1. Collate, synthesise, and critically evaluate up-to-date academic literature on a selected issue related to humanitarian archaeological issues.
2. Critically analyse a complex humanitarian issue, produce, and justify a management response that consists of a set of appropriate and complementary adaptation and / or archaeological mitigation strategies
3. Understand how advanced archaeological methodologies can be applied to humanitarian contexts and global challenges
4. Reflect in a self-aware manner on the issues of identity within modern society and the archaeological record.

1. Either a ten-minute podcast or documentary that explores a key theme relevant to the module. Submission would include the video/audio content and a full script. (Learning outcomes Knowledge & Understanding, Learning, Analysis, Application, Communication) (LO 1, 2, 3 and 4)

Formative assessment opportunities are available throughout the module - structured class activities will allow students to discuss ideas introduced in the module and relate them to the module assessments providing them with the opportunity to self-evaluate their understanding of module materials. Students will also be provided with the opportunity to discuss their ideas for the module assignments and receive feedback on their plans.

This advanced module explores current global debates through an archaeological prospective. The module is taught through a wide range of case studies and discusses how archaeology principles can help to solve these challenges that global society faces today. Final content will be led by current societal debates, but indicative contents could include:

- Archaeology, ethnicity and nationalism
- Social archaeology
- Community archaeology and public engagement
- Archaeology of water
- Cultural genocide
- Genocide investigation
- Archaeology and geo-politics
- Archaeology in the 21st century

How can understanding the past and the present help us shape our future? In this module, you will be introduced to a selection of current affairs and societal issues and how to view these through a humanitarian archaeological lens. We will explore key themes including destruction of monuments and cultural genocide, global water management, forensic archaeology and genocide investigation, and the uses and misuses of archaeological research.

This module will be delivered through a combination of independent and online learning, scheduled class sessions, and planning, researching, and producing the module assessments. Weekly content will be delivered throughout the course by specialists in their fields. A high percentage of the scheduled classes will be seminar-based learning rather than traditional lecture content. The workshops and seminars will provide students with the opportunity to: (i) debate and further explore the ideas introduced in the learning materials; (ii) discuss how they will use them to address the module assessment; and (iii) receive guidance on completing the assessment.

Materials and resources that introduce the main themes and key concepts covered in the module, as well as supporting the development of the key skills required to complete the assessment will be made available via the VLE. These may be on the form of pre-recorded lectures, a set of directed readings, links to videos or appropriate micro-certification packages, or a mixture.

Students should spend the independent learning hours working through the learning resources and self-instructional materials provided in the VLE, completing preparatory and follow-up activities for the class sessions, and completing the module assessments.

1. Marshall, T., 2021. The power of geography: Ten maps that reveal the future of our world (Vol. 4). Simon and Schuster.
2. Morewitz, S.J. and Colls, C.S. eds., 2016. Handbook of missing persons. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.
3. Bachman, J.S., 2019. Cultural genocide: Law, politics, and global manifestations (p. 302). Taylor & Francis.
4. Piskin, E., Marciniak, A. and Bartkowiak, M. eds., 2018. Environmental Archaeology: Current Theoretical and Methodological Approaches. Springer.
5. Jones, S., 2002.¿The archaeology of ethnicity: constructing identities in the past and present. Routledge.
6. Symonds, J. and Vareka, P. eds., 2020.¿Archaeologies of Totalitarianism, Authoritarianism, and Repression: Dark Modernities. Springer Nature.

VLE to access on-line learning resources
High quality teaching space for face-to-face seminars where appropriate with usual audio-visual facilities
Library resources both online and physical to support research.