Archaeology degrees

217 courses at 38 UK universities offer archaeology for 2027 entry: most ask for between 96 and 120 UCAS points; 102 courses quote A-level grades instead, most often BBB.

Qualifications BA (Hons) 155, MA (Hons) 37, BSc (Hons) 23, FdA 1
Study full-time 216, part-time 1

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Often studied with

Joint honours courses pairing archaeology with another subject.

• history 28
• ancient history 19
• classical studies 18
• anthropology 17
• Spanish studies 9
• German studies 6
• Chinese studies 5
• Celtic studies 4
• Portuguese studies 4
• French studies 4

Course codes

What these courses' UCAS codes start with.

• V4 archaeology 56
• F4 forensic and archaeological sciences 11
• T2 Japanese studies 9
• V1 history by period 4
• Q8 classical studies 3
• T9 other languages and area studies 2
• V7 heritage studies 2

Universities

• University of Liverpool 44
• University of Glasgow 26
• University of Reading 16
• University of Exeter 14
• University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) 12
• University of Winchester 10
• Queen's University Belfast 9
• Durham University 8
• The University of Edinburgh 6
• University of Southampton 6
• University of Chester 5
• University of Leicester 5
• University of Nottingham 5
• University of Wales Trinity Saint David 5
• Swansea University 4
• Newcastle University 3
• University of Lancashire 3
• University of Manchester 3
• University of St Andrews 3
• University of York 3
• Birkbeck, University of London 2
• Canterbury Christ Church University 2
• Cardiff University 2
• Lincoln Bishop University 2
• University Centre Somerset 2
• University of Aberdeen 2
• University of Kent 2
• University of Oxford 2
• University of Warwick 2
• Bangor University 1
• Bournemouth University 1
• Royal Holloway, University of London 1
• UCL (University College London) 1
• University of Birmingham 1
• University of Bradford 1
• University of Bristol 1
• University of Cambridge 1
• University of East Anglia UEA 1

Courses