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This course provides students with the opportunity to develop advanced knowledge and understanding of professional heritage practice, gain first-hand experience of working within the heritage sector and acquire subject-specific and transferable skills. Each student will be placed with a non-academic heritage organisation for training and will undertake a supervised project which contributes to the work of the placement provider.

1x1hr seminar and 2x1hr workshop sessions, as scheduled on MyCampus; 3x1hr individual sessions with supervisor as arranged; 14hrs of placement sessions as arranged. This is one of the Honours options in Archaeology and may not run every year. The options that are running this session are available on MyCampus.

Available to all students fulfilling requirements for Honours entry into Archaeology. Places on this course are limited and will be allocated on a competitive basis with preference given to Single Honours Archaeology students.

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The standard assessments for this course are: 

■ Written project design (2,500 words) - 30%.  

■ Project report (3,500 words) - 50%.  

■ Report from the placement provider (20%). 

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available: 

■ There are no alternatives to the assessments, but flexible deadlines can be offered as reasonable adjustment (Students should follow the usual process for extensions). 

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.  

This course will provide the opportunity to:

■ gain first-hand experience of professional practice in public, private and third sector archaeology and heritage organisations;

■ develop a critical understanding of the purpose, character and context of professional archaeological and heritage practice;

■ develop transferable skills in the design, planning and delivery of projects;

■ develop the ability to work independently and in a professional manner;

■ enhance employability through developing knowledge, understanding and skills which are relevant to the heritage sector and transferable to other contexts. 

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ express a developed and critical understanding of the purpose, character and context of a particular area of professional archaeological and heritage practice

■ design, plan and justify a project coherently, rigorously and within the parameters set by its institutional and professional context

■ execute and report upon a project, effectively and in a manner appropriate to the particular professional context in which it is undertaken

■ operate independently within the limits of a particular professional and project context