UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH MODULE RECORD

MODULE CODE: FDAP200

CREDITS: 20

LEVEL: 2

MODULE TITLE: FIELDWORK: ROMAN AND EARLY MEDIEVAL

PRE-REQUISITE(S): None

CO-REQUISITE(S): None

COMPENSATABLE WITHIN THIS PROGRAMME:     Yes

SHORT MODULE DESCRIPTOR

This module uses Roman and Early Medieval Archaeology as a context within which to further develop a range of non-intrusive investigative skills and theoretical understanding.

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:

The course will further provide students with:

• A range of non-intrusive skills used in archaeological investigations
• an outline understanding and theoretical appreciation of the sites, landscapes, buildings, artefacts and issues of Britain from the Roman and Early Medieval periods, in context with the relevant world archaeology.

ASSESSED LEARNING OUTCOMES: 

At the end of a module the learner will be expected to:

1. demonstrate a knowledge and critical understanding of Roman and Early Medieval archaeology
2. demonstrate competence in applying a range of established techniques and skills to initiate and undertake critical analyses of archaeological investigations.
3. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the main methods of inquiry relating to sites and landscapes of the Roman and Early Medieval periods.
4. Use a range of established geophysical techniques, initiate and undertake a critical analysis of information and prepare strategies for further investigation.

INDICATIVE SYLLABUS CONTENT:

• prepare; observe; record; analyse; present sites through the understanding and use of desk-based assessment, building survey and graphic and photographic records.
• Use GIS, Geophysical and Geochemical survey in conjunction with usual site survey methods (Module FDAP104) to record a site

• Historical accounts, inscriptions, coins, sculptures and the results of archaeological investigations in the Roman and early medieval periods.
• “Anglo Saxons”, “Vikings” and evidence for culture change in the early medieval period

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: Derek Gore

Term: All Year

Assessment Criteria (Threshold Level) : The student should be able to:

1. demonstrate a knowledge and critical understanding of Roman and Early Medieval archaeology
2. demonstrate competence in applying a range of established techniques and skills to initiate and undertake critical analyses of archaeological investigations.
3. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the main methods of inquiry relating to sites and landscapes of the Roman and Early Medieval periods.
4. Use a range of established geophysical techniques, initiate and undertake a critical analysis of information and prepare strategies for further investigation