Archaeology with a Placement Year at UCL (University College London)
Archaeology with a Placement Year (BA (Hons), F403) at UCL (University College London) asked for ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ucl.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check ucl.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 30% had fewer than the 128 asked.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 50%, a baccalaureate 20%, a degree 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- F403 · F4 forensic and archaeological sciences
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 85%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%90%
Learning opportunities87%89%
Assessment and feedback79%83%
Academic support91%90%
Organisation and management87%81%
Learning resources94%92%
Student voice76%78%
40 final-year students · 65% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£29k3 years£28.5k5 years£39k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 95 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
60% working12% working and studying15% studying2% unemployed11% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
64%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 49%
78%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Business and public service associate professionals19%
- Administrative occupations11%
- Finance Professionals8%
- Media Professionals8%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals6%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 245 graduates · 51% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- London, Greater London, England
- Postcode
- WC1E 6BT
Subjects
archaeological sciences physical sciences
Campus
- Campus
- London
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Forensic and archaeological sciences 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Glasgow | Archaeology BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | 208–223 |
| Kingston University | Forensic Science BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| UCL (University College London) | Archaeology with a Placement Year this course | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | Archaeology BSc (Hons) | BBB - ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Surrey | Criminology with Forensic Investigation BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of York | Archaeology BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| Bath Spa University | Forensic Science BSc (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Keele University | Forensic Biology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Kent | Forensic Science BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| University of Leicester | Criminology with Forensic Psychology BSc (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Staffordshire | Forensic Investigation BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
See all 181 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More general, applied and forensic sciences at UCL (University College London)
- Archaeology BA (Hons)
- Archaeology BSc (Hons)
- Archaeology and Anthropology BA (Hons)
- Archaeology with Study Abroad (4 years) BA (Hons)