Shields: Early Medieval Material Culture | 15 | 2 | |
| ARC3132 | Digital Approaches to Archaeological Data | 15 | 1 | |
| ARC3134 | Beastly Questions: Animal Answers to Archaeological Issues | 15 | 2 | |
| ARC3406 | Medieval Castles in Context | 15 | 1 | |
| ARC3611 | Funerary Osteoarchaeology | 15 | 2 | |
| HIH3005 | General Third-Year Dissertation | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| HIH3023 | Riches and Poverty: Capitalism in Britain, 1680-1830 - Sources | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| HIH3024 | Riches and Poverty: Capitalism in Britain, 1680-1830 - Context | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| HIH3056 | Them and Us: Imagining the Social "Other" in Britain since the 1880s: Sources | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| HIH3057 | Them and Us: Imagining the Social "Other" in Britain since the 1880s: Context | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| HIH3117 | The Age of AEthelred 'the Unready': Sources | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| HIH3118 | The Age of AEthelred 'the Unready': Context | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| HIH3132 | The Body in Early Modern England: Sources | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| HIH3133 | The Body in Early Modern England: Context | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| HIH3157 | The Irish Revolution, 1912-23: Sources | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| HIH3158 | The Irish Revolution, 1912-23: Context | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| HIH3180 | The Spanish Civil War: Sources | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| HIH3181 | The Spanish Civil War: Context | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| HIH3182 | Critics of Empire: Sources | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| HIH3183 | Critics of Empire: Context | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| HIH3187 | Everyday Stalinism: Life in the Soviet Union, 1928-53: Sources | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| HIH3188 | Everyday Stalinism: Life in the Soviet Union, 1928-53: Context | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| HIH3216 | The Yes, Minister Files: Perspectives on British Government since 1914: Sources | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| HIH3217 | The Yes, Minister Files: Perspectives on British Government since 1914: Context | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| HIH3296 | Street Protest and Social Movements in the Modern Era: Sources | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| HIH3297 | Street Protest and Social Movements in the Modern Era: Context | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| HIH3617 | News, Media and Communication | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| HIH3626 | Heroes: Conceptions, Constructions and Representations | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| HIH3628 | Civil Wars | 30 | 1 and 2 |
Masters Modules
| Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) | ELE link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCM004 | Dissertation | 60 | 2 | |
| ARCM005 | Professional Skills in Archaeology | 15 | 2 | |
| ARCM007 | Advanced Project | 15 | 2 | |
| ARCM102C | Experimental Archaeology in Practice 2 | 30 | 2 | |
| ARCM120 | Themes in Archaeological Theory and Practice | 15 | 2 | |
| ARCM130 | Discovering the Past with Molecular Science | 15 | 1 | |
| ARCM300 | Material Culture | 15 | 1 | |
| ARCM403 | Advanced Zooarchaeology | 15 | 2 | |
| ARCM405 | Advanced Human Osteology | 15 | 2 | |
| ARCM407 | Zooarchaeology | 15 | 1 | |
| ARCM412 | Funerary Osteoarchaeology | 15 | 2 | |
| ARCM600 | Bioarchaeology Dissertation | 60 | 2 | |
| ARCM602 | Forensic Anthropology: Principles and Practice | 15 | 2 | |
| HISM001 | Critical Approaches to Early Modern History | 30 | 1 | |
| HISM002 | Critical Approaches to Maritime and Naval History | 30 | 1 | |
| HISM003 | Critical Approaches to Imperial and Global History | 30 | 1 | |
| HISM036 | Gender, Society and Culture in Early Modern Europe | 30 | 2 | |
| HISM039 | History in Public: A Workplace Project | 30 | 1, 2 and 3 | |
| HISM040 | Introduction to Digital Humanities | 30 | 2 | |
| HISM041 | Food and Agriculture in Historical Perspective | 30 | 1 | |
| HISM042 | Working with Medieval Manuscripts and Documents | 30 | 2 | |
| HISM043 | Critical Approaches to the History of Violence and Conflict | 30 | 1 | |
| HISM180 | Dissertation in Medieval Studies | 60 | 2 and 3 | |
| HISM185 | Supervised Independent Study in the Humanities | 15 | 1 and 2 | |
| HISM186 | Supervised Independent Study in the Humanities | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| HISM400 | Dissertation in History | 60 | 2 and 3 | |
| HISM403 | Dissertation in History | 90 | 2 and 3 |