BA Archaeology, Anthropology and Art History with a Year Abroad
About this course
BA (Hons) in Anthropology and History of Art and Archaeology. Core topics include Research Methods and Fieldwork. Teaching is based at the Sainsbury Centre, where students examine artworks and artefacts firsthand. The four-year programme includes a year abroad module and an optional industry placement.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB
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What students say
Based on about 8 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 80%
- Learning opportunities: 66%
- Assessment and feedback: 56%
- Academic support: 75%
- Organisation and management: 35%
- Learning resources: 78%
- Student voice: 60%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 100%
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: 75%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 18%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 7%
- Sales occupations: 6%
- Media Professionals: 6%
- Teaching Professionals: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 76%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 57%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 230 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 7%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 45%
- London: 23%
- South East: 14%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 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: 90%
- A degree: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- ARTS AND HUMANITIES YEAR ABROAD MODULE
- INTRODUCTION TO ART HISTORY
- MAKERS AND MAKING
- LEARNING ON SITE: THE SAINSBURY CENTRE FOR VISUAL ARTS
- INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY
- PEOPLE AND CULTURES
- ENVIRONMENT, ART AND CULTURE
- THE LIVES OF ARTWORKS
- ART IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
- MATERIAL WORLDS
- ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND, C. 400-1066
- ARCHAEOLOGY: METHODS, PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
- ARTISTS/MUSEUMS
- TUDOR ENGLAND
- THE ROMAN EMPIRE: CITIZENS, SLAVES, AND IMPERIAL FAMILIES
- HERITAGE AND PUBLIC HISTORY
- THE ORIGINS OF THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE 4000BC TO 1066AD
- LIFE AND ART IN THE JEWISH DIASPORA
- THE SILK ROADS: THE ARCHAEOLOGY, HISTORY AND ART HISTORY OF EURASIAN TRADE NETWORKS IN THE EARLY MEDIEVAL PERIOD
- THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE 1066 TO 1600
- ARTS AND HUMANITIES PLACEMENT MODULE
- PIRATES, SEAFARERS, SHIPWRECK C. 1500-1750: THE PERILS OF THE SEA
- NORMAN AND PLANTAGENET ENGLAND
- GIS MAPPING FOR HISTORIANS AND ARCHAEOLOGISTS
- THE ALCHEMY OF NATURE: ART, RELIGION AND MEDICINE IN THE MIDDLE AGES
- DISSERTATION
- MUSEUM WORK: THEORY & PRACTICE
- TWENTIETH-CENTURY SPORT HISTORY
- FIELDWORK IN LANDSCAPE HISTORY
- THE MEDIEVAL CASTLE: ROMANCE AND REALITY
- MODERN ART AND STATES OF MIND
- DANCING ON THE VOLCANO: ART AND CULTURE IN THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC
- THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
- DIGITAL STORYTELLING
- DEATH IN THE MIDDLE AGES
- EMBODIMENT AND REPRESENTATION IN THE ARTS OF AFRICA, OCEANIA & THE AMERICAS
- CONTESTING THE PAST: REPRESENTATION AND MEMORY
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Archaeology, Anthropology and Art History with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £23,500 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £34,500. The £29,000 median after five years is £1,500 less than the UK median for Anthropology.
What do graduates of BA Archaeology, Anthropology and Art History with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Archaeology, Anthropology and Art History with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
80% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Archaeology, Anthropology and Art History with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 114 UCAS points.
Does BA Archaeology, Anthropology and Art History with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Archaeology, Anthropology and Art History with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
100% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.