Aims and Objectives
Aims:
- Knowledge of the discipline of Coastal and Marine Archaeology in a range of prehistoric contexts and a worldwide perspective
- Critical understanding of the key issues and debates
- Critical awareness of a wide variety of published work
- Skills in analysing, evaluating and presenting arguments
- Practical skills relevant to the discipline
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, students should have:
- A detailed understanding of the significance of coastlines and their contribution to key developments in prehistory
- A broad knowledge of the different types of evidence and the methods available for their analysis
- A critical awareness of key debates and unresolved issues
- Through writing essays and producing projects, developed an ability to gather and organise information and arguments in a critical and independent manner
- Undertaken a piece of independent research on a topic within the field of coastal and marine archaeology
- Developed presentational skills through the delivery of seminar papers on a range of diverse themes
Information supplied by GNB; last updated November 2008
