Entry requirements: Normally a first or second-class (upper division) Honours degree in a related subject or professional experience in the area of study. There is no requirement for applicants to have a background in both history and archaeology
Full-time: 1 year
Part-time: 2 years
Programme Leader: Dr Ryan Lavelle
Telephone +44 (0) 1962 827137
Email Ryan.Lavelle@winchester.ac.uk
If English is not your first language: IELTS 6.5 (including 6.5 in academic writing) or a TOEFL score of 575 (paper-based) or 232 (computer-based) or equivalent
Start dates: September
Application process: UKPASS (full-time applicants only) or Direct Entry Application Form (part-time applicants only)
The geographical focus is predominantly on the Wessex region and the South of England in general, but many examples and case studies are drawn from other areas
as appropriate.
Students study core modules before choosing three optional studies from the bank of Applied and Special Studies available. Applied Studies are practically based and are only available to students studying archaeology. Special Studies are largely classroom-based; some are history modules and others are archaeology. Fieldtrips are associated with some of the history and archaeology optional modules.
• Approaches to the Local and Regional Past
• Research Methodology
Applied Studies (archaeology only) include:
• The Archaeology of Space and Place
• Church Archaeology
Examples of Special Studies in Archaeology include:
• Later Prehistoric Wessex
• The Celts
• Greek Art and Architecture
• Social Psychology
• Statistics and Applied Statistics
• Empirical Project for Conversion Diploma
Examples of Special Studies in History
include:
• The History of Anglo-Saxon Wessex
• Normandy, 911-1204
• The Rulers of the Late Medieval EnglishProvinces
Students undertake lectures, seminars, workshops and tutorials, with day schools and excursions as appropriate. The teaching team is made up primarily of respected researchers, and specialists from outside the University also deliver elements of the programmes.
Each module is assessed by written assignments of 4,000 words, except the core module, which consists of two 2,000 word essays.
Dissertation
The dissertation is a substantial piece of independent research and full tutorial support is provided. Students write 20,000 words on a subject of their choice from within the realms of history or archaeology.
Graduates have gone on to work within the history and archaeology industries, in museums or archives around the region, with organisations such as Wessex Archaeology. The programme also provides a firm foundation for postgraduate research or further training.