BA History and Archaeology
About this course
BA Honours in History and Archaeology, combining archaeological and historical approaches to the human past. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Holds Chartered Institute for Archaeology (CIfA) and University Archaeology UK (UAUK) accreditation. Field trips to North East England explore sites from Hadrian's Wall to post-industrial landscapes.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 32 points
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 91%: 39 offers from 43 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 84%
- Learning opportunities: 74%
- Assessment and feedback: 84%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 72%
- Learning resources: 83%
- Student voice: 69%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 80%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 10%
- Protective service occupations: 10%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 40 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 25%
- North West: 15%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 10%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 15%
- South East: 5%
- South West: 5%
- Scotland: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accreditation by the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA), working in partnership with University Archaeology UK (UAUK), recognises academic programmes which provide students with appropriate workplace skills relevant to both a career in the historic environment and CIfA membership at Practitioner grade.
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Archaeology
- The Archaeology of Britain from the Romans to the 20th Century
- Evidence and Argument
- Introduction to Archaeological Science
- Prehistoric Britain
- Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology
- Global Middle Ages
- Stuff: living in a material world
- Global Ancient Histories
- Historical Sources and Methods
- History Lab I
- History Lab II
- Introduction to Public History
- What is History For?
- Fieldwork and Post-Excavation: Archaeology in the UK
- Archaeological Theory and Interpretation
- From Lascaux to Knossos: Prehistoric Europe
- Archaeologies of the Roman Empire: The Roman World from Augustus to Diocletian
- Colonial Worlds: History and Archaeology
- Artefacts
- Sacred words and dirty deeds: Thriving in Late Antiquity
- The Mediterranean: a connected past
- Africa: History of a Continent
- Oral History of Modern Britain
- 1968: A Global Moment?
- Crafting History: Developing a Research Proposal
- War, Wounds, and Disabilities in Global Perspectives
- Famines in History
- History and Film: Representing the Past
- Researching History
- Reformation and Revolution: Tudors to the Georgians
- Destroying Nature: Disasters, Diseases and Environmental Injustice
- Diversities of Sexuality and Gender in History
- Politics in Britain: National Life since 1945
- Early Medieval Britain
- Frontier Communities of Roman Britain
- The Archaeology of Animal Bones
- Early Prehistoric Europe: Origins and transformations
- Sex, bodies and identities in Classical Greece
- Dissertation in Archaeology: Research as Professional Practice
- Dissertation in History and Archaeology: Research as Professional Practice
- Homeric Archaeology: Greece from Palaces to City States
- Fundamentals of Digital Humanities: Computer literacy, data analysis and GIS
- Reading History
- Public History In Practice
- Dissertation in History (VV41 only): Research as Professional Practice
- The Irish Revolution, 1879-1923
- Reconstruction and the New South, 1865-1900
- British Foreign Policy since Suez
- Birth Control in the 19th and 20th Centuries
- Gender and the British Empire: Violence towards Men and Women in the Making of Modern South Asia
- Lunatic to Citizen? Madness and Society since 1900
- The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall, 1961-1990
- Buddhism and Society in Medieval Japan
- The Gulag: A History of the Soviet Camps - Origins, Experiences and Aftermaths
- Nineteenth Century Aotearoa New Zealand: Maori, Pakeha & Tauiwi
- War and Remembering: Recalling War in Oral Histories, c.1950-2022
- May 1968: All Power to the Imagination
- Fictional Histories: from medieval to modern
- Exhausted! The problem of sleep (and not sleeping) from 1500 to the present day
- Beyond Brexit: The UK and European Integration since 1945
- Riot, Reform and Revolution: Britain c.1760-1832
- Read All About It! The News Revolution in Georgian Britain, 1714-1800
- Career Development for final year students
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA History and Archaeology at Newcastle University earn?
The median salary is £22,500 after 3 years, £28,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £33,500. The £28,500 median after five years is £2,000 less than the UK median for History.
What do graduates of BA History and Archaeology at Newcastle University do next?
80% 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 Newcastle University?
84% 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 Newcastle University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 133 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA History and Archaeology at Newcastle University?
91% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 39 offers from 43 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Is BA History and Archaeology at Newcastle University accredited?
Yes. Accreditation by the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA), working in partnership with University Archaeology UK (UAUK), recognises academic programmes which provide students with appropriate workplace skills relevant to both a career in the historic environment and CIfA membership at Practitioner grade.
Does BA History and Archaeology at Newcastle University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA History and Archaeology at Newcastle University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.