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Programme and Module Handbook

Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)

Module ARCH1081: APPLIED ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHODS

Department: ARCHAEOLOGY

ARCH1081: APPLIED ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHODS

Type Open Level 1 Credits 20 Availability Available in 2005/06 Module Cap None. Location Durham

Prerequisites

  • None.

Corequisites

  • None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • Scientific Methods in Archaeology.

Aims

  • To demonstrate to students what particular methods can do in the context of archaeology, and to generate a basic critical awareness of the potential and limitations of each.

Content

  • What an archaeologist needs to know about:
  • 1. Human remains
  • 2. Environmental archaeology
  • 3. Conservation and materials
  • 4. Prospection methods
  • 5. Dating.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
  • By the end of this module, students will have gained an introductory knowledge of the fundamentals of archaeological science.
Subject-specific Skills:
  • Basic familiarity with a wide range of biological, physical and environmental methods used in archaeology
Key Skills:
  • Use of the Library
  • Problem solving

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

  • TEACHING & LEARNING: Lectures; tutorials; self-guided learning
  • ASSESSMENT: Examination; essays; short answer test.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity Number Frequency Duration Total/Hours
Lectures 22 2 Per Week with Gaps 1 Hour 22
Tutorials 3 1 Hour 3
Preparation and Reading 175
Total 200

Summative Assessment

Component: Examination Component Weighting: 100%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
Written examination 3 hours 100%

Formative Assessment:

Two essays, approximately 2,000 words. One short-answer test.

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University