Archaeology with Year Abroad at University of Southampton
Archaeology with Year Abroad (BA (Hons), V401) at University of Southampton 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 southampton.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 southampton.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 25% had fewer than the 120 asked.
45 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a baccalaureate 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- V401 · V4 archaeology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
90%
still studying
UK 90%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
50 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%95%
Learning opportunities82%88%
Assessment and feedback77%87%
Academic support81%95%
Organisation and management74%85%
Learning resources86%89%
Student voice79%83%
55 final-year students · 84% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25.5k3 years£18.5k5 years£26k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
90% working5% working and studying10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 53%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 48%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 70% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Southampton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- SO17 1BJ
Subjects
archaeology historical, philosophical and religious studies
Campus
- Campus
- Southampton
- 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 | Ancient History and Archaeology BA (Hons) | BBB | 96–111 |
| University of Southampton | Archaeology with Year Abroad this course | 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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