Archaeology at University of Aberdeen

Archaeology (BSc (Hons), F420) at University of Aberdeen asked for BBC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 144–159 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on abdn.ac.uk ↗

A-level grades

~BBC

Selective

112 points · around BBB

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 abdn.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112

15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 144–159 points. 6% of them had fewer than the 112 asked.

15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, other higher education 15%, an Access course 10%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: F420 · F4 forensic and archaeological sciences
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Year abroad: optional

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

100%

still studying

UK 85%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

10 students · started 2022-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%90%

Learning opportunities98%89%

Assessment and feedback78%83%

Academic support91%90%

Organisation and management75%81%

Learning resources98%92%

Student voice95%78%

20 final-year students · 70% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£30k3 years

£25.5k5 years

£31.5k

£10k£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onWider subject at this uni

80% working5% unemployed10% other

UK, same subject: 85% in work or study

85%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 70%

80%

say their work is meaningful

UK 80%

60%

use what they learned

UK 50%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Aberdeen, Scotland, Scotland
Postcode: AB24 3FX

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Subjects

archaeological sciences physical sciences

Campus

Campus: Old Aberdeen
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
Anglia Ruskin University	Crime and Investigative Studies BSc (Hons)	96 - 112 points	128–143
Canterbury Christ Church University	Applied Criminology with Forensic Investigation BSc (Hons)	112 points	under 96
Coventry University	Biological and Forensic Sciences BSc (Hons)	112 points	112–127
Keele University	Forensic Science BSc (Hons)	112 points	128–143
University of Aberdeen	Archaeology this course	BBC	144–159
University of Bradford	Archaeology BSc (Hons)	112 points	112–127
University of Chester	Archaeology and Forensic Biology BA (Hons)	112 points	96–111
University of Cumbria	Criminology and Forensic Investigation BSc (Hons)	104 - 112 points	under 96
University of Huddersfield	Chemistry with Forensic Science BSc (Hons)	BBC - BCC	96–111
University of Hull	Criminology with Forensic Science BA (Hons)	112 points	96–111
University of Lincoln	Forensic Science BSc (Hons)	104 - 112 points	112–127

See all 181 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

More general, applied and forensic sciences at University of Aberdeen

Anthropology and Archaeology MA (Hons)
Archaeology MA (Hons)
Archaeology and Art History MA (Hons)
Archaeology and Gaelic Studies MA (Hons)
Archaeology and History MA (Hons)