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Archaeology and Ancient History PhD, MPhil

University of Leicester

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Course options

25 options available

  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    Main Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

The School of Archaeology and Ancient History offers supervision for the degrees of:

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - full-time and part-time

Master of Philosophy (MPhil) - full-time and part-time

These degrees are available to study on campus and are available by distance learning.

We offer supervision in Archaeology and Ancient History in areas compatible with the research interests of our academic staff including:

Ancient History

Bioarchaeology

Prehistoric Archaeology

Greek Archaeology

Roman Archaeology

Material Culture Studies

Medieval and Historical Archaeology

Landscape Archaeology

PhD description

PhD students complete an independent research project under the guidance of a supervisory team. The maximum period of registration permitted before thesis submission is 4 years full-time / 7 years part-time.

Active research (including all experimental work, laboratory work, field work, and data collection) will typically take 3 to 3.5 years full-time / 6 to 6.5 years part-time. On completion of active research students may request approval to register for a writing-up period of up to 12 months. The period of active research and writing-up together must not exceed the maximum registration period.

The thesis should not normally exceed 80,000 words and must make an original contribution to knowledge and contain work of publishable quality. The thesis must then be defended in a viva voce (oral) examination before a degree can be awarded.

The PhD in Archaeology and Ancient History can be completed either as campus based study here at Leicester or by distance learning.

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 16,200per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

University of Leicester

University of Leicester

University of Leicester

  • University League Table

    36th

  • Campus address

    University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 7RH, England

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Archaeology

    19th out of 25

    23rd out of 24

  • Entry standards

    / Max 202
    107 53%

    23rd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    74.0 74%

    10th

    9

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.22 80%

    11th

    7

  • Entry standards

    / Max 200
    127 64%

    19th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    52.0 52%

    22nd

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.11 78%

    17th

    7

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