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Of
Archaeology.
World
Archaeology.
Made in
Sheffield.
Undergraduate Studies
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Understanding
Our
Past.
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Choose
Sheffield.
Sheffield enjoys a harmony between students and the You will usually live in a study bedroom in a hall of
wider community rarely seen in UK universities. There are residence or a self-catering flat or house. Most of our
plenty of services, shops, cafes, and bars geared towards accommodation is in the leafy suburbs about 1 mile from
students. Its first-rate nightclubs, pubs, theatres, galleries, campus. Each hall has resident staff and services including
and cinemas are all within easy walking distance of each computer rooms and parking. There are also self-catering
other – you’ll get to know your way around in no time. complexes close to the city centre, some just minutes
from the department.
Our department is located in the popular West Street area
of the city, just five minutes’ walk from the main campus For pictures and prices go to:
and the city centre. www.sheffield.ac.uk/housing/new_students
Safest
city in the UK
(Home Office statistics)
Greenest
city in England
150 woodlands and 50 public parks
Lowest
cost of living for students in the UK,
of 24 university towns and cities surveyed
(The Royal Bank of Scotland)
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‘Ours is a truly international study environment, in the heart of
one of the best student cities in the UK.’
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Academic
Staff.
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Degree
Courses.
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Fieldwork Students can choose to increase the range of their
fieldwork experience by volunteering on archaeological
Archaeology is a hands-on subject. Understanding how projects during the Easter and Summer vacations, and
people once lived requires archaeologists to explore the by taking one of the work-based learning opportunities
material evidence. offered in the department: Skills for Work Certificate,
Third Year Work Placement, or the Year in Industry.
Fieldwork is the primary way in which basic archaeological
data are created. A broad grounding in the techniques
of archaeological fieldwork is vital to enable students The Archaeological Society (Arc Soc)
to develop the skills necessary to undertake a career in
professional archaeology. Our department has a strong Arc Soc organises informal evening lectures and
commitment to practical training for all students. discussions, usually followed by visits to the much-loved
Red Deer pub, just round the corner from the department.
At Sheffield, you will combine your library studies with
field survey, excavation and laboratory analysis. You will As well as regular social events, there are weekend trips
receive all the guidance and supervision you need to to sites such as Hadrian’s Wall and Stonehenge. The
develop these practical skills. society provides a good opportunity to socialise with
other students, lecturers, and members from other
All of our students are trained in field observation in their departments with converging interests.
first year. By the beginning of Level three, everyone is
expected to have worked on a departmental excavation.
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BA in
Archaeology.
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BA in
Classical &
Historical
Archaeology.
About the Programme (QV84) the student with an excellent foundation in classical
civilisation and the historical world whilst allowing them to
The BA in Classical and Historical Archaeology is later specialise in numerous times and places.
the ideal degree for the student interested in the
classical and historical world. The integration of theory and practice in our teaching
and research is one of the keys to our success. Teaching
The archaeology of the classical and historical periods is extends to the field with participation in worldwide,
an important part of our understanding about the past. research-led excavations which form an enjoyable and
Archaeology plays an increasingly dominant role in the essential part of our degree programmes. You will also
analysis of ancient Greece, Rome, and the medieval worlds gain an awareness of the links between science and the
of the Mediterranean and Europe. humanities.
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BSc in
Archaeological
Science.
About the Programme (F410) The integration of archaeological theory and scientific
practice in our teaching and research is one of the keys
Archaeological science uses the principles of to our success. Science teaching extends to the field with
biology, chemistry and physics to investigate opportunities for participation in worldwide, research-
all aspects of the human past. It is a multi- led excavations. Equally, Sheffield has some of the best
disciplinary subject which integrates scientific research and teaching laboratories in the world and you
methods with social interpretation. will have ample opportunity to use these in your studies.
Such occasions will allow you to better understand
The curriculum is designed to produce critically the position of science-based approaches in modern
aware graduates who are equally capable of evaluating archaeological projects and allow you to appreciate
archaeological issues as they are of identifying and the composite nature of the skill-set demanded by
undertaking scientific approaches to develop new contemporary archaeology.
understandings of the human past. The teaching and
integration of theory and practice is one of the keys to
our success, with fieldwork forming an essential, and very Programme Structure
enjoyable, part of all our degree programmes.
Our BSc in Archaeological Science provides you with:
• a broad coverage of human developments from
hominids to modernity at a global scale;
• a further detailed understanding of the prehistory and
early history of Western Eurasia;
• the opportunity for specialised study of significant
issues in our human past and of the application to this
end of various branches of the physical and biological
sciences.
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Dual
Honours
Degrees.
About the Programmes The integration of archaeology with other areas is one of
the keys to our success. Archaeology is a broad subject
Our dual honours degrees give you the which shares common ground with a number of other
opportunity to draw on the resources of two disciplines, both in the intellectual questions they seek
centres of excellence to enhance your historical to address and in the techniques they employ in order to
knowledge and transferable skills. answer them.
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Your
Degree.
Your
Choices.
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Your
Career.
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Contact
Us.
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Contact:
Department of Archaeology
University of Sheffield
Northgate House
West Street
Sheffield
United Kingdom
S1 4ET
www.sheffield.ac.uk/archaeology