​This is a flexible degree that prepares you for a career in research, the commercial sector or heritage management. You will have access to state-of-the-art facilities including fully-equipped and dedicated laboratories for human skeletal remains and animal bone analysis, stable isotope analysis, microscopic suite (CAF) and an MA study room. Our analytical suite is extensive, allowing students to access a range of techniques for their research projects. You will gain an effective grounding in archaeological practice and research, with the opportunity to study a suite of modules from prehistory to the medieval period. Alternatively you can opt to follow specialised pathway in Medieval Europe, Bioarchaeology or the Middle East. Our assessments are varied, providing a mix of vocational and research opportunities, including: skeletal and lab-based reports, in-class practical assessments, food diaries, poster and conference presentations, article critiques, essays, exams, and seminar presentations. Our recent graduates have gone onto to further study through funded PhD projects, as well as finding employment in professional archaeology, museums, publishing, journalism, radio and television, the heritage and leisure industries, the fields of conservation including the natural and built environment, government office, and teaching.