The Archaeology MA: Landscape Archaeology pathway will allow you to develop a thorough knowledge of current approaches to the investigation and interpretation of past landscapes.
There are opportunities to specialise in a range of practical techniques, digital landscape studies, and interpretative approaches in thematic and period/area landscape studies. This pathway is ideal for research preparation and as a basis for career development in archaeology and heritage.
We offer the flexibility to upgrade from Certificate to Diploma level and from Diploma to Masters level during your programme as you develop your postgraduate studies. We also offer a Cultural Archaeology pathway on the Archaeology MA.
International students
Academic requirements
We accept a range of qualifications; our country pages show you what qualifications we accept from your country.
English language requirements
You can satisfy our English language requirements in two ways:
by holding an English language qualification to the right level
by taking and successfully completing one of our English courses for international students
You will study three core modules:
Archaeological Theory, Method and Interpretation
This module delivers a generic disciplinary introduction to the MA Archaeology programme. It focuses on key areas of theory, method and interpretation, embracing a range of cultural, landscape, professional, heritage and environment themes and how these are integrated. It is also designed to develop and enhance key practical and research skills, especially in oral presentation, teamwork and essay-writing.
Landscape Archaeology
This module aims to introduce you to the subject of landscape archaeology and themes in the analysis and interpretation of past landscapes.
GIS and Spatial Analysis
This course aims to develop your knowledge and understanding of the theory and practice of computational landscape analysis using GIS.
Field Survey
This module introduces you to the theory and practice of recording the archaeological and environmental elements of ancient landscapes, from a scale of individual structures and monuments to integrated surveys of past cultural and natural landscapes
Digital Cultures
Digital Cultures offers a platform for students to engage with the subject matter of their own disciplines through the application of digital technologies.
Funerary Archaeology
This module presents a critical review of theoretical approaches and interpretative themes in contemporary funerary archaeology, and examines the central significance of this field of study in current debates in world archaeology.
Material Culture
This module provides an introduction to material culture studies and artefact analysis in Archaeology, drawing on the wide range of approaches to material culture in related disciplines such as Anthropology.
Creating Europe: complex societies 1000 BC – AD 1000
This module explores the nature of complex societies in Europe from the late Bronze Age to the early medieval period, and their interactions with the state-organised societies of the Mediterranean.
Archaeology of Greece
This module provides an advanced overview of approaches to the archaeology of Greece from prehistory to the Roman period.
Empire and Identity
This module is in two parts, linked by questions of how contact with the Roman empire changed peoples’ perceptions of themselves and how this was represented through their material culture
Late Roman and Byzantine Archaeology and Material Culture
This module is based on the largest source of fresh evidence for the Late Roman to early medieval eastern Mediterranean world (including south-east Europe), namely archaeology.
Birmingham´s Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology graduates develop a broad range of transferable skills including: familiarity with research methods; the ability to manage large quantities of information from diverse sources; the ability to organise information in a logical and coherent manner; the expertise to write clearly and concisely and to tight deadlines; critical and analytical ability; the capacity for argument, debate and speculation; and the ability to base conclusions on statistical research.