BA Archaeology and Anthropology with Year Abroad
About this course
Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology and Anthropology with Year Abroad, an anthropology and archaeology degree centred on global human diversity and material culture. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students spend a designated year studying abroad at an international partner institution. The first year builds foundations through Archaeological Methods for Fieldwork and Analysis, Exploring Other Cultures, Fieldwork and Practice, and Introduction to Global Prehistory: Deconstructing the Emergence of Civilisation. The second year continues with An Anthropology of Everything, Contemporary Issues and Debates in Archaeology, Fieldwork and Practice, and Researching Archaeology, alongside preparation for the international study period. The final year focuses on an independent Archaeology Dissertation. Optional modules across the programme allow students to explore diverse topics such as Human Origins, Bones, Bodies and Burials: osteology and comparative anatomy, Molecular Archaeology, and GIS for Archaeology.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: Pass, with 30 points overall with 15 points at Higher Level
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What students say
Based on about 10 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 98%
- Learning opportunities: 86%
- Assessment and feedback: 96%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 90%
- Learning resources: 100%
- Student voice: 100%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 80%
- Left higher education: 20%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 90%
- Working and studying: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 11%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Sales occupations: 9%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 8%
- Elementary occupations: 8%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 65%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 25 graduates, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- North West: 5%
- East of England: 15%
- London: 20%
- South East: 55%
- South West: 5%
- Scotland: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 45 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 90%
- Baccalaureate: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Archaeological Methods for Fieldwork and Analysis
- Exploring Other Cultures
- Fieldwork and Practice
- Introduction to Ethnography: Food and Culture
- Introduction to Global Prehistory: Deconstructing the Emergence of Civilisation
- Introduction to Historical Archaeology
- The development of Archaeological and Anthropological Thought
- Applied Ethics
- Debates and Issues in Archaeological Science
- Human Origins
- Landscapes and Seascapes of Britain’s Past
- Philosophy of Race
- Puzzles about Art and Literature
- An Anthropology of Everything
- Contemporary Issues and Debates in Archaeology
- Fieldwork and Practice
- Humanities Study Abroad Preparation Module
- Researching Archaeology
- Year Abroad Report Module for Humanities Students
- Year in Employment
- Animal Ethics, Animal Minds
- Bones, Bodies and Burials: osteology and comparative anatomy
- Children and Society
- Collective Action and Social Change
- Ethics of Global Poverty
- Experimental Archaeology: the social prehistory of technology
- Human Dispersal and Evolution
- Introduction to European Prehistory
- Introduction to Scientific Diving
- Learning about Culture: Introduction to Ethnography
- Maritime Archaeology
- Moral Philosophy
- Political Philosophy
- The Power of Rome: Europe’s first empire
- Working With Things: the analysis of material culture
- Archaeology Dissertation
- Anthropological Perspectives on Migration and Mobilities
- Archaeology of Seafaring
- Children and Society
- Collective Action and Social Change
- Crime and Punishment
- Ecology of Human Evolution: Biological, social and cultural approaches to hominin adaptations.
- GIS for Archaeology
- Later Anglo-Saxon England
- Living with the Romans: Urbanism in the Roman Empire
- Molecular Archaeology
- More than Pyramids & Pharaohs? Ancient Egypt in Context
- Philosophy and Ethics in Psychology and AI
- Philosophy of Sex, Sexuality, and Gender
- Photogrammetry and Data Visualisation in Archaeology
- Presenting the Past: Museums and Heritage
- Seeing Beneath the Soil: geophysical survey for archaeology
- Stonehenge to Skara Brae: the Neolithic of Britain
- The Archaeology and Anthropology of Adornment
- The Ethics of Climate Change
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Archaeology and Anthropology with Year Abroad at University of Southampton earn?
The median salary is £25,500 after 15 months, £18,500 after 3 years, £26,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,500 and £32,500. The £26,000 median after five years is £4,500 less than the UK median for Anthropology.
What do graduates of BA Archaeology and Anthropology with Year Abroad at University of Southampton do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Archaeology and Anthropology with Year Abroad at University of Southampton?
98% 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 Anthropology with Year Abroad at University of Southampton?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 122 UCAS points.
Does BA Archaeology and Anthropology with Year Abroad at University of Southampton include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Archaeology and Anthropology with Year Abroad at University of Southampton?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.