Entry requirements for undergraduate courses

Our BA courses do not have formal entry requirements you just need to demonstrate an active interest in archaeology and ancient history and a genuine commitment to putting the time in to study. However, if you have studied archaeology at undergraduate level before, it may be possible for you to transfer in the credits from your previous study in place of some or all of the modules relating to that particular level. For example, if you already hold a Certificate in Archaeology, you may be able to enter the courses at the Level 2/diploma stage, and so on. In order for us to assess your eligibility to transfer credits, we will need to see a transcript of any credits you have achieved to date, showing the title of all modules and the marks/grades awarded.

Entry requirements for postgraduate courses

• Applicants will normally have a 2.1 honours degree (or the equivalent overall grade) in archaeology (or anthropology in North America)
• If you have a 2.1 honours degree or equivalent academic or professional qualifications, but in a different subject area, we may make you a conditional offer on the basis of you first taking some of our undergraduate modules as ‘bridging’ courses to postgraduate study of archaeology. Typically bridging modules are ‘Aims and Methods’ and one other, and these modules must be passed with a mark of 60% or above.
• We will also consider applications from people who do not possess a degree, but who have extensive professional archaeological experience, typically 5 years or more. In such cases we will ask for evidence of this experience, usually in the form of employer references.
• If English is not your first language, you will need to demonstrate evidence that you meet the University’s formal English language requirements

Entry requirements for the PhD

Typically, as a distance learning doctoral student you will have considerable professional experience in archaeology or a related field, with access to any necessary specialist facilities, and will already possess the methodological skills needed. You will usually also have substantial knowledge of the material which is to form the basis of your research, and will be looking for a way to formalise and extend this within the framework of a research degree. We thus expect prospective candidates to have a good honours degree or its equivalent in archaeology, anthropology, classics/ancient history or a related discipline. You may also have an appropriate Masters degree, or other demonstrable research experience and writing skills, and you will almost always have extensive professional experience in your proposed field of study.

English language requirements

For applicants whose first language is not English, evidence of a minimum standard of English is required. The usual requirement is a score of 6.5 on the British Council IELTS test, or its equivalent, taken within the last 3 years. We can arrange for you to take a test through the University’s English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) at a very reasonable cost, should you need to do so. There is more information on ELTU at www.le.ac.uk/eltu