University of Sheffield

Program Information

Degree Offered

M.A.-Landscape Archaeology

Format: Campus

Program Description:

Our long-established Masters programme in Landscape Archaeology is one of the most successful in Britain. It draws upon the skills, knowledge and experience that our staff have accumulated in the course of their research on landscapes and environments across the world - from Anglesey to Armenia, and from Heathrow Airport to early hominin landscapes at Makapansgat. The programme is underpinned by the conviction that the archaeological study of past landscapes and environments is not an end in itself. Rather, as the great French historian Marc Bloch reminded us, `behind the features of the landscape … there are people and it is people that history seeks to grasp´. Throughout this programme, therefore, you will explore the ways in which human beings have acted upon landscape and environments; the ways in which nature has acted upon humanity, constraining and directing human action; and the ways in which human perceptions of the natural worlds within which they live, and which they have made, influenced their actions.
The programme is designed to appeal to all those who want to further their understanding and appreciation of the landscapes within which they live and work. We have designed specific `pathways´ for those who wish to use the programme as a platform for advanced independent research at doctoral level (Research Track), and for those who wish to use it as training for a future career in archaeology and/or the management of the historic environment (Vocational Track).

International Student Requirements:

IELTS 6.0 (with no less than 5 in each part), or TOEFL 550 with TWE 4.5 (paper based) or TOEFL 213, TWE 4.5 (computer based) or TEOFL 79-80 (IBT), or equivalent.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Tuition In-State Full Time:

£12,100 

Financial Aid Offered: No