BA Archaeology and History (
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
About this course
BA (Hons) in History and Archaeology. Core topics include Fieldwork, Human Behaviour, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Joint Honours students normally study 60 credits of Archaeology modules and 60 credits of History modules each year. The programme includes small-group classes, lectures, workshops, one-to-one tutorials, and seminars, with access to dedicated laboratories and learning spaces.
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Entry requirements
96-112 UCAS Tariff Points
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What students say
Based on about 5 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 78%
- Learning opportunities: 64%
- Assessment and feedback: 87%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 50%
- Learning resources: 77%
- Student voice: 63%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 16 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 20%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 35%
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Customer service occupations: 15%
- Natural and social science professionals: 5%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 5%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 80 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 3%
- North West: 9%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 6%
- East Midlands: 4%
- West Midlands: 8%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 4%
- South East: 16%
- South West: 8%
- Wales: 32%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Other qualifications: 10%
Modules
- Exploring the Humanities
- From Egypt to the Near East: phenomena of the Mediterranean
- Hieroglyphs 1
- Into the Field
- Death, Burial and the Afterlife
- Doing Archaeology: The Past in Practice
- Introduction to Archaeology
- The Modern World
- Doing History: Past in Practice
- Everyday Life in Athens and Rome
- Historicising Texts
- The Medieval World
- People's Worlds: Interaction with the Environment
- Ancestors, Death and Burial
- The Life and Times of Caesar and Cicero
- Hieroglyphs 1
- Animals in Archaeology
- Difficult Heritage/ Dark Tourism
- Entanglements: Exploring Interactions between the Aegean and the Near East
- Households in the ancient world
- Human Evolution: origins of modern human behaviour
- Thinking Through History - Independent Project
- Thinking With Things
- (Re)presenting and (Re)constructing the Past
- Excavation and Fieldwork
- Art and Ancient Egypt 4000BC to the 2020ies: Exhibiting artistic representations
- Medicines and Miracles: Health, Illness, and Cure
- Hieroglyphs 2
- Armies and Navies: Studies in Ancient Warfare
- Confessing with Saint Augustine: God and Religion in the Twilight of the Roman Empire
- Activism, Protest and Campaigning for Global Justice
- Celtic Sanctity and Spirituality: Hagiography and Saints' Cults
- Error and Sweet Violence: Shakespeare and Renaissance Comedy and Tragedy
- Identity and Myth: The Normans and their World
- The Irish Question 1886-1998: from Charles Parnell to the Good Friday Agreement
- From Desert Myths to Sheep Tales: The Cistercians in the Middle Ages
- Britain and the Great War
- Cold war, hot wars. Global perspectives on post-war history
- Global Governance
- Gwlad, gwlad: Aspects of Welsh History 1200 to the present
- Medieval Prose in Wales
- Special Collections Research: The Roderic Bowen Library and Archives
- The Book, the Body, and the World: Renaissance Humanism, Medicine, and Exploration
- Women and Religion
- International Mobility Opportunity
- Religions in Africa
- Rome Transformed: The World of Late Antiquity
- The World of Han China (206 BCE to 220 CE)
- Medieval Britain from Edward the Confessor to Richard II, 1042 -1399
- Medieval Europe from Charlemagne to the Hundred Years War, 800 -1453
- Global Genocides
- Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Understanding the Enlightenment
- ‘War made the State and the State made War’: Politics and Warfare in the Modern Age
- From the Death of Stalin to the Oil Crises. Life in the Shadow of the Iron Curtain
- Looking at the Age of Extremes: The Cultural History of 20th century Europe
- African Modernities
- Gender, Violence and Empire, 1800-2020
- Heritage Project
- Independent Project
- Ancestors, Death and Burial
- The Life and Times of Caesar and Cicero
- Hieroglyphs 1
- Thinking With Things
- Animals in Archaeology
- Excavation and Fieldwork
- (Re)presenting and (Re)constructing the Past
- Ancient Lives in Death
- Entanglements: Exploring Interactions between the Aegean and the Near East
- Households in the ancient world
- Human Evolution: origins of modern human behaviour
- Art and Ancient Egypt 4000BC to the 2020ies: Exhibiting artistic representations
- Hieroglyphs 2
- Armies and Navies: Studies in Ancient Warfare
- Confessing with Saint Augustine: God and Religion in the Twilight of the Roman Empire
- Activism, Protest and Campaigning for Global Justice
- Celtic Sanctity and Spirituality: Hagiography and Saints' Cults
- Error and Sweet Violence: Shakespeare and Renaissance Comedy and Tragedy
- Identity and Myth: The Normans and their World
- The Irish Question 1886-1998: from Charles Parnell to the Good Friday Agreement
- From Desert Myths to Sheep Tales: The Cistercians in the Middle Ages
- Britain and the Great War
- Classical Mythology and Legends in Roman and Medieval Times
- Cold war, hot wars. Global perspectives on post-war history
- Global Governance
- Gwlad, gwlad: Aspects of Welsh History 1200 to the present
- Medieval Prose in Wales
- Pompeii: The life, death and rediscovery of a Roman town
- Special Collections Research: The Roderic Bowen Library and Archives
- The Book, the Body, and the World: Renaissance Humanism, Medicine, and Exploration
- Women and Religion
- Religions in Africa
- Rome Transformed: The World of Late Antiquity
- The World of Han China (206 BCE to 220 CE)
- Medieval Britain from Edward the Confessor to Richard II, 1042 -1399
- Medieval Europe from Charlemagne to the Hundred Years War, 800 -1453
- Global Genocides
- Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Understanding the Enlightenment
- ‘War made the State and the State made War’: Politics and Warfare in the Modern Age
- From the Death of Stalin to the Oil Crises. Life in the Shadow of the Iron Curtain
- Looking at the Age of Extremes: The Cultural History of 20th century Europe
- African Modernities
- Gender, Violence and Empire, 1800-2020
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Archaeology and History ( at University of Wales Trinity Saint David earn?
The median salary is £18,000 after 3 years, £22,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £18,500 and £27,500. The £22,000 median after five years is £8,500 less than the UK median for History.
What do graduates of BA Archaeology and History ( at University of Wales Trinity Saint David 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 History ( at University of Wales Trinity Saint David?
78% 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 University of Wales Trinity Saint David?
The average entrant had 96 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Archaeology and History ( at University of Wales Trinity Saint David?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.