UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH MODULE RECORD

MODULE CODE: FDAP103

CREDITS: 20

LEVEL: 1

MODULE TITLE: HISTORY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL THOUGHT

PRE-REQUISITE(S): None

CO-REQUISITE(S): None

COMPENSATABLE WITHIN THIS PROGRAMME:     Yes

SHORT MODULE DESCRIPTOR

The content of this module includes the history of archaeology to the present, and the interpretation of archaeology, including issues such as nationalism, gender and racism.

ELEMENTS OF ASSESSMENT:  (C1) COURSEWORK  100%

Give Subject Assessment Panel Group to which module should be linked

Minimum pass mark for professional body accreditation

MODULE AIMS:

• to detail the origins and historical development of the discipline of archaeology in Britain and the World
• to demonstrate how archaeological information can be variously interpreted due to different historical/political agendas
• to lay the foundations for interpretation in the period-based modules (FDAP100, FDAP101, FDAP105, FDAP200).

ASSESSED LEARNING OUTCOMES:  At the end of a module the learner will be expected to be able to:

1. demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the origins and development of archaeology as a discipline in Britain and the World.
2. begin to understand the intellectual vitality of archaeology, its theoretical basis, current debates over approaches to interpretation, and archaeology’s relationship to other disciplines.
3. identify and understand the implications of politically biased versions of the past, in both history and archaeology, while appreciating and being sensitive to different cultures.
4. demonstrate an ability to communicate ideas and collaborate with peers.

INDICATIVE SYLLABUS CONTENT:

Renaissance & Enlightenment Antiquarians, Nineteenth Century Archaeology, Scandinavian Archaeology, Geology, Darwin, Anthropology & Ethnography, Sociology, Diffusionism, Ideologies, Nationalism, Racism, Gordon Childe, Scientific Archaeology, Processualism, Post-Processualism, Gender Archaeology, Phenomenology, Agency.

APPROVAL:     DATE OF APPROVAL:     23/05/07                

DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION:     1/9/2007

DATE(S) OF APPROVED CHANGE:     n/a

FACULTY:

UPC

SCHOOL:

PARTNER INSTITUTION:

City College Plymouth

NAME OF SITE:

  MODULE LEADER: Anne Pirie

Term: All Year

Assessment Criteria (Threshold Level) :

The student should provide evidence that they can:

1. demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the origins and development of archaeology as a discipline in Britain and the World.
2. understand the intellectual vitality of archaeology, its theoretical basis, current debates over approaches to interpretation, and archaeology’s relationship to other disciplines.
3. identify and understand the implications of politically biased versions of the past, in both history and archaeology, while appreciating and being sensitive to different cultures.
4. communicate ideas and collaborate with peers.