Master of Science [M.Sc] [Applied Public Health] From University of Central Lancashire

Our emphasis at the MPhil level is on researchÐled teaching so that staff and students interact in lectures, seminars, language classes and laboratory-based practicals with the aims of mastering the basics of theory and method, while also engaging students as participants in ongoing research projects.

Students may choose to specialise in any of the following options:

• Archaeological Heritage and Museums
• Archaeological Science
• Archaeology of the Americas
• Egyptian Archaeology
• European Prehistory
• Medieval Archaeology
• Mesopotamian Archaeology
• Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Archaeology
• South Asian Archaeology

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge of general archaeology method and theory and of a specific field within archaeology.

Ability to participate in academic discussion at a postgraduate level.

Continuing

Students taking the MPhil in Archaeology who wish to continue to the PhD in Archaeology are required to achieve a mark of at least 68 overall and no less than 68 in their dissertation. They must obtain the support of an appropriate supervisor before making an application. In some circumstances additional academic conditions may be set to ensure appropriate skills, such as language competence, are in place prior to admittance on the PhD programme.