Archaeology (BA) (Part-time) - 2013/2014 entry
Do you have a genuine interest in the material culture of the past? Study from a broad chronological and geographical perspective, with topics ranging from Prehistoric Britain to Greek sculpture, and the Roman Middle East to Medieval Italy. Learn the essential analytical techniques of archaeology to develop your understanding of the relationship between theory and practice in the interpretation of material remains. Practical archaeological experience is a key element of the degree, and includes learning through the resources of archives, collections and practice in the field.
This course is also available for full-time evening study.
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Course structure
All students take a foundation module in study skills and an introduction to materials and objects. You will also take survey modules, covering long periods of ancient and medieval archaeology, and will then progress to study in greater depth. You choose advanced thematic modules, which may include more specialised archaeological approaches.
- Year 1: take the compulsory Study Skills module and two Group 1 modules, including either Materials and Objects or Discovering Archaeology.
- Year 2: take the compulsory Archaeological Theory module and two Group 1 modules, including either Materials and Objects or Discovering Archaeology.
- Year 3: take the compulsory Bibliography module and either two Group 2 modules or one Group 2 and one Group 3 module.
- Year 4: take either two Group 2 modules or one Group 2 and one Group 3 module (depending on modules taken in Year 3) and write a dissertation.
Group 1 modules
- Archaeology of the Roman Empire
- Buried Humanities – Birkbeck Field School at Must Farm
- Discovering the Past: Methods and Practice in Archaeology
- From Ancient to Medieval Societies
- Materials and Objects in Archaeology
- The Archaeology of Greece
- The Prehistoric Mediterranean.
Group 2 and Group 3 modules
- Building the Middle Ages: Urbanism and Architecture
- Cultural Interaction in the Archaic Greek World
- Geoarchaeology
- Geographical Information Systems
- Living in the Middle Ages
- Pompeii – From its Beginnings to Last Days
- Power and Self-Representation in the Greek and Hellenistic Worlds
- Religious and Political Space in the Classical and Hellenistic Worlds
- Responses to Rome
- The Past in the Present: Classical Archaeology in the Modern World.
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Study resources
- Birkbeck has active history and archaeology societies.
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Further study opportunities
We offer an MA Archaeological Practice and MA Classical Archaeology.
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Careers information
Graduates go on to careers as archaeologists or in related fields, such as in museums or galleries, building conservation and education.
- To speak to an independent careers advisor, booking onto one of our Future Focus — Careers Workshops
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Further details
Teaching
All formal teaching takes place between 6pm–9pm, Monday to Friday. Staff are available to provide tutorial and general help at other times, as they have a full-time commitment to the Department of History, Classics and Archaeology. Most students will have to attend College for only two, or at the most three, evenings a week during term time.
Unlike other colleges and universities, Birkbeck teaches three equal terms of 11 weeks each, in the knowledge that mature students are often parents whose responsibilities are particularly heavy during the school holidays. Check our term dates.
All undergraduate students in the Department of History, Classics and Archaeology are assigned a personal tutor, with whom they can discuss their academic progress and any problems they encounter during the course.
Handbook
Download the programme handbook.
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Apply now
- Application deadlines and interviews
- Applications from January.
- Interviews usually from March.
- Online application
You can apply online from the link below. - Our Application Workshop will give you an overview of what Birkbeck looks for in an undergraduate degree application and includes practical writing exercises to help you write a more effective personal statement
- Application deadlines and interviews
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Key information set
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Welcome to Birkbeck, London's evening university: Number 1 in London for teaching and student satisfaction (National Student Survey 2012).
Birkbeck specialises in part-time, evening study. The Key Information Set has been developed for full-time, daytime courses. We are providing some additional information about our evening courses to help you make an informed choice.
Fees:
The Key Information Set (KIS) for this degree course shows the annual fee for a 3-year, full-time degree. This is a 4-year, part-time evening degree and the annual fee is lower than the fee shown in the KIS. See 'Fees and funding' in the left hand menu for the correct fee for this course.Years of study:
The KIS presents all degrees as 3-year courses. Birkbeck's standard part-time, evening degree is a 4-year course.
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