This course aims to introduce you to the discipline of archaeology and to explain how archaeologists use evidence to interpret the past. You will progress from the first-year core modules to a more in-depth, scientific approach in the second and third years. It is compulsory for you to gain excavation experience in the UK or overseas. This degree has been designed to provide extensive general training in archaeology. You will get acquainted with a full range of theoretical, analytical and field methods in the discipline, and you will gain broad knowledge of human culture from the palaeolithic to the medieval period, and an in-depth understanding of some of the most exciting areas and periods of human past. A course in archaeology fosters many vital skills. Researching and presenting your work involves a high degree of creativity and you will learn how to be careful and precise in carrying out analysis of a range of subjects. The course helps you to develop your ability to research and process a large amount of information and to present the results of your research in an articulate and effective way. A degree in archaeology from the University of Nottingham shows potential employers that you are an intelligent and hard-working individual who is flexible enough to undertake any form of specific career training.