Archaeology and Anthropology at University of Reading
Archaeology and Anthropology (BA (Hons), VL46) at University of Reading asked for BBB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on reading.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBB
Selective120 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 reading.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsWider subject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 42% had fewer than the 120 asked.
60 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- VL46 · V4 archaeology + L6 anthropology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
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
75%
still studying
UK 94%
25%
left higher education
UK 5%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%94%
Learning opportunities83%87%
Assessment and feedback89%83%
Academic support96%93%
Organisation and management96%84%
Learning resources97%91%
Student voice90%81%
15 final-year students · 81% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£31k3 years£23k5 years£27.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 55 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
80% working15% working and studying5% studying
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 53%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
30%
use what they learned
UK 44%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 75% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Reading, South East England, England
- Postcode
- RG6 6UR
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- University of Reading
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Heritage, Archaeology and History BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | under 96 |
| University of Birmingham | Ancient History and Archaeology BA (Hons) | 128 points | — |
| Cardiff University | Archaeology BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| University of Liverpool | Ancient History and Archaeology BA (Hons) | BBB | — |
| University of Nottingham | Archaeology BA (Hons) | BBB | 112–127 |
| University of Reading | Archaeology and Anthropology this course | BBB | 112–127 |
| University of Southampton | Archaeology with Year Abroad BA (Hons) | BBB | 112–127 |
| 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 Chester | Archaeology BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
See all 217 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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