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Museum Studies and Archaeology - 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

    OCT

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

Combine the study of museology with the excitement of archaeological discovery with our BA Museum Studies and Archaeology degree.At the University of Reading, you’ll take your first steps towards a rewarding career in heritage, learning the core skills of curatorship, such as researching, analysing, cataloguing, interpreting and displaying museum objects, historic buildings and landscapes. You’ll also gain practical, hands-on experience at the University’s three on-site museums – including the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology – and special collections. Alongside this, your studies will explore our human past through material remains, spanning as far back as the first hominins millions of years ago.As a BA Museum Studies and Archaeology graduate, you’ll develop strong transferable skills, and gain first-hand experience in handling objects, delivering presentations, and investigating other cultures in depth. Your practical experience of archaeological techniques will also give you skills in analysis, problem-solving, working in teams and fieldwork.This broad range of skills spanning the humanities and sciences will give you a head-start when entering the professional world, whether you want a career into the archaeology and heritage sectors or choose to apply your abilities elsewhere.

Application deadline

30/06/2025

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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The University of Reading is an international community with more than 26,000 students from around 160 countries. 
Reading is a lively town just 22 minutes from London Paddington by train, and 45 minutes from Heathrow Airport by coach. Windsor and Oxford are also close by.
Reading supports undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students to maintain, improve and develop their academic English.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Archaeology

    11th out of 25 1

    9th out of 83 1

  • 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 228
    140 61%

    27th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    78.0 78%

    5th

    8

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.18 79%

    35th

    8

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