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Conflict Archaeology – (M.A.)
University of Birmingham
Institute of Archaeology and Antiquity
| Application Deadline: | None, but early application advised | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,313 - ≈ € 14,088 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Birmingham / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 180 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Birmingham
This one-year programme at both MA and Postgraduate Diploma (P/G Dip) levels offers intensive training in the investigation, interpretation and management of the remains of warfare and sites of conflict from the most distant past to the present day.
Drawing upon the wide range of skills and knowledge of staff of the Institute, many of whom are world leading experts in their chosen field, this course provides students with broad based training in the archaeology of conflict from the Palaeolithic to the Cold War and beyond. Taking a global perspective, the course covers warfare in prehistory, battlefield and siege archaeology in the historic period, the preservation of and study of the remains of war in our own age, and issues such as remembrance, conservation and the management of conflict sites.
Core modules cover the theory and practice of conflict archaeology in all periods, and a dedicated programme of field trips will introduce students to major sites of conflict as they appear to us today. The course is embedded within Birmingham Archaeology, the specialist fieldwork and research services division of the IAA, with acknowledged expertise in landscape archaeology and a tradition of working on conflict sites.
Both the P/G Dip and MA are ideal for professional career development or specialisation in particular areas of field and curatorial archaeology, and they can be used as a springboard for further postgraduate study.
Contents
The programme comprises of six taught modules and (for MA students) a dissertation
Core modules:
* Theoretical approaches to the archaeology of conflict
* The practice of conflict archaeology
* Landscapes of conflict
* Field survey
Optional Modules:
* The heritage of warfare
* Holocene landscapes and archaeology
* Human and animal bone
* Archaeological geophysics
* Virtual landscapes
* Materials, objects and things - the archaeology of artefacts
Dissertation: (MA only) 12,000 words~
Duration12 months full-time / 24 months part-time
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You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
* Entry to our postgraduate programmes usually require a good Honours degree, or equivalent if you were educated outside the UK.
* IELTS 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any band.
* TOEFL 580 Paper- based test / 237 Computer-based test.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 93 |
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