Archaeology at Queen's University Belfast
Archaeology (BA (Hons), V402) at Queen's University Belfast asked for 112–135 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on qub.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~135 points
Competitivearound ABB
Published as 112 - 135 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check qub.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 135
20% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 112–127 points. At least 63% of them had fewer than the 135 asked.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- V402 · V4 archaeology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Accreditation by the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA), working in partnership with University Archaeology UK (UAUK), recognises academic programmes which provide students with appropriate workplace skills relevant to both a career in the historic environment and CIfA membership at Practitioner grade. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 90%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%95%
Learning opportunities92%88%
Assessment and feedback88%87%
Academic support92%95%
Organisation and management79%85%
Learning resources89%89%
Student voice83%83%
10 final-year students · 86% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k
£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24
15 months onSubject at this uni
45% working20% working and studying30% studying5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 49%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
45%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation15%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Natural and social science professionals10%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Teaching Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
- Postcode
- BT7 1NN
Subjects
archaeology historical, philosophical and religious studies
Campus
- Campus
- Queen's University Belfast
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Archaeology at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle University | Archaeology BA (Hons) | 120 - 138 points | 112–127 |
| Durham University | Ancient History and Archaeology BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Bristol | Archaeology and Anthropology BA (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Ancient History and Archaeology BA (Hons) | ABB - AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Ancient History/Archaeology MA (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 192–207 |
| University of Warwick | Ancient History and Classical Archaeology BA (Hons) | 136 points | 144–159 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Archaeology this course | 112 - 135 points | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Heritage, Archaeology and History BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Cardiff University | Archaeology and History BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 112–127 |
| University of Birmingham | Ancient History and Archaeology BA (Hons) | 128 points | — |
| University of Kent | Ancient History / Ancient History with Archaeology (Optional Pathway) BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | — |
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