This course offers a unique perspective on the human present and past in a broad geographic and temporal context, providing you with an understanding of how the human species evolved, how human societies came into being and changed over time, and the underlying reasons for human social and biological diversity today. A special feature of this programme is that all three disciplines – Archaeology, Social and Biological Anthropology – are closely integrated over the three years, allowing you to explore global human diversity, in time and space, in a truly interdisciplinary fashion. Since the mid-19th century, Archaeology and Anthropology (both social and biological) have evolved and developed in association as disciplines that aim to comprehend what it is to be human. Archaeology is the study of the human past through its material remains such as buildings, monuments, artefacts, biological remains, written sources and the landscape we inhabit today. Anthropology is traditionally divided in the UK into Social Anthropology, which examines how people in different places create meaning and builds communities, and Biological Anthropology, which explores the physiological and genetic diversity in present and past human societies. The programme explores how humans engage, and their ancestors engaged, with their world, both physical and social. It teaches the methods, approaches and techniques used to find out about and understand human societies: from archaeological prospection and excavation to the anthropological and archaeological analyses of artefacts and human and animal remains, survey and ethnographic fieldwork techniques, statistical analysis of social data, and the exploration and application of a broad range of philosophical ideas. These approaches involve a wide range of techniques and critical thinking skills, combining aspects of both sciences and humanities, which provide insight into human worlds both contemporary and ancient, and often greatly different from that of the 21st-century West. Travel abroad as part of this challenging and exciting BA Archaeology and Anthropology degree. Spend three years on campus learning the practice of archaeology and what we can understand from uncovering ancient human remains. Spend an academic year abroad on placement making friends and discovering the theories and findings on some of the most exotic and exciting sites imaginable. This course provides you with the opportunity to pursue a career in research, teaching, forensics and charity work and crime scene investigation. It is delivered through lectures, tutor-led and student-led seminars and tutorials, laboratory practicals, group projects, individual and group presentations, field visits, field work and independent research. It is excellent preparation for future employment, offering a balance of sciences and arts and providing a range of both practical and intellectual components.