Aims and Objectives
Aims:
- To provide the opportunity for undertaking a piece of initial research study on any topic within the Department's research mission, but within a framework of structured learning
- To provide a year's suitable preliminary training for students who wish to proceed to a higher research degree (MPhil/DPhil), including both appropriate academic knowledge and research skills and methods
- To offer a flexible and wide ranging set of choices in taught courses in order to meet the individual needs of students and their specific research projects
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
- have advanced their level of competence in the aims and methods of archaeology and/or (for the MSc in Archaeological Research) of archaeological science.
- acquired the foundations of knowledge necessary to pursue research in their chosen field
- developed an understanding of: the affect of differing theoretical approaches in archaeology on their research project; (for the MSc in Archaeological Research) how hypothesis-based scientific approaches can be applied in archaeology; research design and process
- have developed their skills in planning, designing, undertaking and documenting a piece of independent research
- have developed their competence in practical and/or linguistic skills appropriate to their chosen field
- have acquired appropriate skills in advanced academic communication, including both writing and bibliographic referencing, and professional oral presentation
Information supplied by TMD/KJW; last updated September 07
