Archaeology MPhil

The MPhil in Archaeology allows students to gain a critical appreciation of archaeology, the human past, and its place in the modern world, as well as training in research and analytical skills and expertise in a chosen, specialist area. Our emphasis at the MPhil level is on research-led 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.<br/><br/>Students may choose to specialise in any of the following options if available - a check should be made with the Department before application to find out which options are available that year:<br/><br/><br/>- Archaeology of the Americas<br/><br/><br/>- Egyptian Archaeology<br/><br/><br/>- European Prehistory<br/><br/><br/>- Medieval Archaeology<br/><br/><br/>- Mesopotamian Archaeology<br/><br/><br/>- Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Archaeology<br/><br/><br/>- South Asian Archaeology<br/><br/><br/>- African Archaeology<br/>