Palaeoanthropology
Entry requirements
Please see the course page on the University website for full details.
Months of entry
September
Course content
The programme provides a detailed introduction to, and review of, the issues of human evolution. An emphasis on research-connected teaching and active learning provides you with good preparation for a research degree. The programme also assists you to master a certain area of palaeoanthropology to build a career in this or a related domain.
You’ll complete your programme with a dissertation of 15,000-20,000 words on an aspect of human evolution.
We aim to be flexible, supportive, encouraging and challenging in our approach to students. For example, if you’re new to a topic you’re very welcome to attend lectures offered in year three modules of the undergraduate programme in Evolutionary Anthropology.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
You will be able to tailor your studies to reflect your interests, by choosing from a diverse array of subjects such as:-
- Early technologies
- Symbols and art
- Human osteology
- Evolutionary theory
- Palaeolithic archaeology
- Research methods.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MSc
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- part time24 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- PG Recruitment
- pgrecruitment@liverpool.ac.uk