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Through the study of maps, documents, aerial photographs and, most importantly, the landscape itself, we can shed new light on many important debates in history, and learn to recognise and understand the many traces of the past which survive all around us.

Landscape history is a wide-ranging subject which takes a broader chronological perspective view than most varieties of history. As well as using traditional historical methods, it also shares many of the approaches employed in geography, archaeology, art history and historical ecology. This course will teach you how to understand the development of the landscape through the use of maps and documents but you will also learn how to survey and interpret archaeological sites, how to unravel the physical development of ancient churches and houses, and how to read the historical significance of trees and hedges, field patterns, parks and gardens, and the morphology of towns and villages.

The Landscape History degree provides an opportunity to study the development of the landscape from prehistory to the present day. Modules in Year 1 and 2 offer an introduction to a wide range of historical periods and debates and allow you to combine landscape history with other aspects of medieval, early modern and modern history subjects. In Year 3 you will specialise entirely in landscape history and have the opportunity to carry out fieldwork, work placements and research projects. Teaching is through a combination of lectures, seminars and field trips.

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