Course Details in 2026/27 Session

Module Title	LH Humans and Environments
School	History and Cultures
Department	Classics, AH and Archaeology
Module Code	09 23536
Module Lead	David Smith
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-20 hours Tutorial-2 hours Guided independent study-178 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	Environmental archaeology and landscape studies are key to our understanding of many of the sites, cultures, arguments and explanations that make up the study of archaeology. This module will take some of the largest, most exciting and hotly contested of archaeological arguments and see how the environmental and landscape evidence can be used to shape these debates. It will also demonstrate how important these fields are shaping our sense of the past and how rather than being ancillary to 'traditional' archaeological methodology environmental studies are in fact central to our understanding of the human past.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module the student should be able to: Intellectual skills 1) compare and evaluate the main research issues for landscape and environmental archaeology 2) assess the evidence for and importance of landscape developments in Britain since the last ice age 3)explain the nature and importance of human interventions in the shaping of the landscape 4) analyse critically the main limitations and problems of landscape and environmental archaeology and the theory that underlies it 5)engage critically with theoretical issues relevant to the subject Practical/Transferable skills 6)summarise, analyse and evaluate subject matter
Assessment	23536-01 : 4,000 word essay : Coursework (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 1 x 3,000 word coursework (100%) Reassessment: Resubmission of failed component(s)
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