Archaeology at The University of Edinburgh
Archaeology (MA (Hons), V400) 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 192–207 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 192–207 points.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 65%, an Access course 15%, no formal qualifications 15%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- V400 · V4 archaeology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%95%
Learning opportunities80%88%
Assessment and feedback73%87%
Academic support83%95%
Organisation and management83%85%
Learning resources69%89%
Student voice83%83%
10 final-year students · 86% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£19k5 years£23k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH8 9JZ
Subjects
archaeology historical, philosophical and religious studies
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 this course | — | 192–207 |
| University Centre Somerset | History, Heritage and Archaeology (Top-up) BA (Hons) | — | — |
See all 217 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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