Taught course
Archaeology
Entry requirements
Please see the course page on the University website for full details.
Months of entry
September
Course content
This MSc programme concentrates on science-based archaeology and is ideal for people who want to become post-excavation or artefact specialists in the museum or commercial sectors.
There are two pathways to choose from: Artefact, and Landscape and Environment. Each would be suitable for graduates in archaeology or science subjects, who want to start or further their careers in these exciting fields.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
- Knowledge and critical understanding of the development of past and contemporary cultures through the application of scientific techniques
- High level skills of archaeological science through applied analysis and interpretation, from methodological aspects of instrumental analysis to the analysis of specific sites or artefacts
- Broad comparative knowledge of the archaeology of selected geographical regions and chronological periods
- To demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the principles and methods by which archaeological data are acquired and analysed
- To evaluate the variety of approaches to the understanding, constructing and interpreting the past
- To design, research and present a sustained piece of archaeological writing.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MSc
- part time24 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- PG Recruitment
- pgrecruitment@liverpool.ac.uk