Course options
-
Qualification
Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)
-
Location
Main Campus
-
Study mode
Full time
-
Start date
SEP
-
Duration
4 Years
Course summary
The archaeology and social anthropology degree examines the diversity of ancient and modern human social and material culture.Archaeology is the study of the human past from our origins several million years ago up to recent times. Archaeologists use physical remains to study the lives, societies and cultures of past peoples.In contrast, social anthropology is the study of human behaviour in living societies. Understanding a living society and its members involves participant observation. This can involve spending months or even years living with, and sharing the experiences of, the people being studied.Societies around the world vary enormously socially, culturally and politically. The study of these variations, and the common humanity that underlies them, is at the heart of social anthropology.Together, archaeology and social anthropology create a programme that studies past and present human behaviour. Your undergraduate dissertation in Year 4 can be in either subject.
Practical skillsWe emphasise the importance of training in practical archaeological skills.You will have an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in artefact identification and analysis in practical sessions using artefacts from our own Vere Gordon Childe collection.
FieldworkYou will complete three weeks of archaeological fieldwork at the end of Year 1. In later years of study, you will also have the option to do: further fieldwork projects in heritage management and public engagement lab-based analysis of archaeological remainsIf you choose to do a dissertation in social anthropology, you can conduct your own research in the summer break between Years 3 and 4.
Programme benefitsCombine the study of human behaviour with the practice of archaeology. Complete a dissertation in either archaeology or social anthropology. Take part in archaeological fieldwork in the UK or abroad. Gain hands-on experience with the Vere Gordon Childe collection, learning artefact identification and analysis. Visit the National Museum of Scotland for classes and field trips.
Explore universities
Discover more universities offering degrees related to Archaeology.
Tuition fees
- United States
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burma
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curacao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- England
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Korea DPR (North Korea)
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestinian Authority
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Republic of Ireland
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Scotland
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- St Vincent
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- St. Lucia
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- UAE
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Wales
- Western Samoa
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
£ 29,600per year
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information
The University of Edinburgh
-
University League Table
19th
-
Campus address
Main Campus, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL, United Kingdom
Subject rankings
-
Subject ranking
12th out of 23 4
9th out of 25 3
-
Entry standards
/ Max 202174 86%4th
-
Graduate prospects
/ Max 10070.0 70%11th
3 -
Student satisfaction
/ Max 42.81 70%23rd
2 -
Entry standards
/ Max 189172 91%4th
-
Graduate prospects
/ Max 10070.0 70%10th
9 -
Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.05 76%23rd
2
