Anthropology and Archaeology BA

Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom, Belfast

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Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom , Belfast

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

LV64

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines8-Jan-2024

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Duration 3 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 20,800 / year

Next Intake 8-Jan-2024

Anthropology and Archaeology BA

About

This mutually enriching Joint Honours programme equips students in identifying historical and contemporary patterns of social organisation, human-environment relationships, ethnic and cultural divisions, varieties of inequality, and patterns of change over time across diverse societies.
Anthropology is the study of human diversity around the world, and studying Anthropology together with Archaeology allows you to develop an understanding of how this diversity has changed over long periods. In studying Anthropology and Archaeology, you will learn how different societies live and have lived together, and think about such topics as family, sex, religion, art, and economics, as well as gaining skills increasingly in demand in a globalised and automated world.

The BA in Anthropology and Archaeology at Queen’s will allow you to examine some of the deepest and most pressing questions about human beings. Issues addressed in our modules include:
• What are the roots of social inequality?
• Does globalisation mean the end of cultural difference?
• Can a post-conflict society heal?
• How do societies and their environment shape each other?
• How do ritual traditions, musical performances, and art shape cultural identities?
• How do some people become willing to die for a group?

Studying Anthropology and Archaeology at Queen’s progressively develops general and specific knowledge and skills, through fieldwork, classroom modules, optional placements, overseas fieldtrips, performance ensembles, laboratory and practical work. A wide range of career options are available to our graduates, drawing on the valuable skills they develop in this course, including critical thinking, cross-cultural understanding, researching, interviewing, writing, and presenting.

Course ContentThis programme is designed to provide students with training in Anthropology and Archaeology. The programme allows students to delve into each discipline's unique body of knowledge, subject matter, and research skills.

Social Anthropology is the analysis of culture and society, using comparative methods and ethnography, which entails engagement and participation in the field. This promotes an understanding of diversity across a range of cross-cultural fields, including kinship, economy, ecology, religion, gender, art, music and morality.

Archaeology explores a wide range of evidence that documents the human past – from artefacts, monuments and settlements to entire landscapes – and from these interprets how societies have adapted and developed over time.

The exceptional strength of this joint programme lies in the promotion of mutually-enforcing skills, which transcend discipline-specific paradigms. The two disciplines enable students to think critically outside the confines of their own culture and to learn about the human experience across time and space. Through the two disciplines, students acquire knowledge and develop skills that enable them to evaluate a wide range of sources. The programme is also designed to equip students with a range of skills which promote self-motivated, independent learning. In addition to written outputs, emphasis is placed on creative tasks including digital and print media, and research projects in collaboration with academic and non-academic collectives and institutions.

Note: some modules may be subject to changeStage 1• ANT1001 Being Human: Evolution, Culture and Society (core)
• ANT1003 A World on the Move: Historical and Anthropological Approaches to Globalization (option)
• ANT1006 Understanding Northern Ireland: History, Politics and Anthropology (option)
• ANT1007 Us And them: Why Do De Have In-groups and Out-groups? (option)
• ARP1006 Ancient Humans and Landscapes (option)
• ARP1007 Environmental Change: Past, Present and Future (option)
• ARP1008 Europe in Prehistory (option)
• ARP1010 Themes in Historical Archaeology (option)
• ARP1013 Introduction to World Archaeology (core)
• ARP1014 Archaeological Excavation (option)
• ARP1101 Study Skills for Archaeology and Palaeoecology (core)
• ESA1001 Being Creative: Music Media and the Arts (option)Stage 2• ANT2022 Key Debates in Anthropology (core)
• ANT2030 Skills in the Field: Ethnographic Methods (option)
• ANT2036 Business Anthropology for the Digital Age (option)
• ANT2038 Hanging Out on Street Corners: Public and Applied Anthropology (option)
• ANT2039 Human Morality (option)
• ARP2041 Ireland in Prehistory (option)
• ARP2043 Thinking Through Things: Theorizing Global Archaeology (core)
• ARP2045 From St. Patrick to the Plantation: The Archaeology of Historic Ireland (option)
• ARP2051 Palaeoenvironmental Techniques (option)
• ARP2057 Archaeology in Practice (option)
• ARP2058 Archaeology of Islands (option)
• HAP2001 The Northern Ireland Conflict and Paths to Peace (option)
• HAP2065 Apocalypse: Historical and Anthropological Perspectives on the End of the World (option)Stage 3• ANT3027 Human-Animal Relations: An Anthropological Perspective (option)
• ANT3099 Anthropology Dissertation (core unless ARP3056 is taken)
• ANT3150 In Gods We Trust: The New Science of Religion (option)
• ANT3153 Anthropology and Roma
• ANT3152 Remembering the Future: Violent Pasts, Loss and the Politics of Hope (option)
• ARP3009 The Archaeology of Ancient Greece (option)
• ARP3053 Society, Death and Disease (option)
• ARP3056 Archaeology / Palaeoecology Dissertation (core unless ANT3099 is taken)
• ARP3080 Volcanoes: Environmental and Societal Impacts (option)
• ARP3085 Kingship and Religion in the First Millennium AD (option)
• ARP3086 Human-Environment Dynamics in the Holocene (option)
• ARP3089 Critical Thinking and the Past (option)
• ESA3002 The Politics of Performance: From Negotiation to Display (option)
• ESA3012 Music and Identity in the Mediterranean (option)

Learning and Teaching

A variety of teaching methods are used throughout the programme.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Undergraduate Entry Requirements

The application procedure varies for undergraduate and postgraduate students, so we publish separate information for each. You'll also need to be able to provide evidence of a specified level of ability in the English language.

The following qualifications will be considered for direct entry to our undergraduate programmes:

Holders of the Tawjihi General Secondary Education Certificate will be considered for entry to the Foundation Programme at INTO Queen's. Students who successfully complete the Foundation Programme with the required grades will be guaranteed progression to the undergraduate degree programme.
Holders of the Al-Shamel Intermediate Diploma may be considered on a case by case basis.
Applicants who have successfully completed the first year of a Jordanian University degree with good grades in relevant subjects may be considered for admission to the first year of undergraduate degree programmes.

A Levels.
Between 30 and 36 points in the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB). Information on required grades.

The grades required will vary according to your chosen programme. Please check our Course Finder for detailed entry requirements.

How to Apply

Most students make their applications through UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) for full-time undergraduate degree programmes at Queen’s. The UCAS application deadline for international students is 30 June 2023.

English Program Requirements

Applicants will normally need to demonstrate a level of English equivalent to 6.5 IELTS or 90 TOEFL IBT (Internet based test). However, some degree programmes have higher or lower requirements (please check individual courses for programme requirements). The full list of acceptable English Language qualifications is available here.

Improve your English language skills to prepare for further academic study or the level required for your degree.

Academic English
For students who need to increase their IELTS level in order to progress to university.

Pre-sessional English
For students who are academically qualified and hold an offer from Queen’s but need to improve their English language skills to the level required for their degree.

Career

Career Prospects

Employment after the Course
Studying for an Anthropology and Archaeology degree at Queen’s will assist students in developing the core skills and employment-related experiences that are valued by employers, professional organisations and academic institutions. Anthropology and Archaeology graduates have successfully pursued careers in the following areas: consultancy, the civil service, development, NGO work, international policy, the public sector, journalism and the media, community work, creative industries, performance, heritage, museums, tourism, market research, teaching in schools and academic teaching and research.

Employment Links
Typical companies looking for graduates in this field;-
• National Trust
• Local Councils
• National Heritage organisations
• Governmental Bodies
• NGOs
• Intergovernmental organisations who may seek seek expertise about heritage & tourism, human behaviour and responses to major world challenges, such as endemic poverty, climate change and global health.

Additional Awards Gained(QSIS ELEMENT IS EMPTY)

Prizes and Awards(QSIS ELEMENT IS EMPTY)

Degree plus award for extra-curricular skills

In addition to your degree programme, at Queen's you can have the opportunity to gain wider life, academic and employability skills. For example, placements, voluntary work, clubs, societies, sports and lots more. So not only do you graduate with a degree recognised from a world leading university, you'll have practical national and international experience plus a wider exposure to life overall. We call this Degree Plus. It's what makes studying at Queen's University Belfast special.

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Fee Information

Tuition Fee

GBP 20,800 / year

How to Apply

How and when to Apply

How to Apply

Application for admission to full-time undergraduate and sandwich courses at the University should normally be made through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). Full information can be obtained from the UCAS website at: www.ucas.com/students.

When to Apply

UCAS will start processing applications for entry in autumn 2023 from 1 September 2022.

Advisory closing date: 25 January 2023 (18:00). This is the 'equal consideration' deadline for this course.

Applications from UK and EU (Republic of Ireland) students after this date are, in practice, considered by Queen’s for entry to this course throughout the remainder of the application cycle (30 June 2023) subject to the availability of places.

Applications from International and EU (Other) students are normally considered by Queen’s for entry to this course until 30 June 2023. If you apply for 2023 entry after this deadline, you will automatically be entered into Clearing.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as is consistent with having made a careful and considered choice of institutions and courses.

The Institution code name for Queen's is QBELF and the institution code is Q75.

Further information on applying to study at Queen's is available at: www.qub.ac.uk/Study/Undergraduate/How-to-apply/

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Terms and Conditions

The terms and conditions that apply when you accept an offer of a place at the University on a taught programme of study. Queen's University Belfast Terms and Conditions.

Additional Information for International (non-EU) Students

Applying through UCAS
Most students make their applications through UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) for full-time undergraduate degree programmes at Queen's. The UCAS application deadline for international students is 30 June 2023.
Applying direct
The Direct Entry Application form is to be used by international applicants who wish to apply directly, and only, to Queen's or who have been asked to provide information in advance of submitting a formal UCAS application. Find out more.
Applying through agents and partners
The University’s in-country representatives can assist you to submit a UCAS application or a direct application. Please consult the Agent List to find an agent in your country who will help you with your application to Queen’s University.

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