Study Details: MA 1 year full-time,
2 years part-time,
3 years part-time
Train in the systematic research, recording, analysis and interpretation of historic buildings.
Through a combination of academic studies, practical training and research projects, you will learn the specialised skills required for the historical research, visual analysis and archaeological recording and interpretation of buildings. You’ll gain a foundational knowledge of the history of architecture in the UK, from c.1000 to the present day. The course will allow you to explore current intellectual and professional research priorities in the archaeology of buildings and introduce you to conservation legislation, policy and practice. You’ll leave with excellent research and communication skills relating to the research, analysis and interpretation of historic buildings.
The course brings together experts in buildings survey and recording, archive research, legislation and policy, conservation, theoretical interpretation and computer modelling to deliver a dynamic course, which will equip you with the specialist skills and knowledge required for a career in researching, managing, interpreting and conserving historic buildings. Specifically, you will gain valuable experience in archive research, photogrammetry and other 3D recording methods, CAD drawing, and computer modelling of historic buildings.
2:2 or equivalent in Archaeology, History of Art, Architectural History or a relevant subject.
The course is suitable for students and mid-career professionals seeking to develop or enhance an academic or professional specialism in buildings archaeology. To find out if your professional experience or qualifications are appropriate, please contact the Course Director.
For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more
We’ll confirm more funding opportunities for students joining us in 2022/23 throughout the year.
You will gain practical skills and research training that provide excellent preparation for a range of careers. Graduates from the course are now well-established across the heritage sector, in leading architectural practices, archaeological units, heritage organisations and charities, both nationally and internationally. You’ll also develop transferable skills that are applicable to a multitude of careers beyond archaeology and heritage.
Core modules
Buildings Recording
Researching & Analysing Historic Buildings
Understanding & Interpreting Historic Buildings
Option modules
You will choose two option modules from examples including:
Heritage Principles and Concepts
Histories of Conservation
Making the Nation
Presenting Historic Houses
Virtual Reality and 3D Modelling
You'll also have the opportunity to choose options from our full module catalogue:
Ancient Biomolecules
Animal Bones for Archaeologists
Archaeologies of Colonialism in the British Atlantic World
Artefacts and Materials Analysis
Becoming Human
Building Conservation Projects
Contemporary Issues in Museums
Critical Approaches to Archaeological Practice
Data Science for Archaeology
Death, Burial and Commemoration in the Roman World
Debates in Funerary Archaeology
Digital Approaches to Archaeology
Digital Creativity
Experimental Archaeology
GIS and spatial analysis
Landscape Survey and Geophysics
Life and Death in Iron Age Britain and Ireland
Medieval Settlement and Communities
Mesolithic Life and Death
Museums, Audiences & Interpretation
Prehistoric Art: Origins and Transitions
Roman Archaeology: Ancient pasts, current issues
Roman Europe
Skeletal Evidence for Health in the Past
Sustainable Buildings
Sustainability I: definitions of sustainability & methods of assessment
Sustainability II: understanding sustainability as change through time
Sustainable Conservation Challenges
The Ancient Celts: Archaeology and Identity in Iron Age Europe
The Archaeology of the Human Skeleton
The Archaeology of Roman Religion
The Viking Age: People, Places, Things
Thinking through Material Culture
Zooarchaeology in Context
Some option modules combinations may not be possible. The option available to you will be confirmed after you begin your course.
Our modules may change to reflect the latest academic thinking and expertise of our staff, and in line with Department/School academic planning.
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