Posted in Education on March 16, 2008 | No Comments »
New Research in Egyptian Archaeology
In this study day you will have the unique opportunity to learn first-hand about new research in Egyptology from a number of young scholars.Find out about the latest fieldwork results, new discoveries in old museum storerooms, and even recent studies of Egyptian mummification techniques.
Join in discussion and debate concerning the latest [...]
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Posted in Education on March 7, 2008 | No Comments »
The National Home Study College - available to UK and overseas students
HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY & EGYPTOLOGY DIPLOMA COURSES
Cost: £195
European archaeology and history
European history and marine archaeology
Oriental studies
Ancient Greece
The history of Britain
Leaders at war: Churchill and Hitler
The world at war
The rise and fall of the Roman Empire
EGYPTOLOGY
An introduction to Egyptology
Egyptology and Ancient Egyptian studies
Coptic and early Christian studies
Introduction [...]
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Posted in Education on March 6, 2008 | No Comments »
This course will help you to identify and understand the key issues affecting heritage decision-making. For example, who decides what should be preserved from the past as our heritage? Who is this heritage for and how should it be presented and explained? How can I engage actively with my heritage and have an impact on [...]
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Posted in Education on March 4, 2008 | No Comments »
Since 1995, BSS has aimed to present the finest programme of summer courses on the
history and archaeology of the Ancient World available in the United Kingdom.
In 2008 it offers nine intensive courses on Ancient Egypt and its neighbours in the Near East.
They are designed specifically for enthusiastic adults and for students studying, or intending [...]
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Posted in Education on February 27, 2008 | No Comments »
24 months/30 months, part-time, Postgraduate Diploma or Masters Degree
Distance learning students undertake a two year programme of self-directed study. The distance learning programme has two intakes per year in April and October. During this time, students work through six core modules.
Each module demands around three months work (this can be broken down into approximately 12-14 [...]
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Posted in Education on February 26, 2008 | No Comments »
We offer a series of modules in archaeology which can be studied purely for interest, or as part of a programme towards a Certificate in Archaeology. They are equivalent to our first year campus-based degree course in archaeology (Level 1).
The modules (20 credits each) are:
Aims and Methods in Archaeology
Early Prehistory
Later Prehistory
Introduction to Classical Archaeology
Saxon/Medieval Archaeology
Post [...]
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Posted in Education on February 26, 2008 | No Comments »
Every summer people from all over Britain, and some from overseas, come to Oxford University for relaxed, enjoyable, but serious study with some of the finest tutors in the country. For over 100 years this Summer School has been opening the doors of the University, making it possible for everyone to take advantage of the [...]
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Posted in Education on January 17, 2008 | No Comments »
Are you interested in learning more about the fascinating subject of Ancient Egypt? In conjunction with the National Home Study College, there is a range of distance learning courses covering a variety of archæological and Ancient Egyptian subjects. These study programs are introductory courses ideal for enthusiastic beginners, and assume no previous academic knowledge.
Courses
Introduction to [...]
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Posted in Education on January 16, 2008 | No Comments »
Short Courses
An Introduction to Environmental Archaeology
Sat 15 to Sun 16 Nov 2008
Beginnings of Prehistory - the Contribution of Sir John Evans (1823 - 190
Sat 19 Apr 2008
Desertion and Decline in Medieval and Later Towns
Fri 8 to Sun 10 Feb 2008
Human Skeletal Studies in British Archaeology [...]
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Posted in Education on January 5, 2008 | No Comments »
The Centre for Battlefield Archaeology was established within GUARD and the Department of Archaeology at Glasgow University in April 2006. It is the first facility of its kind and aims to provide an international centre of excellence for the burgeoning study of the archaeology of battlefields and other archaeological manifestations of human conflict. Since 2000, [...]
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