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University Degree Programmes in the UK

compiled by Nancy Highcock

Birmingham

Undergraduate

Ancient History BA

Ancient History and Archaeology BA

Social Anthropology and Archaeology BA

Postgraduate

Antiquity (Classics and Ancient History) MA

Archaeology MRes

International Heritage Management MA

Bradford

University of Bradford
School of Archaeological and Forensic Sciences
Undergraduate

Archaeology BSc (Hons)

Forensic Anthropology BSc (Hons)

Postgraduate

Archaeological Sciences MSc

Forensic Archaeology and Crime Scene Investigation 

Cambridge

Undergraduate
Archaeology BA (Hons) with four main subject areas:
Archaeology, Assyriology, Egyptology, Biological Anthropology 
Postgraduate
Archaeological Science MPhil
Archaeology MPhil (including Egyptian and Mesopotamian specialisms)
Biological Anthropological Science MPhil
Assyriology MPhil
Egyptology MPhil
Heritage Studies MPhil

Cardiff

Undergraduate

Archaeology BA

Archaeology BSc

Archaeology and Ancient History BA

Conservation of Objects in Museums and Archaeology (BSc)

Ancient History (BA)

Ancient History and History (BA)

Postgraduate

MSc Archaeological Science; MSc Conservation

Durham

Undergraduate

Archaeology BA

Archaeology BSc

Archaeology and Ancient Civilizations BA

Anthropology and Archaeology BA;

Ancient History and Archaeology BA

Postgraduate

Archaeology MA

Artefact and Museum Studies MA

Bioarchaeology MSc

Conservation of Archaeological and Museum Objects MSc

Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology MSc

Human Bioarchaeology and Paleopathology MA

International Cultural Heritage Management MA

Data Science (Heritage stream) MA

Edinburgh

Undergraduate

Ancient History MA

Ancient Mediterranean Civilisations MA

Archaeology MA

Archaeology and Ancient History MA

Architectural History and Archaeology MA

Archaeology and Social Anthropology MA

Postgraduate

Ancient Worlds MSc (online learning)

Archaeology MSc

Cultural Heritage Futures MSc

Human Osteoarchaeology MSc 

Mediterranean Archaeology MSc

Glasgow

Undergraduate

Archaeology BSC

Archaeology/Environmental Geoscience BSc

Archaeology/Geography BSc

Postgraduate

Archaeology MA

Archaeology/Ancient History MA

Archaeology/Digital Media & Information Studies MA

Archaeology/Economic & Social History MA

Archaeology/Film & Television Studies MA

Archaeology/Geography MA

 

(and several more joint degrees)

Liverpool

Undergraduate

Archaeology BA

Archaeology BSc

Archaeology of Ancient Civilizations BA

Ancient History BA

Egyptology BA

Postgraduate

Archaeology MA

Archaeology MRes

Archaeology MSc

Classics and Ancient History MA

Classics and Ancient History MRes

Egyptology MA

Egyptology MRes

Health, Cultures and Societies MA

London

UCL (University College, London)
Department of Greek and Latin
Undergraduate

Classics and the Ancient World BA (Ancient Middle Eastern Studies Route

Postgraduate

Classics MA (includes ancient Middle Eastern languages)
part of intercollegiate programme with UCL History, KCL, RHUL, ICS

UCL (University College, London)
Department of History
Undergraduate

Ancient History BA

Postgraduate

Ancient History MA
part of intercollegiate programme with UCL Greek & Latin, KCL, RHUL, ICS

KCL (King's College, London​)
Department of Classics
Undergraduate

Ancient History BA

Postgraduate

Ancient History MA
Classics and the Ancient World MA

part of intercollegiate programme with UCL, RHUL, ICS

RHUL (Royal Holloway, University of London)
Department of Classics
Undergraduate

Ancient History BA

Postgraduate

Ancient History MA
part of intercollegiate programme with UCL, KCL, ICS)

Undergraduate

Archaeology BA (with option for year study abroad or placement)
Archaeology BSc
Archaeology and Anthropology BA
Archaeology BSc

Postgraduate

Archaeology MA
Archaeological Science
Archaeology of the Mediterranean, Egypt and Middle East MA
Bioarchaeological and Forensic Anthropology MSc
Computational Archaeology: GIS, Data Science and Complexity MSc
Conservation for Archaeology and Museums MSc
Cultural Heritage Studies MA
Environmental Archaeology MSc
Managing Archaeological Sites MA
Museum Studies MA; Principles of Conservations MA
Research Methods for Archaeology MA 

Technology and Materials MSc

Manchester

Undergraduate

Ancient History BA

Ancient History and Archaeology BA

Archaeology BA

Archaeology and Anthropology BA

Egyptology UGCert

Egyptology UGDip

Film Studies and Archaeology BA

Postgraduate

Classics and Ancient History MA

Egyptology MA

Oxford

Undergraduate

Archaeology and Anthropology BA

Postgraduate

MSc in Archaeology

MSc in Archaeology Science

Undergraduate

Assyriology BA

Egyptology BA

Classics and Asian and Middle Eastern Studies BA

Postgraduate

Cuneiform Studies MPhil

Egyptology MPhil

Asian & Middle Eastern Studies MSt

Reading

Undergraduate

Archaeology BA

Archaeology and Anthropology BA

Ancient History and Archaeology BA

Museum Studies and Archaeology BA  

 

(all degrees with option for professional placement or year study abroad)

Postgraduate

Archaeology MA

Southampton

Undergraduate

Archaeology BA

Archaeology and Ancient History BA

Archaeology and Anthropology BA

 

(all degrees with option for year study abroad)

Postgraduate

Archaeology MSc

Archaeology Bioarchaeology MSc

Archaeology Paleoanthropology MSc

Business and Heritage Management MSc

Cultural Heritage Studies MA

(with specialisation in Heritage and Museums, Heritage & Public History, Heritage and the Arts)

Higher Archaeological Practice MSc

Maritime Archaeology MSc

Carmarthen

University of Wales Trinity St David
Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant 

Department of History and Archaeology
Undergraduate

Archaeology BA
Archaeology and History BA
Archaeology with Ancient Egyptian Culture
Archaeology and 
Anthropology
Archaeology with a Foundation Year
 (4 years)
Ancient Civilisations BA
Ancient Civilisations with a Foundation Year
(4 years)

Postgraduate

Apprenticeship in Archaeological Practice MA (part-time/distance learning)
Archaeological Practice MA 
Ancient Civilisations MA
Ancient Civilisations MA
(distance learning)
Ancient Religions MA (part-time/distance learning)
Heritage MA
Heritage MA 
(distance learning)

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