
Profiles
Dr Caradoc Peters
Registered University Teacher - Truro College
Role
Programme Leader of the BSc (Hons) & FdSc Archaeology Programmes at Truro College
Reasons for studying Archaeology at Truro College:
• Less formal approach to teaching
• Small class size groups, not large lecture halls full of students
• A great deal of contact time with tutors
• Practical tuition through fieldtrips, museum trips and fieldwork
• Foreign archaeology trips
• Good contacts with local employers
Course Details:
The modules are:
Year One - FdSc: • Archaeology & Environment from Prehistory to Roman Times • Excavation, Post-Excavation & Museums • History of Archaeological Debate • Post-Roman to Recent Times: Culture, Science and Statistics • Principles of Field Survey • Project Design • Entrepreneurship and Applied Practice
Year Two - FdSc: • The Archaeology and Geology of Cornwall • Museum Studies • Professional Archaeology • Quaternary and Archaeological Science • Field Techniques & Interpretation • Professional Project Report
Year Three - BSc (Hons): • World Archaeology • Archaeology, Science & the Popular Media • In Depth Period Study • Current Debates in Archaeology • Environmental & Conservation Archaeology • Dissertation Report
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Qualifications
- PhD Archaeology (Auckland)
- MA Scientific Methods in Archaeology (Bradford)
- BA Archaeology (Wales)
Research interests
- Digital Archaeology
- Archaeology of Cornwall
- Environmental Archaeology
Peters, C. 2005. The Archaeology of Cornwall. Fowey: Cornwall Editions