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Ma
teria
l
Cultur
e
Stu
dies.
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ateria
l cultur
e is t
he pr
od
uct o
f h
uman cr
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vit
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d li
es a
t
the h
ear
t o
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haeo
log
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ogramme o
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ure lies at the hear the analysis o
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worlds in which they liv
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age a hands-on appr
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haeo
log
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take a
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tifact st
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f tex
tual
ou with the
archaeolo
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. You will ha
ve ac
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ell-
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udies pr
ovides y
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and mat
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ded t
o carr
y out inv
estig
ations
ural
knowle
dge and skills nee
f human social and cult
equippe
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erials labor
atories.
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ere ma
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om,
life. W
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’s teaching staff
are activ
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wledge that f
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involv
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f their mat
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or the w
implications o
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egrat
ed tr
eatment o
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ogramme will appeal t
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de y
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al to ar
chaeolo
gical
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erent viewpoints and appr
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ourself about their str
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te h
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material evidence that is so centr
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advance
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or those who wish t
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training f
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actitioners in human
amme
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gy. The pr
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bones. This pr chaeolo
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f the most suc
pr
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tme
nt o
f Arc
haeo
l
the kno
ogramme will pr
gical st
ud actise the discipline
ained many o
f those who no
cessf
ul of
wledge and t o
y o
vide y
f human
ou with bo .
w teach or
analyses, and with the cult
echnical skills t th
o conduct such
practices nee ur
MA in Material Culture Studies.indd 1
Applying
ar
de
al understanding o
chaeolo
d to sit
uat f funer
gical and hist
e your fi
ndings within a br
ary
provide y
to
ou with the t
orical cont
ext. In shor
oader
human r
t, w
emains.
ools t
o writ
e human hist
e will
Sheffi eld.
ory fr
om
The pr
ogramme is designe
want t
o fur
ther their kno
d to appeal t
o all those who
can t
ell us about the past, and t
wledge o
f what human r
exper
tise nee o acquir
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par
ded t
ticular value t
o unlock that kno
e the pr
actical
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necessar
o students who wish t dge. It will be o
y to under
f
take doct
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osteolo
gy, and t
or
skills b
o pr
al r
actitioners who want t
esear
ch in human
ase.
o enhance their
This is a v
ery int
of our depar
ensiv
e pro
tment’
gramme, which mak
facilities and compr
s wide r
ange o
es full use
provide y
ehensiv
f exper
tise, labor
ou with the f
e ref
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atory
requir
ed t
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archaeolo
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emains
human sk
f r
will
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pro
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ch methods use
vide
you with
insights
at
d in the st
tribut
emains, and in the analysis o
es o
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f burials.
y of
f the cult
ural
‘We encourage a
pplications fro
m students wh
ose fi rst degrees
are in biologica
l, earth or geogr
aphical sciences, ant
hropology or
Depar
tme
nt o
f Arc
mathematical stu
dies, as well as c
lassics and histo
ry.’ haeolog
y.
MSc in Human Osteology.indd 1
For initial discussions about y
our programme, you
mathematical studies, as w
ell as classics and history.
should contact the appr
opriate programme direct
or
(see the Contacting Us
page).
English language r
equirements
28/04/2009 15:09
If you intend to apply for f
unding you should make sur
e The University o
f Sheffi eld’s minimum requir
ements are:
that your application for a place r
eaches us early - before
• GCSE English Grade C or abo
ve
31st January, for admission the f
ollowing September.
• IELTS 6 or above with at least 5 in each component
• TOEFL paper based test 550 or abo
ve, computer based
If you are not seeking external or int
ernal (University of
test 213 or above
The University of Sheffield -
Sheffi eld) funding, you may apply at any time prior t
o the
commencement of your pr
ogramme of study.
The University off ers specialist courses in English as a
Foreign Language, as well as lang
uage courses for
Postgraduate Prospectus
You can apply in t
hree ways:
English students who wish t
o research overseas. Latin,
Greek and Hebrew are also ta
ught at the University.
• by using the online application f
orm (recommended!) Pages: 20 (inserts to folder)
http://www.shef.ac.uk/postgr
aduate/taught/apply/
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on
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orm - http://www.shef.
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gy/prospectivepg/
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General entry requir
ements
Our standard requirement f
or all postgraduate
programmes is a good fi rst degr
ee (at least a strong 2:1 or
equivalent, such as GPA 3.
0 in the USA) in archaeolo
gy or a
related subject. We encour
age applications from
students whose fi rst degr
ees are in the biological, ear
th or
geographical sciences, anthr
opology or
Department of Archaeo
logy.
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