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Early Prehistory – (M.Sc.)
University of York
Department of Archaeology
| Application Deadline: | as early as possible | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,532 - ≈ € 15,322 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | York / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 60 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of York
This programme examines hunter gatherer societies and spans the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic periods. It will consier on the evolution of human cognitive abilities from an individual perspective and situates this within a social perspective of developing societies drawing on primate groups and archaeological examples from the Lower to the Middle Palaeolithic. It will also look at hunter gatherer ethnographies and consider Mesolithic lifeways.
Programme Structure
In each of the Autumn and Spring terms each taught masters student will:
(i) take a 20-credit 'signature' module for his/her masters programme.
(ii) choose a 20-credit 'supplementary' module
(iii) take two 5-credit 'research skills' module.
After Easter, students give an assessed lecture to their peers on a topic of their choice, after which they embark on a dissertation, again on a subject of their choice, supervised by a member of staff over the Summer.
Contents
Over the autumn and spring terms you will take:
* two core 20 credit modules
* two option 20 credit modules
* four 5 credit skills modules
In the summer you will carry out research for your dissertation and give an Assessed Lecture on your dissertation topic.
Core modules * Becoming human: evolving minds and societies
* Hunting and gathering societies
Recommended option modules * Bones: matters of life and death
* The archaeology of human bones
* Concepts of landscape
* Mesolithic theory and interpretation
* Coastal landscapes
* Analysis and visualisation
* Ancient biomolecules
* Bones: from data to interpretation
* Themes in the historic landscape
Recommended skills modules * Narrating our pasts
* Zooarchaeology: anatomy & identification
* Artefacts
* Database design and implementation
* Geoarchaeology
* Zooarchaeology: exploring the assemblage
* Human bone 2
Whilst we endeavour to give everyone their first choice on modules, please note that this cannot always be guaranteed. Please be aware that certain skills modules are required by particular programmes, and so may be more over-subscribed than others.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
A good honours degree (upper second or first) or an equivalent qualification from an overseas institution in archaeology, anthropology, psychology or related fields, or in the case of mature students who might not have conventional qualifications appropriate relevant experience.
English Language Requirements
The University's absolute minimum English language requirements are:
* IELTS: 6.0 (in the 'Academic' test)
* IELTS :6.5 with at least 6 in Writing and Speaking
* TOEFL: paper-based 550/ computer-based (CBT): 213/ internet-based (iBT): 79
* Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English: A, B, C
* Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English: A
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 213 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 79 |
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