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UCAS CODE: V401

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  • Qualification

    Master of Science (with Honours) - Msci (Hon)

  • Location

    Preston Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    22-SEP-25

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

Accredited by both the Chartered Institute for Archaeology and University Archaeology UK, with hands-on fieldwork at its core, MSci Archaeology is designed to be the ideal start to a professional archaeology career. Archaeology is a multidisciplinary practical degree. It produces graduates with sought-after transferable skills including critical analysis, communication and team working. From week one you will be in the field learning these skills on a real archaeological excavation. During the degree youll examine and interpret a variety of evidence from human remains, Palaeolithic stone tools, Anglo-Saxon jewellery and the latest ancient DNA evidence. As well as lectures and tutorials, youll spend time each year on placement in the UK and/or abroad, working on excavations, making real discoveries and helping carry out cutting-edge research. Our graduates have been on digs at Avebury and Stonehenge in Wiltshire, Neolithic settlements and tombs in Orkney and an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Cambridgeshire, to name but a few. In the fourth year the MSci students transition to a supervisor role, experiencing day-to-day management of an archaeological project. In addition, they undertake a major piece of independent research often involving their own field or laboratory work. With the mixture of academic understanding, practical skills and fieldwork experience, the MSci in Archaeology is ideal for those seeking a career in archaeology.

Application deadline

29 January

Tuition fees

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£ 17,325per year

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University information

University of Central Lancashire

  • University League Table

    87th

  • Campus address

    University of Lancashire, University of Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, Lancashire, PR1 2HE, United Kingdom

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    22nd out of 25 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 202
    116 57%

    19th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    66.0 66%

    18th

    1
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.38 84%

    2nd

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