MA Cultural Materials (AAPT153) FT

2019 - 2020

Year 1

There are three MA programme pathways offered in this programme of study.

A student who selects units listed at 1A, 2A and 2E may become a student for the award of MA Cultural Materials (Materials and Technological Analysis). A student who selects units listed at 1A, 2B and 2E may instead become a student for the award of MA Cultural Materials (Experimental Archaeology). A student who selects units listed at 1A, 2C, 2D and 2F may become instead a student for the award of MA Cultural Materials (Material Culture Studies).

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (30 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
AAP6146	Reinventing Archaeology	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
AAP6153	Materialising Culture: Agents, Things and Social Processes	SPR SEM	15 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (105 credits)

A student will take 105 credits from this group.

Semester 1
AAP646 + Good first degree in any subject.	Reconstructing Ancient Technologies: Ceramics	AUT SEM	15 credits
AAP647 + Good first degree in any subject. Normally taken by students on the MSc Archaeomaterials.	Reconstructing Ancient Technologies: Metals	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
AAP6155	Applied Archaeological Science	SPR SEM	15 credits
Full academic year
AAP6157	Dissertation	ACAD YR	60 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (105 credits)

A student will take 105 credits from this group.

Semester 1
AAP646 + Good first degree in any subject.	Reconstructing Ancient Technologies: Ceramics	AUT SEM	15 credits
AAP647 + Good first degree in any subject. Normally taken by students on the MSc Archaeomaterials.	Reconstructing Ancient Technologies: Metals	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
AAP6082	Experimental Archaeology	SPR SEM	15 credits
Full academic year
AAP6157	Dissertation	ACAD YR	60 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (60 credits)

A student will take 60 credits from this group.

Full academic year
AAP6157	Dissertation	ACAD YR	60 credits
AAP6158	Work Placement	ACAD YR	60 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (15 credits)

A student will take 15 credits from this group.

Semester 1
AAP646 + Good first degree in any subject.	Reconstructing Ancient Technologies: Ceramics	AUT SEM	15 credits
AAP647 + Good first degree in any subject. Normally taken by students on the MSc Archaeomaterials.	Reconstructing Ancient Technologies: Metals	AUT SEM	15 credits

Unrestricted Department and Faculty of Arts and Humanities F7 units to the value of 45 credits.

Unrestricted Department and Faculty of Arts and Humanities F7 units to the value of 75 credits.

A student who has been awarded one hundred and eighty credits in respect of modules listed at 1A, 2A and 2E will be awarded MA Cultural Materials (Materials and Technological Analysis)

A student who has been awarded one hundred and eighty credits in respect of modules listed at 1A, 2B and 2E will be awarded MA Cultural Materials (Experimental Archaeology)

A student who has been awarded one hundred and eighty credits in respect of modules listed at 1A, 2C, 2D and 2F will be awarded MA Cultural Materials (Material Culture Studies)

A student who has been awarded one hundred and twenty credits in respect of modules listed above will be eligible for the award of Postgraduate Diploma in Cultural Materials.

A student who has been awarded sixty credits in respect of modules listed above will be eligible for the award of Postgraduate Certificate in Cultural Materials.

⇐P	-	This module has pre-requisite(s).
P⇒	-	This module is a pre-requisite for other modules.
C	-	This module has co-requisite(s).
X	-	Some modules cannot be studied in combination with this module.
+	-	Additional information about requirements for studying this module.

Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2019/20 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.