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Heritage Skills Summer School: Archaeology and the Stories We Tell - ARC00013C

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  • Department: Archaeology
  • Credit value: 5 credits
  • Credit level: C
  • Academic year of delivery: 2025-26

Module summary

This module will introduce visiting students to the practical dimensions of a heritage project. You will explore the different aspects of a heritage project and the broad range of skills that could be used to work in heritage. The practice-based heritage field school will develop wide-ranging practical heritage skills through work developing a heritage trail for York. Alongside wide-ranging practical heritage skills the module will provide an understanding of the breadth and diversity of careers within archaeology and heritage.                                                                                                                                                    

Professional requirements

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Related modules

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Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Summer Semester 2024-25

Module aims

This module aims to:

  • Introduce the practical dimensions of a heritage project

  • Introduce the wide ranging practical skills appropriate to work in heritage

  • Provide hands-on experience of a range of practical heritage skills.

                                                                                                                           

Module learning outcomes

By the end of this module, students should be able to:

  • Demonstrate awareness of a range of heritage skills and techniques  

  • Demonstrate a practical understanding of a range of heritage skills

  • An appreciation of a range of heritage skills and their application through their heritage field school project

Module content

We will introduce you to the many different approaches to heritage project development including securing permission and funding for a project as well as ways in which heritage projects involve community and volunteer engagement. You will develop your heritage skills and apply them in developing a heritage trail. You will develop new heritage skills and be guided by the module leader, department staff and with contributions from our city partners.

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Groupwork 100.0

Special assessment rules

Pass/fail

Additional assessment information

Continuous formative feedback through groupwork sessions. 

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark
Groupwork 100.0

Module feedback

Continuous formative feedback through groupwork sessions. Verbal feedback to students on final day on module

Indicative reading

Carman, J., 2003. Archaeology and Heritage: An Introduction, London, University of Leicester, Continuum.

Woodward, S and Cooke, L. 2022. World Heritage: Concepts, Management and Conservation. Routledge.

Harrison, R., et al. 2020. Heritage Futures, Comparative Approaches to Natural and Cultural Heritage Practices, London, UCL University Press.


The information on this page is indicative of the module that is currently on offer. The University constantly explores ways to enhance and improve its degree programmes and therefore reserves the right to make variations to the content and method of delivery of modules, and to discontinue modules, if such action is reasonably considered to be necessary. In some instances it may be appropriate for the University to notify and consult with affected students about module changes in accordance with the University's policy on the Approval of Modifications to Existing Taught Programmes of Study.