BA Archaeology

at Durham University

Year 1

Compulsory modules:
 

• Archaeology in Britain

• Archaeology Practicals

• Applied Archaeological Methods.

Examples of optional modules:

Choose up to three modules from the following lists of modules which have been available in previous years:
 

• Discovering World Prehistory

• Cities in Antiquity

• Medieval to Modern: An Introduction to the Archaeology of the Medieval to Post-Medieval World

• Ancient Civilisations of the East

• One or two modules in another department.

Year 2

Compulsory modules:
 

• Professional Training (requires three weeks of fieldwork in the summer preceding Level 2)

• Advanced Skills in Archaeology (single)

• Developing Archaeological Research (required to take a dissertation in Archaeology at Level 3).

Examples of optional modules:

Choose two modules from the following lists of modules which have been available in previous years:
 

• Prehistoric Europe: from Foragers to State Formation

• Becoming Roman: from Iron Age to Empire in Italy and the West

• Archaeology of Medieval and Post-Medieval Britain in its European Context

• East Mediterranean in the Bronze Age

• Ancient Mediterranean Civilisations: East and West

or
 

• Advanced Skills in Archaeology (double)

or
 

• Another module listed under 4 OR a module in any department (including a language module).

Year 3 (Year 4 if undertaking a Year Abroad)

Compulsory modules:
 

• Dissertation (double module)

• Advanced Professional Training (requires three weeks of fieldwork in the summer preceding Level 3).

Examples of optional modules:

Choose two modules from the following lists of modules which have been available in previous years:
 

• Specialised Aspects in Archaeology

• Interpreting Heritage

• Museum Representation

• A module in any department.

A level - AAB.

BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma/OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma – DDD.

International Baccalaureate score - 36 to include 665 in higher level subjects.

In addition to satisfying the University’s general entry requirements, please note:
 

• We welcome applications from those with other qualifications equivalent to our standard entry requirements and from mature students with non-standard qualifications or who may have had a break in their study. Please contact our Admissions Selectors.

• If you do not satisfy our general entry requirements, the Foundation Programme offers multidisciplinary degrees to prepare you for a range of specified degree courses.

• If you are an international student who does not meet the requirements for direct entry to this degree, you may be eligible to take an International Foundation Year pathway programme at the Durham University International Study Centre

• We are pleased to consider applications for deferred entry.

The tuition fees shown for students are for one complete academic year of full time study and are set according to the academic year of entry. Fees for subsequent years of your course may rise in line with an inflationary uplift as determined by the government.

Archaeology

Of those students who graduated:
 

• 75% are in paid employment or further study 15 months after graduation across all our programmes

Of those in employment:
 

• 75% are in high skilled employment

• With an average salary of £22,000