BSc Archaeology
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Archaeology, focusing on the study of past human societies and material culture. Core topics include Research Methods. Students can undertake an optional placement year as part of their studies.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 30 points overall with no score less than 4 or pass the IB Diploma plus 5,5,5 in 3 HL subjects. BTEC: BTEC applications are encouraged. We evaluate each BTEC application on its merits and may make offers at DDM.
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What students say
Based on about 44 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 83%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 76%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 60 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 88%
- Left higher education: 11%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 45%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 25%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 15%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Finance Professionals: 10%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 58%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 270 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 46%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 8%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 9%
- East of England: 3%
- London: 14%
- South East: 4%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 6%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- PRINCIPLES OF ARCHAEOLOGY
- THE ORIGINS OF HUMANITY
- BRONZE AGE CIVILIZATIONS: MESOPOTAMIA AND THE MEDITERRANEAN
- FROM VILLAGE TO CITY: THE ORIGINS OF CHINESE CIVILISATION
- THE PRACTICE OF ARCHAEOLOGY
- EMPIRES AND CITIZENS: THE CLASSICAL MEDITERRANEAN AND THE NEAR EAST
- ISSUES IN EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY
- VISUAL CULTURE
- WORKING WITH THE PAST
- PLANTS AND PEOPLE IN THE PAST: METHOD AND PRACTICE OF ARCHAEOBOTANY
- ARTEFACTS AND TECHNOLOGY
- HUMAN OSTEOARCHAEOLOGY
- RETHINKING STONEHENGE (BRITISH AND IRISH PREHISTORY)
- PLACEMENT YEAR PREPARATION
- ANCIENT WARFARE
- NOMADS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF EURASIA
- AKKADIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
- CONQUEST, CONFLICT AND CULTURE: SICILY FROM PROTOHISTORY TO THE HELLENISTIC PERIOD
- INDIGENOUS AMERICAS
- ACE WORK PLACEMENT
- MUSEUMS AND MONUMENTS
- ARCHAEOLOGY OF DEATH AND MORTUARY PRACTICES
- SUMERIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
- THE FIRST CIVILISATION: MESOPOTAMIA AND THE SUMERIANS
- EXPLORING THE ANCIENT CITY: HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE
- DISSERTATION
- ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY: ETHICAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES
- ARCHAEOMATERIALS: ANALYTICAL METHODS AND PRACTICAL ANALYSIS
- ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE ANTHROPOCENE
- EVOLUTION OF THE HUMAN MIND
- THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE UPPER PALAEOLITHIC IN EUROPE
- FROM FORAGING TO FARMING; EPIPALAEOLITHIC TO NEOLITHIC TRANSITION IN SOUTH WEST ASIA
- PALAEOLITHIC ART IN EUROPE
- AKKADIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN THE ANCIENT WORLD (1550 - 1200 BCE)
- ARCHAIC GREEK COLONISATION AND BRITISH COLONIAL THOUGHT
- PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE: GLOBAL QUESTIONS AND INSIGHTS FROM THE PAST
- HUMAN ORIGINS: ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE EARLY AND MIDDLE PLEISTOCENE
- SUMERIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
- BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
- THE CELTS (IRON AGE EUROPE AND THE MEDITERRANEAN)
- THE FIRST CIVILISATION: MESOPOTAMIA AND THE SUMERIANS
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Archaeology at University of Liverpool earn?
The median salary is £25,000 after 15 months, £23,000 after 3 years, £28,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £34,500. The £28,500 median after five years is £3,000 more than the UK median for Archaeology.
What do graduates of BSc Archaeology at University of Liverpool do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Archaeology at University of Liverpool?
95% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Archaeology at University of Liverpool?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 113 UCAS points.
Does BSc Archaeology at University of Liverpool include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc Archaeology at University of Liverpool?
88% of students continued into their second year, and 11% left higher education.