BA Archaeology and History
About this course
BA in History and Archaeology, examining the human past through textual and physical evidence. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Historical Research, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The curriculum incorporates practical excavation work requiring daily attendance at an approved site for a prescribed period.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 32 points overall including 6,5,5 at Higher Level
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What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 93%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 93%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 100%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 45%
- Working and studying: 20%
- Further study: 30%
Most common jobs
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Natural and social science professionals: 10%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 35%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Access course: 10%
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.
Modules
- Exploring History 1
- Exploring History 2
- Introduction To World Archaeology
- A World on the Move:Historical and Anthropological Approaches to Globalization
- History and Historians: Contested Pasts
- Europe in Prehistory
- Themes in Historical Archaeology
- Environmental Change: past, present and future
- Revolutions
- Archaeological Excavation
- The Long Road to Black Lives Matter
- Thinking through Things Theorizing Global Archaeology
- Politics and Society in 19th Century Ireland
- The American South 1619-1865
- Ireland since partition
- The American South, 1865-1980
- The Roman Origins of the East and West; From Augustus to Charlemagne
- The Expansion of Medieval Europe, 1000-1300
- Europe between the Wars, 1919-1939
- The making of contemporary Britain: 1914 to the present
- Archaeological Excavation
- Ireland in Prehistory
- From St Patrick to the Plantation: The Archaeology of Historic Ireland
- Revolutionary Europe, 1500-1789
- Nationalism and Liberation in 20th Century Africa
- Recording History
- Palaeoenvironmental Techniques
- Alexander The Great and the Creation of the Hellenistic World
- Apocalypse: Cultures, communities, and the end of the world
- Archaeology in Practice
- Cabinets of Curiosity: Museums Past and Present
- Northern Ireland: Past, Present and Future
- Revolution and Disaster in Ireland and Britain 1603-1707
- An Age of Revolutions: Britain and Ireland, 1688-1815
- Cultural Heritage Management Practice
- Dissertation
- Archaeology/Palaeoecology Dissertation
- Independent Project
- That Vast Catastrophe: The Great Irish Famine
- The American Civil War and Reconstruction, 1860-1877
- The Origins of Protestantism
- The Soviet Union 1921-1991
- The Irish Revolution, 1917-1921
- The Peasants' Revolt 1381
- Working Class Communities in the UK 1900-1970
- United Irishmen and Unionists: the religion and politics of Ulster protestants
- Kings, courts and culture in Carolingian Europe
- Religion and Empire: Christian Missions To Africa, Asia and Middle East
- Society, Death and Disease
- Crime & Punishment 19th Century Ireland
- The Rise of Christianity 2: The Conversion of the Roman Empire
- Volcanoes: environmental and societal impacts
- Kingship and Religion in the First Millennium AD
- Thatcher's Britain
- Sin Cities? Everyday Life in the Modern Metropolis
- The Ancient City
- Pop Culture and Protest in U.S. History
- Twentieth-Century China
- Paths to Independence and Decolonisation in India and East Africa
- Critical Thinking and the Past
- Wolf Children and Baby Boomers: The Family in European History 1945-1970s
- Diaspora: Irish 19th-century migration
- The Archaeology of Ancient Greece (Residential Fieldtrip Module)
- Extermination: History and Memory of the Murdered Jews of Europe
- The Exceptional Origins of the
- War, Politics, and Identity in Late Medieval Ireland, c.1166-c.1521
- African and Irish Relations in the Americas
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Archaeology and History at Queen's University Belfast earn?
The median salary is £24,500 after 15 months. After fifteen months the middle half of graduates earn between £20,000 and £30,000. The £24,500 median after fifteen months is £3,500 less than the UK median for History.
What do graduates of BA Archaeology and History at Queen's University Belfast 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 Archaeology and History at Queen's University Belfast?
93% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Archaeology and History at Queen's University Belfast?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 143 UCAS points.
Is BA Archaeology and History at Queen's University Belfast 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.
How many students continue on BA Archaeology and History at Queen's University Belfast?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.