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Archaeology PhD

University of Glasgow

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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    Gilmorehill Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    21-SEP-26

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

Archaeology at Glasgow has an active postgraduate community, carrying out research on a wide range of topics from the Mesolithic to the present day and from Northern Scandinavia to the Eastern Mediterranean. Our key strengths are: Scottish archaeology, particularly in the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods and the Celtic, Pictish and Viking areas Mediterranean archaeology, from Spain to Turkey, from Bronze Age mining to postcolonial studies historical archaeology, from the classical period to the 20th century the use of aerial photographic and satellite imagery for the understanding of landscape history through aerial archaeology battlefield and conflict archaeology. The postgraduates in Archaeology at Glasgow enjoy one of the university’s most supportive, collaborative and friendly communities on campus. Intellectually, it’s a very generous group, with lots of opportunities on offer to MLitt and PhD students to get involved in existing projects or start new ones together, whether in the field or the classroom, or through conferences and publications.A Doctor of Philosophy may be awarded to a student whose thesis is an original work making a significant contribution to knowledge in, or understanding of, a field of study and normally containing material worthy of publication.

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£ 27,720per year

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University information

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University of Glasgow

University of Glasgow

  • University League Table

    31st

  • Campus address

    Gilmorehill (Main) Campus, University Of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow, Scotland, G12 8QQ, United Kingdom

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Pre-sessional English language provision is available before starting university, with English language support options for the duration of study.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Archaeology

    19th out of 25 13

  • Entry standards

    / Max 205
    190 93%

    2nd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    50.0 50%

    22nd

    1

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.06 76%

    21st

    14

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