Programme Specification for the 2024/5 academic year

BA (Hons) Archaeology and Anthropology with Employment Experience

1. Programme Details

Programme name	BA (Hons) Archaeology and Anthropology with Employment Experience	Programme code	UFA4HPSHPS56
Study mode(s)	Full Time Part Time	Academic year	2024/5
Campus(es)	Streatham (Exeter)	NQF Level of the Final Award	6 (Honours)

2. Description of the Programme

Exeter’s combined archaeology and anthropology degree enables you to explore both the academic and practical dimensions of these fascinating disciplines jointly.

Studying anthropology and archaeology at Exeter offers you a unique experience of the many synergies between these disciplines, covering different aspects and subfields, including social/cultural anthropology, anthropological archaeology, and physical and forensic anthropology. You will explore both the empirical work that anthropologists and archaeologists have produced as well as the exciting theoretical debates that drive the discipline and have the opportunity to acquire a range of methods and research skills. You will develop a critical understanding of contemporary and past society and culture, through the lens of a broad range of case studies in different geographical and cultural setting. A wide range of options on topics as varied as food, human-animal interactions, prisons, social media material culture, human-environmental interaction, landscapes, and a wide range of geographical and period focuses, which will let you pursue your personal interests in depth. You will also have the opportunity to trace the human story from pre-history onwards and learn how human beings have evolved, adapted and formed societies in the past in modules in archaeology and physical anthropology.

Building on a firm foundation of both subjects provided in the first year, the programme gives you a wide variety of choice to follow your particular interests. On the Archaeology side, first year modules will give you a solid grounding in the techniques of archaeology, and the key topics that archaeologists study in all periods, from the earliest times to the later Middle Ages, and also on contemporary issues around archaeology, heritage practice, and sustainability. Anthropology modules will focus on social and cultural anthropology. You will study fundamental questions about society and culture, investigating the rich diversity of human life across the globe. In the second year you will advance your grasp of archaeological and anthropological knowledge and methods through a set of compulsory modules, including fieldwork. Optional modules enable you to develop specialist knowledge on a range of topics. The centre-point of the final year is the dissertation. This provides you with the opportunity to explore an area of interest and to demonstrate what you have learned over the previous years of your degree. You will also take up to three other specialist modules to create a programme of work fully reflecting your interests. Overall, this programme provides a broad, multi-disciplinary and dynamic approach that is grounded in substantial empirical work and high-level conceptual discussion. As you work through your degree, you can develop your own specialisation, culminating in a dissertation supported by one-to-one tuition.

Advice and guidance on your programme can be sought from your personal tutor and programme director. All staff offer regular office hours that you can drop into without a prior appointment for this purpose.

3. Educational Aims of the Programme

You will acquire advanced competence in core academic, personal and key skills, providing a basis for career progression in the academic and professional worlds. You will be exposed to a variety of teaching and assessment methods within appropriate learning environments, supported by feedback and monitoring. You will also be given an opportunity to develop your independent study skills through a piece of individual research.

The programme provides an intellectually stimulating, satisfying experience of learning and studying, and forms a sound basis for further study in archaeology, anthropology or related disciplines. It aims to develop a range of subject-specific, academic and transferable skills, including high order conceptual literacy and communication skills of value in graduate employment. This programme encourages you to become a global citizen, a productive, useful and questioning member of society, and provides thorough training for further study or a specialist career. You may utilise the skills you develop in a range of sectors, including heritage, museums, archaeology, consultancy, the Civil Service, education, teaching, research, and charities.

The programme is intended to:

Encourage graduates to become useful, productive and questioning members of society.
Provide you with a stimulating and supportive environment that is informed by research where deemed appropriate.
Work in partnership with you to produce graduates who are grounded in the main themes of archaeology through a combination of both broad and detailed focuses on particular aspects of the past, study of a range of time periods, and study of different geographical areas.
Work in partnership with you to produce graduates who are grounded in the main themes of social anthropology through a combination of modules which develop a deep understanding of the diversity of societies and cultures, and can think comparatively and analytically about key questions and problems in studying the worlds of other people and our own.
Offer a structured framework of study which ensures that within the time span of the programme you follow a balanced and complementary range of modules, whilst allowing sufficient choice to ensure that you are able to follow individual areas of learning.
Work in partnership with you to produce graduates who understand the various methods which archaeologists and anthropologists use to study past and present human societies; and who can analyse the organisation and development of societies and gain competence in dealing with the various types of evidence and the methodological problems associated with studying historical and contemporary cultures.
Develop your competence in the subject-specific skills required in archaeology and in anthropology through practical engagement with primary and empirical data.
Expose you to different teaching and assessment methods within an appropriate learning environment, supported by feedback, monitoring and pastoral care.
Provide a range of academic and personal skills which will prepare you for employment or further study, which will foster mental agility and adaptability, and which will enable you to deploy your knowledge, abilities and skills in their entirety, displaying balance and judgement in a variety of circumstances.

4. Programme Structure

5. Programme Modules

The following tables describe the programme and constituent modules. Constituent modules may be updated, deleted or replaced as a consequence of the annual review of this programme. Details of the modules currently offered may be obtained from the following websites:

https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/studyinformation/modules/?prog=anthropology

https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/studyinformation/modules/?prog=archaeology

In each stage you will take 60 credits each of Archaeology and Anthropology. You may take optional modules as long as any necessary prerequisites have been satisfied, where the timetable allows and if you have not already taken the module in question or an equivalent module.

You may take elective modules up to 30 credits outside of the programme in any stage of the programme as long as any necessary prerequisites have been satisfied, where the timetable allows and if you have not already taken the module in question or an equivalent module.

Stage 1

30 credits of compulsory Archaeology modules and 60 credits of compulsory Anthropology modules , 30 credits of Archaeology optional modules

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
ARC1010	Themes in World Archaeology	15	No
ARC1020	Essential Archaeological Methods	15	No
SPA1000	Imagining Social Worlds	30	No
ANT1000	Introduction to Social Anthropology	30	No
HAS1905	Employment Experience HASS	0	No
HAS1905	Employment Experience HASS	0	No

Optional Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
ARC BA Archaeology and Anthropology (Archaeology) Stage 1 Optional modules 2023-4
ARA1030	Introduction to Islamic Archaeology	15	No
ARC1007	Archaeological and Forensic Science Practicals	15	No
ARC1008	Forensic Archaeology	15	No
ARC1040	Artefacts and Materials	15	No
ARC1050	Objects: Contexts and Display	15	No
ARC1070	Practical Skills in Archaeology	30	No

Stage 2

15-30 credits of compulsory Archaeology modules, 30 credits of compulsory Anthropology modules, 30-45 credits of optional Archaeology modules (including HUM2000 and HUM2001 Humanities in the Workplace), and 30 credits of optional Anthropology modules

a You must take either ARC2003 or ARC2004 (you cannot choose both).

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
ARC2003	Archaeological Fieldwork Project [See note a above]	30	Yes
ARC2004	Archaeological Fieldschool [See note a above]	30	Yes
ANT2000	Current Debates in Anthropology	30	No
HAS2905	Employment Experience HASS	0	No
HAS2905	Employment Experience HASS	0	No

Optional Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
ARC BA Archaeology and Anthropology (Anthropology) Stage 2 Optional modules 2023-4
ANT2004	Into the Field	15	No
ANT2005	Current Debates in Anthropology: Practice	15	No
ANT2009	Living Cities: Migration, Place and the Politics of Identities	15	No
ANT2014	Cultures: Food	15	No
ANT2015	The Deep Past, History and Humanity	15	No
ANT2016	Anthropology of the State	15	No
ANT2021	Anthropology of the Middle East	15	No
ANT2023	Theory and Methods of Food Preservation	15	No
ANT2024	Environments in Public	15	No
ANT2041	How Organisations Work: Ethnography in Institutions	15	No
ANT2042	Gardening, Wellbeing and Community	15	No
ANT2085	Health, Illness and Bodies in Contemporary Society Part 1: Medicine and Social Control	15	No
ANT2086	Addiction	30	No
ANT2087	Disability and Society	15	No
ANT2088	Health, Illness and Bodies in Contemporary Society: Part 2: Bodies in Society	15	No
ANT2089	Cultures of Race, Ethnicity and Racism	15	No
ANT2090	Sound and Society	15	No
ANT2097	Environment and Society	15	No
ANT2105	Contemporary Capitalism, Critique and Resistance	15	No
ANT2107	Culture and Wellbeing	15	No
ANT2109	Anthropology of Forced Migration	15	No
ANT2110	Animal Minds and Animal Ethics	15	No
ANT2111	Climate Change in Global and Local Perspectives	15	No
ANT2112	When Things Fall Apart: Social Infrastructures	15	No
ANT2113	Social Media, Disinformation, and Authoritarianism	15	No
ANT2114	The Anthropology of Prisons	15	No
ANT2115	Emotions, the Body, and the Social	15	No
ANT2116	Animals and Society	15	No
ANT2117	Dogs and Cats: Anthropological Subjects	15	No
ARA2118	Gender-Identity and Modernity in the Middle East	15	No
ARA2134	Ethnography of the Middle East	15	No
ARA2150	Muslims in Britain	15	No
ARC S2 BA SH and CH opt 2023-4
ARC2003	Archaeological Fieldwork Project	30	No
ARA2014	Regions and Empires in Islamic Archaeology	15	No
ARC2004	Archaeological Fieldschool	30	No
ARC2012	Monumental Changes: Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Britain and Ireland	15	No
ARC2120	Things and Us: Ancient and Contemporary Material Culture	15	No
ARC2121	Brooches, Beads, Swords and Shields: Early Medieval Material Culture	15	No
ARC2123	Sustainability and Collapse in Past Societies	15	No
ARC2130	Discovering the Past with Molecular Science	15	No
ARC2401	Understanding the Landscape of Medieval Britain	15	No
ARC2406	Medieval Castles in Context	15	No
ARC2408	Romanisation: Interaction, Conquest and Change in Late Iron Age and Roman Dacia	15	No
ARC2504	Zooarchaeology	15	No
ARC2514	Forensic Anthropology	15	No
ARC2516	Human Origins and Evolution: the Lower and Middle Palaeolithic	15	No
CLA2514	Ancient Sources (Material Evidence) - Pompeii: Destruction, Discovery and Afterlife	15	No
CLA2517	Ancient Sources (Material Evidence): Hellenistic Palaces in West Asia	15	No
HIH2002	Uses of the Past	30	No
HIH2208A	Medieval Paris	30	No
HIH2234	Sailors, Slavery and Piracy: The Atlantic World, 1600 - 1800	30	No
HIH2592	Science, Empire, and Natural History Museums: A Global Perspective	30	No
HUM HUM2000-HUM2001
HUM2000	Humanities in the Workplace	30	No
HUM2001	Humanities in the Workplace	15	No

Stage 3

120 credits of compulsory modules

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
HUM3998	Employment Experience UK	120	Yes

Stage 4

0-30 credits of compulsory Archaeology modules, 0-30 credits of compulsory Anthropology modules, 30-60 credits of optional Archaeology modules, and 30-60 credits of optional Anthropology modules

^c You must take either ANT3040 or ARC3000 (you cannot choose both).

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
ANT3040	Anthropology Dissertation [see note c above]	30	No
ARC3000	Archaeological Dissertation [see note c above]	30	No

Optional Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
ARC BA Archaeology and Anthropology (Anthropology) Stage 3/4 Optional modules 2023-4
ANT3004	Living Cities: Migration, Place and the Politics of Identities	15	No
ANT3014	Cultures: Food	15	No
ANT3015	The Deep Past, History and Humanity	15	No
ANT3016	Anthropology of the State	15	No
ANT3021	Anthropology of the Middle East	15	No
ANT3023	Theory and Methods of Food Preservation	15	No
ANT3024	Anthropology of Forced Migration	15	No
ANT3041	Environments in Public	15	No
ANT3053	How Organisations Work: Ethnography in Institutions	15	No
ANT3054	Gardening, Wellbeing and Community	15	No
ANT3085	Health, Illness and Bodies in Contemporary Society Part 1: Medicine and Social Control	15	No
ANT3086	Addiction	30	No
ANT3087	Disability and Society	15	No
ANT3088	Health, Illness and Bodies in Contemporary Society: Part 2: Bodies in Society	15	No
ANT3089	Cultures of Race, Ethnicity and Racism	15	No
ANT3090	Sound and Society	15	No
ANT3092	Animal Minds and Animal Ethics	15	No
ANT3093	Climate Change in Global and Local Perspectives	15	No
ANT3094	When Things Fall Apart: Social Infrastructures	15	No
ANT3095	Social Media, Disinformation, and Authoritarianism	15	No
ANT3096	The Anthropology of Prisons	15	No
ANT3097	Environment and Society	15	No
ANT3098	Emotions, the Body, and the Social	15	No
ANT3099	Animals and Society	15	No
ANT3100	Dogs and Cats: Anthropological subjects	15	No
ANT3107	Culture and Wellbeing	15	No
ANT3109	Contemporary Capitalism, Critique and Resistance	15	No
ARC SF BA SH and CH opt 2023-4
ARC3000	Archaeological Dissertation	30	No
ARC3003	Professional Placement	30	No
ARC3006	Advanced Fieldwork Project	15	No
ARC3011	Practicing Archaeological Science	15	No
ARC3012	Monumental changes: Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Britain and Ireland	15	No
ARC3120	Things and Us: Ancient and Contemporary Material Culture	15	No
ARC3121	Brooches, Beads, Swords and Shields: Early Medieval Material Culture	15	No
ARC3123	Sustainability and Collapse in Past Societies	15	No
ARC3401	Understanding the Landscape of Medieval Britain	15	No
ARC3406	Medieval Castles in Context	15	No
ARC3510	Experimental Approaches to Forensic and Archaeological Investigations	15	No
ARC3516	Human Origins and Evolution: the Lower and Middle Palaeolithic	15	No
ARC3611	Funerary Osteoarchaeology	15	No
ARC3408	Romanisation: Interaction, Conquest and Change in Late Iron Age and Roman Dacia	15	No
ARC3133	Digital Pasts	15	No

6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods

Intended Learning Outcomes
A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to:	Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be...
...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class):	...and evidenced by the following assessment methods:
1. Understand basic archaeological techniques and appreciate their major advantages and disadvantages. 2. Appreciate the relationship between data collected in the field and its interpretation. 3. Identify the different roles of professional archaeologists. 4. Understand the chronology of archaeological periods and the main themes in European archaeology from early prehistory to the end of the Middle Ages. 5. Show familiarity with some key archaeological sites and finds. 6. Show competence in the various techniques of practical Archaeology and an understanding of their problems and possibilities. 7. Use appropriate archaeological terminology. 8. Deploy information from technical projects. 9. Demonstrate understanding (at increasing depth, according to level) of thematic/methodological issues (increasingly complex, according to level). 10. A basic understanding of the extent and nature of human diversity and commonality as seen, in particular, from a social and cultural perspective. 11. an understanding of how human beings shape and are shaped by social and cultural contexts. 12. an appreciation of the relationship between local social and cultural forms in relation to broader global and historical processes. 13. an awareness of, and facility in, the use of the repertoire of key concepts, theories and methods of anthropological analysis. 14. a basic appreciation of the social and historical processes that influence the objects of anthropological study. 15. a well-developed capacity to question cultural assumptions. 16. an ability to recognize some of the ways in which anthropological knowledge and insight can be applied in a variety of contexts. 17. a good understanding of the ethical implications of anthropological enquiry and qualitative research more generally. 18. a solid ability to conduct research, within supportive guidelines, drawing on primary and secondary sources. 19. Present work in the format expected of historians, including footnoting and bibliographical references.	1-3 are developed initially through ARC1020 followed by ARC2003/4 and developed in increasing sophistication through options during the second and final stages. 4 and 5 are developed through ARC1010 and then through various thematic options in the second and final stages. 6-8 are developed through ARC1020 in stage 1 and in stage 2 through ARC2003/4, and ARC3000 in the final stage. 9 is developed through the optional thematic modules taken across all stages. The level of competence expected of you increases in each stage of the programme. Methodological issues are introduced through ARC1020 and developed through ARC2003/4. The chronological and thematic framework is introduced in ARC1010 in stage 1 and developed through many options in the second and final stages. ARC3000 in the final stage brings the methodological and thematic elements together in an independent research dissertation. Anthropology will be taught in lectures to introduce the discipline and these are supported by tutorials where lecture content and course readings are discussed. There are core readings to be done on a weekly basis and further readings in preparation for or as part of assignments and assessments. Second and final stage modules (except the dissertation) consist of lectures and seminars which again will require both weekly readings in preparation of seminar discussions and further readings for assignments and assessments. The dissertation will be mainly based on independent readings under the guidance by an assigned supervisor. You will only partly have prescribed readings and will need to find texts using the library resources including the electronic library. Further you will need to use the internet to source information and deploy that information adequately in accordance with a competent assessment of the nature of the source. Seminars and tutorials will require your active participation.	Archaeology modules will be assessed by essays, reports and/or exams and also individual and group presentations (ILOs 1-9). Exams in the introductory module (ARC 1020) put particular emphasis on ILOs 1, 5, 6, 7. Fieldwork reports in ARC2003/4 will focus on ILOs 1, 2, 3, 6. The dissertation module (ARC3000) will assess all ILOs. Anthropology modules will be assessed by essays and/or exams and also individual and group presentations (ILOs 10, 11, 13, 14, 16). Exams, prtfolios and essays in introductory modules will lay additional emphasis on ILO 11. The methods modules will also include specific assessment items such as mini projects and research proposals (ILO 12, 15) and methods specific written assignments (ILOs 10, 12, 15). The dissertation module (ANT3040) will assess all ILOs.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
On successfully completing this programme you will be able to:

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be...

...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class):

...and evidenced by the following assessment methods:

1. Understand basic archaeological techniques and appreciate their major advantages and disadvantages.
2. Appreciate the relationship between data collected in the field and its interpretation.
3. Identify the different roles of professional archaeologists.
4. Understand the chronology of archaeological periods and the main themes in European archaeology from early prehistory to the end of the Middle Ages.
5. Show familiarity with some key archaeological sites and finds.
6. Show competence in the various techniques of practical Archaeology and an understanding of their problems and possibilities.
7. Use appropriate archaeological terminology.
8. Deploy information from technical projects.
9. Demonstrate understanding (at increasing depth, according to level) of thematic/methodological issues (increasingly complex, according to level).
10. A basic understanding of the extent and nature of human diversity and commonality as seen, in particular, from a social and cultural perspective.
11. an understanding of how human beings shape and are shaped by social and cultural contexts.
12. an appreciation of the relationship between local social and cultural forms in relation to broader global and historical processes.
13. an awareness of, and facility in, the use of the repertoire of key concepts, theories and methods of anthropological analysis.
14. a basic appreciation of the social and historical processes that influence the objects of anthropological study.
15. a well-developed capacity to question cultural assumptions.
16. an ability to recognize some of the ways in which anthropological knowledge and insight can be applied in a variety of contexts.
17. a good understanding of the ethical implications of anthropological enquiry and qualitative research more generally.
18. a solid ability to conduct research, within supportive guidelines, drawing on primary and secondary sources.
19. Present work in the format expected of historians, including footnoting and bibliographical references.

1-3 are developed initially through ARC1020 followed by ARC2003/4 and developed in increasing sophistication through options during the second and final stages.

4 and 5 are developed through ARC1010 and then through various thematic options in the second and final stages.

6-8 are developed through ARC1020 in stage 1 and in stage 2 through ARC2003/4, and ARC3000 in the final stage.

9 is developed through the optional thematic modules taken across all stages. The level of competence expected of you increases in each stage of the programme. Methodological issues are introduced through ARC1020 and developed through ARC2003/4. The chronological and thematic framework is introduced in ARC1010 in stage 1 and developed through many options in the second and final stages. ARC3000 in the final stage brings the methodological and thematic elements together in an independent research dissertation.

Anthropology will be taught in lectures to introduce the discipline and these are supported by tutorials where lecture content and course readings are discussed. There are core readings to be done on a weekly basis and further readings in preparation for or as part of assignments and assessments.

Second and final stage modules (except the dissertation) consist of lectures and seminars which again will require both weekly readings in preparation of seminar discussions and further readings for assignments and assessments. The dissertation will be mainly based on independent readings under the guidance by an assigned supervisor.

You will only partly have prescribed readings and will need to find texts using the library resources including the electronic library. Further you will need to use the internet to source information and deploy that information adequately in accordance with a competent assessment of the nature of the source. Seminars and tutorials will require your active participation.

Archaeology modules will be assessed by essays, reports and/or exams and also individual and group presentations (ILOs 1-9). Exams in the introductory module (ARC 1020) put particular emphasis on ILOs 1, 5, 6, 7. Fieldwork reports in ARC2003/4 will focus on ILOs 1, 2, 3, 6. The dissertation module (ARC3000) will assess all ILOs.

Anthropology modules will be assessed by essays and/or exams and also individual and group presentations (ILOs 10, 11, 13, 14, 16). Exams, prtfolios and essays in introductory modules will lay additional emphasis on ILO 11. The methods modules will also include specific assessment items such as mini projects and research proposals (ILO 12, 15) and methods specific written assignments (ILOs 10, 12, 15). The dissertation module (ANT3040) will assess all ILOs.

Intended Learning Outcomes
B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to:	Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be...
...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class):	...and evidenced by the following assessment methods:
20. Draw thematic comparisons between material from different sources. 21. Show awareness of contrasting approaches to research. 22. Judge between competing views. 23. Understand and demonstrate the different uses of qualitative and quantitative data, and evaluate their relative advantages and disadvantages. 24. Show clear awareness of the basic philosophical questions arising from academic research. 25. Think and write broadly about large themes. 26. Comprehend complex terminology and discourses. 27. Use a library, field visits and the world-wide web to find information. 28. Develop and deploy critical argument, grounded in theoretical frameworks and empirical data, based on professional standards of evidence use. 29. Identify problems of reliability and bias in, and more generally evaluate, evidence. 30. Collate data from a range of sources. 31. Reference sources accurately in written work, including use of the Harvard system in Archaeology and Anthropology. 32. Answer questions concisely and persuasively in written work. 33. Present work and answer questions orally. 34. Think of pertinent and intellectually demanding questions to ask other students. 35. Deploy complex terminology in a comprehensible manner. 36. Focus on and comprehend complex texts. 37. Specific to Anthropology; Analyse texts, visual material and other artefacts taking into account their cultural, historical and generic contexts. 38. Demonstrate receptiveness to cultural difference and cross-cultural variation and ability to see the specifity one's cultural perspective.	These skills are developed throughout the degree programme, but the emphasis becomes more complex as you move from stage to stage. They are developed through lectures and seminars, written work, and oral work (both presentation and class discussion). In Archaeology, these skills are developed through a mixture of teaching and learning methods including lectures, seminars, practical classes/fieldwork and tutorials. The assessment is made through a combination of examinations (including essays and gobbet passages for comment); term-time essays and oral presentations. Anthropology: see above.	Archaeology Exams: ILOs 20-30, 32, 35 Essays: ILOs 20-32, 35 Dissertation: 20-31, 35 Presentations: ILOs 27, 33-34 Projects: ILOs: 20-21, 35-36 Anthropology Exams: ILOs 21-28, 32, 35-36, 38 Essays: ILOs 20-32, 35-38 Portfolios : ILOs 20-32, 35-38 Dissertation: ILOs 20-32, 35-38 Presentations: ILOs 20-23, 26-28, 33-38 Projects: ILOs 21, 23-25, 27-31, 34, 37-38

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
On successfully completing this programme you will be able to:

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be...

...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class):

...and evidenced by the following assessment methods:

20. Draw thematic comparisons between material from different sources.
21. Show awareness of contrasting approaches to research.
22. Judge between competing views.
23. Understand and demonstrate the different uses of qualitative and quantitative data, and evaluate their relative advantages and disadvantages.
24. Show clear awareness of the basic philosophical questions arising from academic research.
25. Think and write broadly about large themes.
26. Comprehend complex terminology and discourses.
27. Use a library, field visits and the world-wide web to find information.
28. Develop and deploy critical argument, grounded in theoretical frameworks and empirical data, based on professional standards of evidence use.
29. Identify problems of reliability and bias in, and more generally evaluate, evidence.
30. Collate data from a range of sources.
31. Reference sources accurately in written work, including use of the Harvard system in Archaeology and Anthropology.
32. Answer questions concisely and persuasively in written work.
33. Present work and answer questions orally.
34. Think of pertinent and intellectually demanding questions to ask other students.
35. Deploy complex terminology in a comprehensible manner.
36. Focus on and comprehend complex texts.
37. Specific to Anthropology; Analyse texts, visual material and other artefacts taking into account their cultural, historical and generic contexts.
38. Demonstrate receptiveness to cultural difference and cross-cultural variation and ability to see the specifity one's cultural perspective.

These skills are developed throughout the degree programme, but the emphasis becomes more complex as you move from stage to stage. They are developed through lectures and seminars, written work, and oral work (both presentation and class discussion).

In Archaeology, these skills are developed through a mixture of teaching and learning methods including lectures, seminars, practical classes/fieldwork and tutorials. The assessment is made through a combination of examinations (including essays and gobbet passages for comment); term-time essays and oral presentations.

Anthropology: see above.

Archaeology

Exams: ILOs 20-30, 32, 35
Essays: ILOs 20-32, 35
Dissertation: 20-31, 35
Presentations: ILOs 27, 33-34
Projects: ILOs: 20-21, 35-36

Anthropology

Exams: ILOs 21-28, 32, 35-36, 38
Essays: ILOs 20-32, 35-38
Portfolios : ILOs 20-32, 35-38
Dissertation: ILOs 20-32, 35-38
Presentations: ILOs 20-23, 26-28, 33-38
Projects: ILOs 21, 23-25, 27-31, 34, 37-38

Intended Learning Outcomes
C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to:	Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be...
...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class):	...and evidenced by the following assessment methods:
39. Undertake independent study and work to deadlines. 40. Use a range of basic IT resources (such as e-mail and the Internet) to acquire and manipulate general and subject-specific information. 41. Digest, select and organise material from disparate sources for suitably illustrated, clear and concise oral presentation and written work of varying length. 42. Evaluate own work. 43. Participate in oral discussions; present and evaluate complex arguments and ideas orally; digest, select and organise material for oral presentations. 44. Work with others as part of a team. 45. Interact effectively with peers and staff. 46. Undertake group work, including the presentation and discussion of material in group 47. Communicate and argue effectively, both orally and in writing. 48. Express and defend opinions on a wide range of current and abstract issues 49. Plan and execute a demanding piece of work over a long time scale. 50. Adapt and transfer the critical methods of the disciplines into unfamiliar contexts including a variety of working environments 51. Organise and undertake suitable employment placements and critically reflect upon the experience.	Archaeology 39 is an essential part of the successful completion of the programme, notably the Dissertation. 40 is developed through the requirement that all written work be word-processed, and through use of the internet as a general research tool in all modules. There is further scope for developing IT skills through options. 41 is developed through a variety of written assignments and tutorials throughout the programme. 42 is developed through appraisals and the qualitative self-assessment involved in completing cover sheets for all assignments. 43 is developed through group work and seminars, which form an important component of many option modules. The skills in 44-48 are developed through interaction in seminars and in discussion with tutors about essay work, and in response to criticism both collective and individual. There is particular emphasis on 44 during fieldwork (ARC2003/4). 49 is developed through the Archaeology Fieldwork Project (ARC2004) in stage 2 and dissertation work (ARC3000) in the final stage (both of which work towards an end-of-module deadline). 47-48 are developed through optional thematic modules in the second and final stages. 50 relates to ARC2003/4 and optional advanced fieldwork and placement modules. Anthropology: see above. 51 is specifically related to the module HUM3998 Employment Experience UK.	Archaeology Exams: ILOs 39-42, 45, 47 Essays: ILOs 39-42, 45, 47 Dissertation: ILOs 39-42, 45, 47, 49 Presentations: ILOs 39-48 Projects: ILOs 39-42, 44-47 Anthropology Exams: ILOs 47-48, 50 Essays: ILOs 39-42, 47-48 Dissertation: ILOs 39-42, 45, 47-49 Presentations: ILOs 39-41, 43-48 Projects: ILOs 39-48

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
On successfully completing this programme you will be able to:

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be...

...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class):

...and evidenced by the following assessment methods:

39. Undertake independent study and work to deadlines.
40. Use a range of basic IT resources (such as e-mail and the Internet) to acquire and manipulate general and subject-specific information.
41. Digest, select and organise material from disparate sources for suitably illustrated, clear and concise oral presentation and written work of varying length.
42. Evaluate own work.
43. Participate in oral discussions; present and evaluate complex arguments and ideas orally; digest, select and organise material for oral presentations.
44. Work with others as part of a team.
45. Interact effectively with peers and staff.
46. Undertake group work, including the presentation and discussion of material in group
47. Communicate and argue effectively, both orally and in writing.
48. Express and defend opinions on a wide range of current and abstract issues
49. Plan and execute a demanding piece of work over a long time scale.
50. Adapt and transfer the critical methods of the disciplines into unfamiliar contexts including a variety of working environments
51. Organise and undertake suitable employment placements and critically reflect upon the experience.

Archaeology
39 is an essential part of the successful completion of the programme, notably the Dissertation.

40 is developed through the requirement that all written work be word-processed, and through use of the internet as a general research tool in all modules. There is further scope for developing IT skills through options.

41 is developed through a variety of written assignments and tutorials throughout the programme.

42 is developed through appraisals and the qualitative self-assessment involved in completing cover sheets for all assignments.

43 is developed through group work and seminars, which form an important component of many option modules.

The skills in 44-48 are developed through interaction in seminars and in discussion with tutors about essay work, and in response to criticism both collective and individual. There is particular emphasis on 44 during fieldwork (ARC2003/4).

49 is developed through the Archaeology Fieldwork Project (ARC2004) in stage 2 and dissertation work (ARC3000) in the final stage (both of which work towards an end-of-module deadline).

47-48 are developed through optional thematic modules in the second and final stages.

50 relates to ARC2003/4 and optional advanced fieldwork and placement modules.

Anthropology: see above.

51 is specifically related to the module HUM3998 Employment Experience UK.

Archaeology

Exams: ILOs 39-42, 45, 47
Essays: ILOs 39-42, 45, 47
Dissertation: ILOs 39-42, 45, 47, 49
Presentations: ILOs 39-48
Projects: ILOs 39-42, 44-47

Anthropology

Exams: ILOs 47-48, 50
Essays: ILOs 39-42, 47-48
Dissertation: ILOs 39-42, 45, 47-49
Presentations: ILOs 39-41, 43-48

Projects: ILOs 39-48

7. Programme Regulations

Programme-specific Progression Rules

To progress to Stage 2 you must normally achieve an average mark of at least 50% in Stage 1. If you do not achieve an average mark of 50% in Stage 1, you will be interviewed to determine whether you can continue on the Employment Experience programme; if you do not succeed in that interview you will be required to transfer to the three-year programme. This is to ensure that only those students who are likely to succeed in their Employment Experience are selected. If you are unsuccessful in your application for Employment Experience, you will be transferred to the three-year programme.

HUM3998 Employment Experience UK counts as a single 120-credit module and is not condonable; you must pass this module to graduate with the degree title of BA Archaeology and Anthropology with Employment Experience. If you fail the Employment Experience your degree title will be commuted to BA Archaeology and Anthropology.

Classification

8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning

All students within Archaeology and Anthropology have a personal tutor for their entire programme of study, whom they meet at least three times a year, and who are available for at least two office hours a week. Personal tutors also conduct a Personal Development Planning (PDP) interview in January when students discuss a pre-completed self-appraisal with their tutor, and agree an 'action plan' to consolidate and improve performance over the coming year.

Programme handbooks and other useful information can be accessed via the student intranet: http://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/humanities/studying/taughthandbook/.

Other useful information and student resources can be accessed via the Exeter Learning Environment (ELE): http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/login/index.php, which has specific information on library skills, essay writing and research skills.

9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning

10. Admissions Criteria

11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards

12. Indicators of Quality and Standards

The programme is not subject to accreditation and/ or review by professional and statutory regulatory bodies (PSRBs).

13. Methods for Evaluating and Improving Quality and Standards

14. Awarding Institution

University of Exeter

15. Lead College / Teaching Institution

Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS)

16. Partner College / Institution

Partner College(s)

Not applicable to this programme

Partner Institution

Not applicable to this programme.

17. Programme Accredited / Validated by

18. Final Award

BA (Hons) Archaeology and Anthropology with Employment Experience

19. UCAS Code

VL48

20. NQF Level of Final Award

6 (Honours)

21. Credit

CATS credits	480	ECTS credits	240

22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group

[Honours] Anthropology
[Honours] Archaeology

23. Dates

Origin Date	26/07/2017	Date of last revision	02/09/2021

Programme Specification for the 2024/5 academic year

BA (Hons) Archaeology and Anthropology with Employment Experience

1. Programme Details

2. Description of the Programme

3. Educational Aims of the Programme

4. Programme Structure

5. Programme Modules

Stage 1

Compulsory Modules

Optional Modules

Stage 2

Compulsory Modules

Optional Modules

Stage 3

Compulsory Modules

Stage 4

Compulsory Modules

Optional Modules

6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods

Intended Learning Outcomes A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge

7. Programme Regulations

8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning

9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning

10. Admissions Criteria

11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards

12. Indicators of Quality and Standards

13. Methods for Evaluating and Improving Quality and Standards

14. Awarding Institution

15. Lead College / Teaching Institution

16. Partner College / Institution

Partner College(s)

Partner Institution

17. Programme Accredited / Validated by

18. Final Award

19. UCAS Code

20. NQF Level of Final Award

21. Credit

22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group

23. Dates

Intended Learning Outcomes
A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes
B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes
C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge