MSc Palaeoanthropology

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Course Overview

This MSc in Palaeoanthropology offers a comprehensive and advanced exploration of human evolution, designed for graduates from archaeology, anthropology, and science backgrounds. The program provides exceptional flexibility, allowing you to tailor your studies to specific interests through a diverse range of specialized modules. You will culminate your learning by conducting original research for a substantial dissertation, developing highly valued analytical and practical skills.

Key Program Highlights

  • Tailor your degree with specialized modules in areas like human osteology, early technologies, and evolutionary theory
  • Conduct original research through a 15,000-20,000 word dissertation on a topic of your choice
  • Gain access to undergraduate lectures to build foundational knowledge in new subject areas
  • Develop highly transferable skills in critical analysis, research methods, and practical techniques
  • Excellent preparation for a PhD or a career in academia, museum work, or the heritage industry

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Modules

  • Frameworks of Human Evolution
  • Ace MA and MSc Dissertation
  • Research Themes in the Neolithic of the Near East
  • Deciphering Symbols: Approaches to An Understanding of the Earliest Symbolic Behaviour
  • Human Osteology
  • Statistics for Biological Research
  • Advanced Topics in Animal Behaviour
  • Roman Frontier Systems: From the Late Republic to the End of the Fourth Century Ad
  • Early Technologies
  • Primate Biology
  • Advanced Statistics for Biological Research
  • Evolution and Behaviour
  • Designing and Communicating Research
  • Pyrotechnology: Theory, Evidence and Experiment
  • Researching Urban Communities in the Near East, 5000-500 B.c
  • Economies and Exchange in the Ancient Near East
  • Bronze Age and Iron Age Britain
  • Introduction to Quaternary Micropalaeontology
  • Becoming Human: Genomics, Development, and Evolutionary Anthropology
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    Tuition fee
    Apply by
    Start date
    Duration
    Campus
    Mode of study
    Fees and deadlines depend on the selected options. Fees and currency conversion are approximate.
    Offer response
    2 weeks after your application is submitted
    Backlogs accepted
    This course accepts backlogs