Module Descriptors
FIELD SCHOOL IN FORENSIC ARCHAEOLOGY
FORE60348
Key Facts
Health, Education, Policing and Sciences
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Kevin Colls
Email: Kevin.Colls@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 80
Independent Study Hours: 70
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- Coursework - Portfolio assessment weighted at 70%
- Coursework - Fieldwork performance Coursework - Fieldwork performance weighted at 30%
Module Details
Module Resources
Student Handbook
Blackboard VLE
Archaeological Tools/Equipment
Accommodation, Transport and Subsistence
Blackboard VLE
Archaeological Tools/Equipment
Accommodation, Transport and Subsistence
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Progress to level 6 of a forensic or policing award.
Module Texts
Hunter, J. and Cox, M. 2005. Forensic Archaeology: Advances in Theory and Practice. Routledge
Blau, S. and Ubelaker, D. 2010. Handbook of Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology. World Archaeology Congress
Killam, E. 2004. The Detection of Human Remains. Charles C Thomas
Hunter, J. Roberts, C. and Martin, A. 1996. Studies in Crime: An Introduction to Forensic Archaeology. Routledge
Subject to the timetable for completion being upheld, the following text will also appear on the core texts list:
Hunter, J. Simpson, B. and Sturdy Colls, C. 2012. Forensic Approaches to Buried Remains. Wiley
Blau, S. and Ubelaker, D. 2010. Handbook of Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology. World Archaeology Congress
Killam, E. 2004. The Detection of Human Remains. Charles C Thomas
Hunter, J. Roberts, C. and Martin, A. 1996. Studies in Crime: An Introduction to Forensic Archaeology. Routledge
Subject to the timetable for completion being upheld, the following text will also appear on the core texts list:
Hunter, J. Simpson, B. and Sturdy Colls, C. 2012. Forensic Approaches to Buried Remains. Wiley
Module Learning Strategies
Two weeks of fieldwork at an allocated case study site (80 hours of contact time).
The portfolio will be checked at regular intervals throughout the field course to ensure that students are keeping it up to date. Formative feedback will be provided once during this time.
It is expected that students will undertake independent study in advance of the field course, in order to research background material for their portfolio (e.g. historical review of the site), and in the evenings during the field course as part of the work on their assignment.
The portfolio will be checked at regular intervals throughout the field course to ensure that students are keeping it up to date. Formative feedback will be provided once during this time.
It is expected that students will undertake independent study in advance of the field course, in order to research background material for their portfolio (e.g. historical review of the site), and in the evenings during the field course as part of the work on their assignment.
Module Additional Assessment Details
100% - A PORTFOLIO of practical work based on the fieldwork at the case study site, to include an individual performance and peer assessment
Learning Outcomes 1-4 will be assessed as part of this assignment.
Additional Assessment Details:
Criteria for assessing the two pieces of summative work will be provided in the module handbook and during pre-fieldwork meetings
Students will be provided with formative feedback during the practical work
Learning Outcomes 1-4 will be assessed as part of this assignment.
Additional Assessment Details:
Criteria for assessing the two pieces of summative work will be provided in the module handbook and during pre-fieldwork meetings
Students will be provided with formative feedback during the practical work
Module Indicative Content
This module will allow students to participate in a field course where the knowledge gained as part of the Forensic Archaeology module can be applied to an actual case study site. This fieldwork is likely to be residential and students will work for 10 days, for 8 hours a day. Practical work in field survey, geophysics, excavation and recording will be undertaken, thus providing an introduction to the practical applications of the methods discussed in taught sessions. Additionally, students will be expected to demonstrate competency in generic skills such as team working, communication and time management.
Forensic archaeology is a very practical subject area but the opportunities for casework experiences are limited for students. This represents a unique opportunity for the student's to apply their theoretical knowledge as part of an active research project and to gain first-hand experience of some of the issues involved in the study of crime scenes at which buried evidence exists. This field course also represents an opportunity for students to collect data for their third year project, subject to prior agreement with the module leader, thus offering an applied research and publication opportunity.
Note: This field course also represents an opportunity for students to collect data for their third year project, subject to prior agreement with the module leader.
Forensic archaeology is a very practical subject area but the opportunities for casework experiences are limited for students. This represents a unique opportunity for the student's to apply their theoretical knowledge as part of an active research project and to gain first-hand experience of some of the issues involved in the study of crime scenes at which buried evidence exists. This field course also represents an opportunity for students to collect data for their third year project, subject to prior agreement with the module leader, thus offering an applied research and publication opportunity.
Note: This field course also represents an opportunity for students to collect data for their third year project, subject to prior agreement with the module leader.
Web Descriptor
This module will allow students to participate in a field course where the knowledge gained as part of the Forensic Archaeology module can be applied to an actual case study site. This fieldwork is likely to be residential and students will work for 10 days, for 8 hours a day. Practical work in field survey, geophysics, excavation and recording will be undertaken, thus providing an introduction to the practical applications of the methods discussed in taught sessions. Additionally, students will be expected to demonstrate competency in generic skills such as team working, communication and time management.
Forensic archaeology is a very practical subject area but the opportunities for casework experiences are limited for students. This represents a unique opportunity for the student's to apply their theoretical knowledge as part of an active research project and to gain first-hand experience of some of the issues involved in the study of crime scenes at which buried evidence exists. This field course also represents an opportunity for students to collect data for their third year project, subject to prior agreement with the module leader, thus offering an applied research and publication opportunity.
Note: This field course also represents an opportunity for students to collect data for their third year project, subject to prior agreement with the module leader.
Forensic archaeology is a very practical subject area but the opportunities for casework experiences are limited for students. This represents a unique opportunity for the student's to apply their theoretical knowledge as part of an active research project and to gain first-hand experience of some of the issues involved in the study of crime scenes at which buried evidence exists. This field course also represents an opportunity for students to collect data for their third year project, subject to prior agreement with the module leader, thus offering an applied research and publication opportunity.
Note: This field course also represents an opportunity for students to collect data for their third year project, subject to prior agreement with the module leader.