Archaeology and Social Anthropology at The University of Edinburgh
Archaeology and Social Anthropology (MA (Hons), VL46) at The University of Edinburgh: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ed.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check ed.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 144–159 points.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 65%, a baccalaureate 10%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- VL46 · V4 archaeology + L6 anthropology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 94%
20%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%94%
Learning opportunities87%87%
Assessment and feedback67%83%
Academic support91%93%
Organisation and management91%84%
Learning resources91%91%
Student voice79%81%
10 final-year students · 61% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£26.5k5 years£33.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
76% working10% working and studying2% studying4% unemployed8% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 44%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
45%
use what they learned
UK 44%
- Business and public service associate professionals20%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations5%
- Customer service occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 65 graduates · 51% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH8 9JZ
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Archaeology at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | Archaeology BA (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Bristol | Archaeology and Anthropology BA (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| Bangor University | Heritage, Archaeology and History BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | under 96 |
| University of Birmingham | Ancient History and Archaeology BA (Hons) | 128 points | — |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Ancient History and Archaeology BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Archaeology BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Archaeology and Celtic & Anglo Saxon Studies MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Bradford | Foundation Year in Archaeology BA (Hons) | 64 points | — |
| Bournemouth University | Archaeology BSc (Hons) | See entry requirements | under 96 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Archaeology and Social Anthropology this course | — | 144–159 |
| University Centre Somerset | History, Heritage and Archaeology (Top-up) BA (Hons) | — | — |
See all 217 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More history and archaeology at The University of Edinburgh
- Ancient and Medieval History MA (Hons)
- Ancient History MA (Hons)
- Arabic and History MA (Hons)
- Archaeology MA (Hons)
- Archaeology and Ancient History MA (Hons)
- Architectural History and Archaeology MA (Hons)
- Architectural History and Heritage MA (Hons)
- Celtic and Scottish History MA (Hons)
- Chinese and History MA (Hons)
- Classical Archaeology and Ancient History MA (Hons)
- Classical Studies MA (Hons)
- Classics MA (Hons)