BA History and Archaeology
About this course
BA in History and Archaeology, combining the study of human societies through historical texts and material remains. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Historical Research. The first two years split time equally between archaeology and history, with the dissertation in the third year completed in either discipline. Modules include placements with local heritage organisations, schools, and a professional archaeological unit, alongside access to nine specialist laboratories.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB
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What students say
Based on about 18 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 93%
- Assessment and feedback: 93%
- Academic support: 97%
- Organisation and management: 86%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 87%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 10 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 50%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 25%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 30%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Customer service occupations: 10%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 10%
- Natural and social science professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 55%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 275 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 5%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 9%
- East Midlands: 20%
- West Midlands: 13%
- East of England: 12%
- London: 21%
- South East: 12%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 80%
- Access course: 10%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- Other qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Fieldwork 2
- History Dissertation
- Sport and the British
- You are what you Wear? Clothing, Fashion and Belonging in the Modern World
- Daring to be Free: The Women's Movement, 1850s to 1970s
- Disasporas and Migrations in the Modern World
- The Making of a Nation: India and the British Empire 1857-1947
- Early Christian Europe
- Human Skeletal Analysis
- Conflict, Heritage and archaeology
- The Archaeology of Colonialism in the Americas
- Lived Experience in Imperial Rome
- The Imperial Economy: Britain and the Wider World 1830-1914
- The Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1968
- The Death Penalty and its Abolition: A Global History
- Archaeology and Ancient History in Action: Community Engagement and Heritage Practice
- The Archaeology of Human Evolution
- Archaeology and Materials
- Late Antique North Africa
- After Hitler: Society, Culture and The Politics of The Nazi Past in The Two Germanies, 1945-1990
- Cultures of Struggle and Liberation: Twentieth Century Southern Africa
- The Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Fieldwork 2
- Archaeology Dissertation
- Sport and the British
- You are what you Wear? Clothing, Fashion and Belonging in the Modern World
- Daring to be Free: The Women's Movement, 1850s to 1970s
- Disasporas and Migrations in the Modern World
- The Making of a Nation: India and the British Empire 1857-1947
- Early Christian Europe
- Human Skeletal Analysis
- Conflict, Heritage and archaeology
- The Archaeology of Colonialism in the Americas
- Lived Experience in Imperial Rome
- The Imperial Economy: Britain and the Wider World 1830-1914
- The Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1968
- The Death Penalty and its Abolition: A Global History
- Archaeology and Ancient History in Action: Community Engagement and Heritage Practice
- The Archaeology of Human Evolution
- Archaeology and Materials
- Late Antique North Africa
- After Hitler: Society, Culture and The Politics of The Nazi Past in The Two Germanies, 1945-1990
- Cultures of Struggle and Liberation: Twentieth Century Southern Africa
- The Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt
- An Introduction to World Archaeology BC
- Archaeology: The Essentials
- Thinking Through Things
- Making History
- People and Places
- An Introduction to World Archaeology AD
- Global History: Connections and Cultures in a Changing World, 1750 to the present
- Modern Britain: c1700-Present
- Medieval and Early Modern Europe: People, Power, Faith, and Culture
- Perceiving the Past
- Fieldwork 1
- Becoming the Historical Researcher
- Theory in Archaeology
- Neolithic, Bronze Age, and Iron Age Britain and Ireland
- Heritage Skills
- Archaeology of the Roman Empire
- Artefact Analysis
- Living in Towns: Archaeological Approaches to Medieval Urbanism
- The Medieval Mediterranean World
- The Latin World: Ancient, Medieval and Modern
- Global Cities
- Jack-the-Ripper: Crime, Popular Culture and Policing in Victorian Times
- Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
- History in the Classroom
- Working with History: The Heritage Field Project
- World's End: Historical Perspectives on Contemporary Environmental Crises
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History and Archaeology at University of Leicester earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £24,000 after 3 years, £30,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £37,500. The £30,000 median after five years is £500 less than the UK median for History.
What do graduates of BA History and Archaeology at University of Leicester do next?
95% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA History and Archaeology at University of Leicester?
95% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA History and Archaeology at University of Leicester?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 127 UCAS points.
Does BA History and Archaeology at University of Leicester include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA History and Archaeology at University of Leicester?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.