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Archaeology and History - BA (Hons)

University of Reading

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    15-OCT-26

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

Our BA Archaeology and History degree combines the study of history – and its political, social and cultural contexts – with invaluable archaeological training. In your archaeological studies, you’ll study material remains to uncover our human past, from as early as the first hominins millions of years ago. Your historical studies will span the last thousand years, with a broad geographical spread that covers Britain and Europe, Africa, America, the Middle East and South Asia. You’ll examine historical records and explore visual and material culture through texts, paintings, photographs, films and oral sources.Studying these complementary subjects together will provide a richer, more holistic understanding of our shared human past. You’ll balance your critical evaluation of historical sources against the physical evidence of lived experience provided by archaeological finds.

Application deadline

14/01/2026

Tuition fees

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£ 25,850per year

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University information

University of Reading

University of Reading

University of Reading

  • University League Table

    36th

  • Campus address

    Whiteknights Campus, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6UD, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Archaeology

    11th out of 25 1

    42nd out of 90 3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 205
    119 58%

    19th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    56.0 56%

    20th

    3

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.39 85%

    3rd

    2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 204
    119 58%

    50th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    70.0 70%

    38th

    3

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.16 79%

    54th

    16

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