NAS Part III: Advanced certificate in foreshore and underwater archaeology
The NAS Part III component of the Programme will provide the major formal teaching element. Participants will attend a series of modules in specific techniques that will include a minimum of 100 contact teaching hours. This will involve lectures, onsite demonstrations and practical exercises in many of the techniques of underwater archaeology.
Workshops will be held where the students will obtain practical experience of the handling of archaeological materials, first-aid conservation, finds drawing and photography.
The main objective of the NAS Part III course is to produce a competent fieldworker who has the technical knowledge to be an asset to any project. The minimum diving qualification for the aspects which include open-water work is CMAS 2-Star or equivalent (e.g. BSAC Sport Diver, SAA Club Diver or PADI Advanced Open Water).
The Part III Advanced Certificate in Foreshore and Underwater Archaeology will be awarded to participants after successful completion of all required components, and only after completion of the NAS Introduction Course, Part 1 and Part 2 Certificates.
Syllabus:
To achieve NAS Part III, students
will need to complete a series of courses covering a sufficiently
broad area of the syllabus. The syllabus consists of 7
core subject groups:
- Research and Information Technology
- Archaeological Science
- Survey
- Excavation
- Recording
- Conservation
- Ancient Technology
- Managing Archaeology
NAS Part III Assessment Criteria:
Students must accumulate 100 credit points in 6 out of the 8 core subject areas or streams. Points are awarded on the basis of one full point for each practical contact hour and 1/2 a point for a theoretical contact hour. The points allocation is set individually for each course, in accordance with both the assessment criteria and course syllabus.
A maximum of 28 points can be obtained in any one core subject or stream.
A minimum of 8 points must be obtained for each one of the 6 core subjects or streams chosen.
Experience cannot be considered retrospectively.
Part III course fees are dependent on local expenses, but are generally range between £100 for a day's course to £300 for an intensive weekend using laboratory facilities, remote sensing equipment, or other specialist requirements. A list of Part III courses is available in our Diary
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