Our Archaeology and Anthropology BA covers the history of humankind from the origins to present day. You will learn how human evolution, ancient cultures and history have impacted social, cultural, economic and political change. This multi-disciplinary degree will give you an understanding of the diversity human culture and how it can help us dealing with present day challenges. The Archaeology and Anthropology BA explores the development of human societies and human diversity around the world, analysing patterns of global social, cultural, economic and political change from Prehistory to the Early Modern Period. You will learn how archaeological evidence and ethnographic accounts help us to decipher the history of the places that we have inhabited and transformed over time to gain an understanding of how humans lived in the past and present. You will examine a broad range of topics including cultural difference, the relationship between people and “things”, climate change, colonialism, economics, technology, gender, disease and the intersections of physical, social, and biological landscapes. You will benefit from object-based teaching and learning, making use of UCL Ethnography Collections and the Institute of Archaeology Collections.
The degree includes compulsory modules from both anthropology and archaeology, ensuring you maintain balanced training in both disciplines throughout the programme. Compulsory modules provide a foundation in social and biological anthropology, material and visual culture, and the key theories and methods of archaeology (including artefact studies and field methods). The second and third years provide a more advanced understanding of archaeology and anthropology and allow you to develop your own specialised interests through your optional module choices. Optional modules (subject to change) include Geoarchaeology, Zooarchaeology, The Anthropology of Fashion, Documentary Film Making, Decolonising Anthropology, and Advanced Field Techniques. In the final year you are given the chance to reflect critically on your fieldwork experience and the skills you have been developing during the degree through a portfolio, and write a 10,000-word dissertation on a detailed subject that you will choose, research and write up with the help of a supervisor.
Total Tuition Fees: £109,500
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