Entry requirements: Normally a first or upper second-class Honours degree in archaeology or a related discipline
Full-time: 1 year
Part-time: 2 years
Programme Leader: Dr Keith Wilkinson
Telephone +44 (0) 1962 827444
Email Keith.Wilkinson@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)
Study examines approaches and methodologies, theoretical underpinnings and practical applications in archaeological research, and some modules focus on the archaeology of a chosen period, theme or specialism. The programme is especially suitable for students who wish to research a particular archaeological period such as:
• The Palaeolithic of Western Europe
• Classical Greece
• The Roman period
• The post-medieval period in Europe
• North America
Departmental staff have the expertise to supervise projects on the following themes and approaches:
• Geoarchaeology
• Geomatics
• Remote sensing
• Zooarchaeology
• Fieldwork practice (excavation and survey)
• The archaeology of religion, death and gender
Students undertake three core modules and choose two Special and/or Applied Studies.
Core modules:
• Research Methods in Archaeology
• Formulating, Designing and Managing Archaeological Research Projects
• Personal Research Methodology
Special and/or Applied Studies include:
• Church Archaeology
• Later Prehistoric Wessex
• Archaeology of Africa
• Climate Change and People
Lectures, presentations, seminars and workshops are the modes of teaching, and attendance at departmental/research centre seminars enables students to share their experiences.
Assessment is by means of a series of essays and reports, and a blog/diary
Dissertation
Students apply the research skills developed in the production of a substantive piece of research of 25,000 words on a topic of their choice, supervised by a member of staff with relevant research interests.
MRes Archaeology acts as a preparation for undertaking an MPhil or PhD or as a basis for an advanced career within archaeology or a related discipline.