Programme Specification for the 2023/4 academic year
BA (Hons) Archaeology and Anthropology
1. Programme Details
| Programme name | BA (Hons) Archaeology and Anthropology | Programme code | UFA3GOAGOA08 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study mode(s) | Full Time Part Time |
Academic year | 2023/4 |
| Campus(es) | Streatham (Exeter) |
NQF Level of the Final Award | 6 (Honours) |
2. Description of the Programme
Exeter’s archaeology degrees enable you to explore both the academic and practical dimensions of a uniquely fascinating discipline. Building on a firm foundation of the subject provided in the first year, the degrees give you a wide variety of choice to follow your particular interests. These can cover the microscopic analysis of ancient artefacts to the exploration of entire fossilised landscapes, from understanding prehistoric villages to recording historic buildings; the subject is broad, multi-disciplinary and dynamic. As you work through your degree, you can develop your own specialisation, culminating in a dissertation supported by one-to-one tuition.
Studying anthropology at Exeter offers you a unique experience of the discipline, covering its different aspects and subfields, including social/cultural anthropology, archaeological anthropology, and physical anthropology. You will explore both the empirical work that anthropologists have produced as well as the exciting theoretical debates that drive the discipline, and have the opportunity to acquire a range of methods and research skills. You will develop a critical understanding of contemporary and past society and culture, through the lens of a broad range of case studies in different geographical and cultural setting. A wide range of options on topics as varied as childhood, human-animal interactions, consumption, Africa, and ethnomusicology, will let you pursue your personal interests in depth. You will also have the opportunity to trace the human story from pre-history onwards and learn how human beings have evolved, adapted and formed societies in the past in modules in archaeology and physical anthropology.
In your first year, the modules you take will give you a solid grounding in the techniques of archaeology and the key topics that archaeologists study in all periods, from the earliest times to the later Middle Ages. Anthropology modules will focus on social and cultural anthropology. You will study fundamental questions about society and culture, investigating the rich diversity of human life across the globe. In the second year you will advance your grasp of archaeological and anthropological knowledge and methods through a set of compulsory modules, including fieldwork. Optional modules enable you to develop specialist knowledge on a range of topics. The centre-point of the final year is the dissertation. This provides you with the opportunity to explore an area of interest and to demonstrate what you have learned over the previous years of your degree. You will also take up to three other specialist modules to create a programme of work fully reflecting your interests.
Advice and guidance on your programme can be sought from your personal tutor and programme director. All staff offer regular office hours that you can drop into without a prior appointment for this purpose.
3. Educational Aims of the Programme
You will acquire advanced competence in core academic, personal and key skills, providing a basis for career progression in the academic and professional worlds. You will be exposed to a variety of teaching and assessment methods within appropriate learning environments, supported by feedback and monitoring. You will also be given an opportunity to develop your independent study skills through a piece of individual research.
The programme provides an intellectually stimulating, satisfying experience of learning and studying, and forms a sound basis for further study in archaeology, anthropology or related disciplines. It aims to develop a range of subject-specific, academic and transferable skills, including high order conceptual literacy and communication skills of value in graduate employment. This programme encourages you to become a global citizen, a productive, useful and questioning member of society, and provides thorough training for further study or a specialist career. You may utilise the skills you develop in a range of sectors, including heritage, museums, archaeology, consultancy, the Civil Service, education, teaching, research, and charities.
The programme is intended to:
- Encourage graduates to become useful, productive and questioning members of society.
- Provide you with a stimulating and supportive environment that is informed by research where deemed appropriate.
- Work in partnership with you to produce graduates who are grounded in the main themes of archaeology through a combination of both broad and detailed focuses on particular aspects of the past, study of a range of time periods, and study of different geographical areas.
- Work in partnership with you to produce graduates who are grounded in the main themes of social anthropology through a combination of modules which develop a deep understanding of the diversity of societies and cultures, and can think comparatively and analytically about key questions and problems in studying the worlds of other people and our own.
- Offer a structured framework of study which ensures that within the time span of the programme every student follows a balanced and complementary range of modules, whilst allowing sufficient choice to ensure that you are able to follow individual areas of learning.
- Work in partnership with you to produce graduates who understand the various methods which archaeologists and anthropologists use to study past and present human societies; and who can analyse the organisation and development of societies and gain competence in dealing with the various types of evidence and the methodological problems associated with studying historical and contemporary cultures.
- Develop your competence in the subject-specific skills required in archaeology and in anthropology through practical engagement with primary and empirical data.
- Expose you to different teaching and assessment methods within an appropriate learning environment, supported by feedback, monitoring and pastoral care.
- Provide a range of academic and personal skills which will prepare students from varied educational backgrounds for employment or further study, which will foster mental agility and adaptability, and which will enable you to deploy your knowledge, abilities and skills in their entirety, displaying balance and judgement in a variety of circumstances.
4. Programme Structure
5. Programme Modules
The following tables describe the programme and constituent modules. Constituent modules may be updated, deleted or replaced as a consequence of the annual programme review of this programme.
http://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/humanities/studying/undergraduates/modules/
https://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/students/undergraduatemodules/
In each stage you will take 60 credits each of Archaeology and Anthropology. You may take optional modules as long as any necessary prerequisites have been satisfied, where the timetable allows and if you have not already taken the module in question or an equivalent module.
You may take elective modules up to 30 credits outside of the programme in any stage of the programme as long as any necessary prerequisites have been satisfied, where the timetable allows and if you have not already taken the module in question or an equivalent module.
Stage 1
30 credits of compulsory Archaeology modules and 60 credits of compulsory Anthropology modules , 30 credits of Archaeology optional modules
Compulsory Modules
a Under modularity rules either ANT1003 or ANT1009 can be replaced by up to 30 credits of modules from another discipline.
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARC1010 | Themes in World Archaeology | 15 | No |
| ARC1020 | Essential Archaeological Methods | 15 | No |
| ANT1003 | Imagining Social Worlds: Texts [See note a above] | 15 | No |
| ANT1004 | Introduction to Social Anthropology-Theorising the Everyday World | 15 | No |
| ANT1005 | Introduction to Social Anthropology: Exploring Cultural Diversity | 15 | No |
| ANT1009 | Theories and Approaches in Anthropology [See note a above] | 15 | No |
| ANT1011 | Imagining Social Worlds: Qualitative Research | 15 | No |
Optional Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARC BA Archaeology and Anthropology (Archaeology) Stage 1 Optional modules 2023-4 | |||
| ARA1030 | Introduction to Islamic Archaeology | 15 | No |
| ARC1007 | Archaeological and Forensic Science Practicals | 15 | No |
| ARC1008 | Forensic Archaeology | 15 | No |
| ARC1040 | Artefacts and Materials | 15 | No |
| ARC1050 | Objects: Contexts and Display | 15 | No |
| ARC1070 | Practical Skills in Archaeology | 30 | No |
Stage 2
15-30 credits of compulsory Archaeology modules, 30 credits of compulsory Anthropology modules, 30-45 credits of optional Archaeology modules (including HUM2000 and HUM2001 Humanities in the Workplace), and 30 credits of optional Anthropology modules
b You must take either ARC2003 or ARC2004 (you cannot choose both).
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARC2003 | Archaeological Fieldwork Project [See note b above] | 30 | Yes |
| ARC2004 | Archaeological Fieldschool [See note b above] | 30 | Yes |
| ANT2002 | Ethnography Now | 15 | No |
| ANT2003 | Current Debates in Anthropology | 15 | No |
Optional Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARC S2 BA SH and CH opt 2023-4 | |||
| ARC2003 | Archaeological Fieldwork Project | 30 | No |
| ARA2014 | Regions and Empires in Islamic Archaeology | 15 | No |
| ARC2004 | Archaeological Fieldschool | 30 | No |
| ARC2012 | Monumental Changes: Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Britain and Ireland | 15 | No |
| ARC2120 | Things and Us: Ancient and Contemporary Material Culture | 15 | No |
| ARC2121 | Brooches, Beads, Swords and Shields: Early Medieval Material Culture | 15 | No |
| ARC2123 | Sustainability and Collapse in Past Societies | 15 | No |
| ARC2130 | Discovering the Past with Molecular Science | 15 | No |
| ARC2401 | Understanding the Landscape of Medieval Britain | 15 | No |
| ARC2406 | Medieval Castles in Context | 15 | No |
| ARC2408 | Romanisation: Interaction, Conquest and Change in Late Iron Age and Roman Dacia | 15 | No |
| ARC2504 | Zooarchaeology | 15 | No |
| ARC2514 | Forensic Anthropology | 15 | No |
| ARC2516 | Human Origins and Evolution: the Lower and Middle Palaeolithic | 15 | No |
| CLA2514 | Ancient Sources (Material Evidence) - Pompeii: Destruction, Discovery and Afterlife | 15 | No |
| CLA2517 | Ancient Sources (Material Evidence): Hellenistic Palaces in West Asia | 15 | No |
| HIH2002 | Uses of the Past | 30 | No |
| HIH2208A | Medieval Paris | 30 | No |
| HIH2234 | Sailors, Slavery and Piracy: The Atlantic World, 1600 - 1800 | 30 | No |
| HIH2592 | Science, Empire, and Natural History Museums: A Global Perspective | 30 | No |
| ARC BA Archaeology and Anthropology (Anthropology) Stage 2 Optional modules 2023-4 | |||
| ANT2004 | Into the Field | 15 | No |
| ANT2005 | Current Debates in Anthropology: Practice | 15 | No |
| ANT2009 | Living Cities: Migration, Place and the Politics of Identities | 15 | No |
| ANT2014 | Cultures: Food | 15 | No |
| ANT2015 | The Deep Past, History and Humanity | 15 | No |
| ANT2016 | Anthropology of the State | 15 | No |
| ANT2021 | Anthropology of the Middle East | 15 | No |
| ANT2023 | Theory and Methods of Food Preservation | 15 | No |
| ANT2024 | Environments in Public | 15 | No |
| ANT2041 | How Organisations Work: Ethnography in Institutions | 15 | No |
| ANT2042 | Gardening, Wellbeing and Community | 15 | No |
| ANT2085 | Health, Illness and Bodies in Contemporary Society Part 1: Medicine and Social Control | 15 | No |
| ANT2086 | Addiction | 30 | No |
| ANT2087 | Disability and Society | 15 | No |
| ANT2088 | Health, Illness and Bodies in Contemporary Society: Part 2: Bodies in Society | 15 | No |
| ANT2089 | Cultures of Race, Ethnicity and Racism | 15 | No |
| ANT2090 | Sound and Society | 15 | No |
| ANT2097 | Environment and Society | 15 | No |
| ANT2105 | Contemporary Capitalism, Critique and Resistance | 15 | No |
| ANT2107 | Culture and Wellbeing | 15 | No |
| ANT2109 | Anthropology of Forced Migration | 15 | No |
| ANT2110 | Animal Minds and Animal Ethics | 15 | No |
| ANT2111 | Climate Change in Global and Local Perspectives | 15 | No |
| ANT2112 | When Things Fall Apart: Social Infrastructures | 15 | No |
| ANT2113 | Social Media, Disinformation, and Authoritarianism | 15 | No |
| ANT2114 | The Anthropology of Prisons | 15 | No |
| ANT2115 | Emotions, the Body, and the Social | 15 | No |
| ANT2116 | Animals and Society | 15 | No |
| ANT2117 | Dogs and Cats: Anthropological Subjects | 15 | No |
| ARA2118 | Gender-Identity and Modernity in the Middle East | 15 | No |
| ARA2134 | Ethnography of the Middle East | 15 | No |
| ARA2150 | Muslims in Britain | 15 | No |
| HUM HUM2000-HUM2001 | |||
| HUM2000 | Humanities in the Workplace | 30 | No |
| HUM2001 | Humanities in the Workplace | 15 | No |
Stage 3
0-30 credits of compulsory Archaeology modules, 0-30 credits of compulsory Anthropology modules, 30-60 credits of optional Archaeology modules, and 30-60 credits of optional Anthropology modules
c You must take either ANT3040 or ARC3000 (you cannot choose both).
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARC3000 | Archaeological Dissertation [See note c above] | 30 | Yes |
| ANT3040 | Anthropology Dissertation [See note c above] | 30 | Yes |
Optional Modules
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| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARC SF BA SH and CH opt 2023-4 | |||
| ARC3003 | Professional Placement | 30 | No |
| ARC3006 | Advanced Fieldwork Project | 15 | No |
| ARC3011 | Practicing Archaeological Science | 15 | No |
| ARC3012 | Monumental changes: Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Britain and Ireland | 15 | No |
| ARC3120 | Things and Us: Ancient and Contemporary Material Culture | 15 | No |
| ARC3121 | Brooches, Beads, Swords and Shields: Early Medieval Material Culture | 15 | No |
| ARC3123 | Sustainability and Collapse in Past Societies | 15 | No |
| ARC3401 | Understanding the Landscape of Medieval Britain | 15 | No |
| ARC3406 | Medieval Castles in Context | 15 | No |
| ARC3510 | Experimental Approaches to Forensic and Archaeological Investigations | 15 | No |
| ARC3516 | Human Origins and Evolution: the Lower and Middle Palaeolithic | 15 | No |
| ARC3611 | Funerary Osteoarchaeology | 15 | No |
| ARC3408 | Romanisation: Interaction, Conquest and Change in Late Iron Age and Roman Dacia | 15 | No |
| ARC3133 | Digital Pasts | 15 | No |
| ARC BA Archaeology and Anthropology (Anthropology) Stage 3/4 Optional modules 2023-4 | |||
| ANT3004 | Living Cities: Migration, Place and the Politics of Identities | 15 | No |
| ANT3014 | Cultures: Food | 15 | No |
| ANT3015 | The Deep Past, History and Humanity | 15 | No |
| ANT3016 | Anthropology of the State | 15 | No |
| ANT3021 | Anthropology of the Middle East | 15 | No |
| ANT3023 | Theory and Methods of Food Preservation | 15 | No |
| ANT3024 | Anthropology of Forced Migration | 15 | No |
| ANT3041 | Environments in Public | 15 | No |
| ANT3053 | How Organisations Work: Ethnography in Institutions | 15 | No |
| ANT3054 | Gardening, Wellbeing and Community | 15 | No |
| ANT3085 | Health, Illness and Bodies in Contemporary Society Part 1: Medicine and Social Control | 15 | No |
| ANT3086 | Addiction | 30 | No |
| ANT3087 | Disability and Society | 15 | No |
| ANT3088 | Health, Illness and Bodies in Contemporary Society: Part 2: Bodies in Society | 15 | No |
| ANT3089 | Cultures of Race, Ethnicity and Racism | 15 | No |
| ANT3090 | Sound and Society | 15 | No |
| ANT3092 | Animal Minds and Animal Ethics | 15 | No |
| ANT3093 | Climate Change in Global and Local Perspectives | 15 | No |
| ANT3094 | When Things Fall Apart: Social Infrastructures | 15 | No |
| ANT3095 | Social Media, Disinformation, and Authoritarianism | 15 | No |
| ANT3096 | The Anthropology of Prisons | 15 | No |
| ANT3097 | Environment and Society | 15 | No |
| ANT3098 | Emotions, the Body, and the Social | 15 | No |
| ANT3099 | Animals and Society | 15 | No |
| ANT3100 | Dogs and Cats: Anthropological subjects | 15 | No |
| ANT3107 | Culture and Wellbeing | 15 | No |
| ANT3109 | Contemporary Capitalism, Critique and Resistance | 15 | No |
6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods
Intended Learning Outcomes
A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
1. Understand basic archaeological techniques and appreciate their major advantages and disadvantages. | Archaeology 1-3 are developed initially through ARC1020 followed by ARC2003/4 and developed in increasing sophistication through options during the second and final stages. 4 and 5 are developed through ARC1010 and then through various thematic options in the second and final stages. 6-8 are developed through ARC1020 in stage 1 and in stage 2 through ARC2003/4, and ARC3000 in the final stage. 9 is developed through the optional thematic modules taken across all stages. The level of competence expected of you increases in each stage of the programme. Methodological issues are introduced through ARC1020 and developed through ARC2003/4. The chronological and thematic framework is introduced in ARC1010 in stage 1 and developed through many options in the second and final stages. ARC3000 in the final stage brings the methodological and thematic elements together in an independent research dissertation. Anthropology will be taught in lectures (in stage 1, ANT1004, ANT1005 and ANT1003) to introduce the discipline and these are supported by tutorials where lecture content and course readings are discussed. There are core readings to be done on a weekly basis and further readings in preparation for or as part of assignments and assessments. ANT1011 has three introductory lectures but mostly consists of group work (leading to a group presentation and team report) and individual project work supported by weekly group discussions. Second and final stage modules (except the dissertation) consist of lectures and seminars which again will require both weekly readings in preparation of seminar discussions and further readings for assignments and assessments. The dissertation will be mainly based on independent readings under the guidance by an assigned supervisor. You will only partly have prescribed readings and will need to find texts using the library resources including the electronic library. Further you will need to use the internet to source information and deploy that information adequately in accordance with a competent assessment of the nature of the source. Seminars and tutorials will require your active participation. | Archaeology modules will be assessed by essays, reports and/or exams and also individual and group presentations (ILOs 1-9). Exams in the introductory module (ARC 1020) put particular emphasis on ILOs 1, 5, 6, 7. Fieldwork reports in ARC2003/4 will focus on ILOs 1, 2, 3, 6. The dissertation module (ARC3000) will assess all ILOs. Anthropology modules will be assessed by essays and/or exams and also individual and group presentations (ILOs 10, 11, 13, 14, 16). Exams in introductory modules (ANT1004 and ANT1005) will lay additional emphasis on ILO 11. The methods modules (ANT1008, ANT2002, ANT2004) will also include specific assessment items such as mini projects and research proposals (ILO 12, 15) and methods specific written assignments (ILOs 10, 12, 15). The dissertation module (ANT3040) will assess all ILOs. |
Intended Learning Outcomes
B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
20. Draw thematic comparisons between material from different sources. | These skills are developed throughout the degree programme, but the emphasis becomes more complex as you move from stage to stage. They are developed through lectures and seminars, written work, and oral work (both presentation and class discussion). In Archaeology, these skills are developed through a mixture of teaching and learning methods including lectures, seminars, practical classes/fieldwork and tutorials. The assessment is made through a combination of examinations (including essays and gobbet passages for comment); term-time essays and oral presentations. Anthropology: see above. | Archaeology
Anthropology
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Intended Learning Outcomes
C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
39. Undertake independent study and work to deadlines. | Archaeology 40 is developed through the requirement that all written work be word-processed, and through use of the internet as a general research tool in all modules. There is further scope for developing IT skills through options. 41 is developed through a variety of written assignments and tutorials throughout the programme. 42 is developed through appraisals and the qualitative self-assessment involved in completing cover sheets for all assignments. 43 is developed through group work and seminars, which form an important component of many option modules. The skills in 44-48 are developed through interaction in seminars and in discussion with tutors about essay work, and in response to criticism both collective and individual. There is particular emphasis on 44 during fieldwork (ARC2003/4). 49 is developed through the Archaeology Fieldwork Project (ARC2004) in stage 2 and dissertation work (ARC3000) in the final stage (both of which work towards an end-of-module deadline). 47-48 are developed through optional thematic modules in the second and final stages. 50 relates to ARC2003/4 and optional advanced fieldwork and placement modules. Anthropology: see above. | Archaeology
Anthropology
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7. Programme Regulations
Classification
Full details of assessment regulations for all taught programmes can be found in the TQA Manual, specifically in the Credit and Qualifications Framework, and the Assessment, Progression and Awarding: Taught Programmes Handbook. Additional information, including Generic Marking Criteria, can be found in the Learning and Teaching Support Handbook.
8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning
All students within Archaeology and Anthropology have a personal tutor for their entire programme of study, whom they meet at least three times a year, and who are available for at least two office hours a week. Personal tutors also conduct a Personal Development Planning (PDP) interview in January when students discuss a pre-completed self-appraisal with their tutor, and agree an 'action plan' to consolidate and improve performance over the coming year.
Programme handbooks and other useful information can be accessed via the student intranet: http://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/humanities/studying/taughthandbook/.
Other useful information and student resources can be accessed via the Exeter Learning Environment (ELE): http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/login/index.php, which has specific information on library skills, essay writing and research skills.
9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning
Please refer to the University Academic Policy and Standards guidelines regarding support for students and students' learning.
10. Admissions Criteria
Undergraduate applicants must satisfy the Undergraduate Admissions Policy of the University of Exeter.
Postgraduate applicants must satisfy the Postgraduate Admissions Policy of the University of Exeter.
Specific requirements required to enrol on this programme are available at the respective Undergraduate or Postgraduate Study Site webpages.
11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards
Each academic programme in the University is subject to an agreed College assessment and marking strategy, underpinned by institution-wide assessment procedures.
The security of assessment and academic standards is further supported through the appointment of External Examiners for each programme. External Examiners have access to draft papers, course work and examination scripts. They are required to attend the Board of Examiners and to provide an annual report. Annual External Examiner reports are monitored at both College and University level. Their responsibilities are described in the University's code of practice. See the University's TQA Manual for details.
14. Awarding Institution
University of Exeter
15. Lead College / Teaching Institution
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS)
16. Partner College / Institution
Partner College(s)
Not applicable to this programme
Partner Institution
Not applicable to this programme.
17. Programme Accredited / Validated by
0
18. Final Award
BA (Hons) Archaeology and Anthropology
19. UCAS Code
VL46
20. NQF Level of Final Award
6 (Honours)
21. Credit
| CATS credits | 360 |
ECTS credits | 180 |
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22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group
[Honours] Anthropology
[Honours] Archaeology
23. Dates
| Origin Date | 01/10/2010 |
Date of last revision | 02/09/2021 |
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