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IELTS 6.5, with no component below 5.5
Explore humanity from its earliest origins to the cultures and societies of today with our BA Archaeology and Anthropology with Professional Placement degree.
This four-year, joint honours course combines archaeology’s examination of material evidence from our past and present with anthropology’s focus on human development and contemporary cultures and societies. Studying these two disciplines together allows you insight and understanding of what it means to be human.
This understanding will be crucial in addressing issues critical to our shared global future, including:
the relationship between humans and environmental change
inequality, migration and identity
population growth and development
human diets and health
politics, economics and sustainability.
By examining human development, behaviour and different cultures, you will better understand the roots of these issues, and learn how other societies have tackled comparable problems – and how contemporary societies are addressing them now.
Using methodological approaches from the sciences, social sciences and humanities, you will examine the diversity of human experience. You will learn about the biological evolution of our earliest ancestors, the pre-historical and historical development of different cultures, and present-day ways of life and social issues.
During your studies you will analyse:
material culture
biological evidence
ethnographic evidence
theoretical and empirical perspectives from the past and present.
Professional Placement
A key component of this course is a fourth year so that you can complete a placement during your third year of study.
A professional placement allows you to apply – and increase – your academic knowledge while enhancing your employability.
Previous placement students have analysed samples in labs, processed human remains, worked on hominin skeletal morphology, drawn archaeological finds, conducted collections-based research, studied the ecology of the Crusades through isotope analysis and faunal remains, investigated paleoclimate records, and participated in castle excavations in Spain.
You can complete your placement with an employer in the UK or abroad, and take advantage of our connections with a range of organisations in the archaeological, heritage, planning and museum sectors, including:
research institutions
government organisations
local planning authorities
archaeological consultancies
field units
archivists.
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Year 1
Core modules include:
Archaeology Today: Methods and Practice
Revolutions in Human Behaviour: 4 Million Years BC to the Present
Forensic Anthropology and the Archaeology of Death
Contemporary World Cultures: An Introduction to Social Anthropology
Contemporary Issues in Human Geography
Optional modules include:
Museum History, Policy and Ethics
Introduction to Environmental Science
Early Empires: Mesopotamia, Egypt & Rome
Please note that all modules are subject to change.
Year 2
Core modules include:
Archaeology and Heritage: Past, Present and Future
Changing the Face of the Earth: Archaeology, Climate and Sustainability
Professional Practice
Culture, Identity and Place
Optional modules include:
Forensic Archaeology and Crime Scene Analysis
Ancient Objects: Materials and Meanings
Bioarchaeology
Geographies of Development
Analysing Social Data
Corporate Social Responsibility Consultancy
Environment Governance for Sustainable Development
Please note that all modules are subject to change
Year 3
Professional Placement
Year 4
Core modules include:
Dissertation
Optional modules include:
Anthropology of Heritage and Cultural Property
The Archaeology and Anthropology of Money
The Archaeology and Anthropology of Food
Human Activities in Settlements and Landscapes
Drugs, Development and Democracy in Latin America
Climate Policy, Justice and Society
Global Justice, Labour and Development
Please note that all modules are subject to change.
Pre-sessional English language programme
If you need to improve your English language score you can take a pre-sessional English course prior to entry onto your degree.
Studying a joint honours degree in archaeology and anthropology means you will develop a broad range of subject-specific and transferable skills in the humanities and the sciences, preparing you for a diverse range of career opportunities.
The archaeology, heritage, education, public and not-for-profit sectors are popular choices for graduates of the archaeology and anthropology disciplines.
Roles within marketing, advertising, PR and the media require the communication and analytical skills you will develop during your studies. A career in insurance or the law is also possible, requiring the ability to formulate and articulate arguments based on facts – an ability that will be nurtured during your time at Reading.
Anthropology can be a path into international development (with governmental, inter-governmental and non-governmental organisations), agriculture, health, and social research, and social policy.
Archaeology, meanwhile, can lead to a career in commercial archaeology or the heritage sector, perhaps in a museum or archive, or you could take advantage of development-led archaeology opportunities in planning departments and commercial companies. We have long-established, excellent relationships with employers within the archaeology and related sectors, including Oxford Archaeology and Cotswold Archaeology, both of which regularly consider our graduates for vacancies.
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