Archaeology with a Foundation Year (Full-time) (Foundation, BA Hons)
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
About this course
Foundation Year in Archaeology, leading to BA Hons. Core topics include Fieldwork, Communication & Writing, and Human Behaviour. The course includes laboratory-based analysis of materials such as soil, pollen and bones, alongside practical fieldwork. Work placement opportunities are available with organisations such as the National Trust, CADW and local archaeology trusts.
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Entry requirements
0-32 UCAS Tariff Points
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What students say
Based on about 14 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 73%
- Assessment and feedback: 90%
- Academic support: 98%
- Organisation and management: 61%
- Learning resources: 77%
- Student voice: 66%
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: 60%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 20%
- Unemployed: 5%
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 115 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 3%
- North West: 9%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 7%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 8%
- East of England: 12%
- London: 7%
- South East: 13%
- South West: 6%
- Wales: 28%
- Scotland: 1%
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
- Academic Survival Skills
- Introduction to University Life
- Independent Investigation
- Introduction to the Humanities
- Academic Writing
- Understanding Literature
- Talking to the Dead
- Being Human
- Understanding Democracy
- Exploring the Humanities
- Introduction to Archaeology
- From Egypt to the Near East: phenomena of the Mediterranean
- Hieroglyphs 1
- Into the Field
- What makes civilisation?
- Death, Burial and the Afterlife
- Myths and Mythology: How Stories Shape the World
- Doing Archaeology: The Past in Practice
- Everyday Life in Athens and Rome
- The Modern World
- Human Evolution: origins of modern human behaviour
- Heritage and Archaeology of Conflict
- Exhibiting the Past: Ancient Egypt, death and modern representation
- Households in the ancient world
- Hieroglyphs 1
- Ancestors, Death and Burial
- Thinking With Things
- Animals in Archaeology
- (Re)presenting and (Re)constructing the Past
- Difficult Heritage/ Dark Tourism
- Art and Ancient Egypt 4000BC to the 2020ies: Exhibiting artistic representations
- Excavation and Fieldwork
- Ancient Lives in Death
- Entanglements: Exploring Interactions between the Aegean and the Near East
- Museums, Heritage and Representation
- Medicine and Miracles: Health, Illness, and Cure
- Professional Placement
- Thinking Through History - Independent Project
- Heritage Project
- Independent Project
- Hieroglyphs 1
- Into the Field
- Death, Burial and the Afterlife
- Exploring the Humanities
- What makes civilisation?
- Ancestors, Death and Burial
- Thinking With Things
- Animals in Archaeology
- Excavation and Fieldwork
- (Re)presenting and (Re)constructing the Past
- Difficult Heritage/ Dark Tourism
- 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
- Exhibiting the Past: Ancient Egypt, death and modern representation
- Heritage & Archaeology of Conflict
- Art and Ancient Egypt 4000BC to the 2020ies: Exhibiting artistic representations
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of Archaeology with a Foundation Year (Full-time) (Foundation, BA Hons) 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 £18,000 and £27,000. The £22,000 median after five years is £3,500 less than the UK median for Archaeology.
What do graduates of Archaeology with a Foundation Year (Full-time) (Foundation, BA Hons) at University of Wales Trinity Saint David do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on Archaeology with a Foundation Year (Full-time) (Foundation, BA Hons) at University of Wales Trinity Saint David?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for Archaeology with a Foundation Year (Full-time) (Foundation, BA Hons) at University of Wales Trinity Saint David?
The average entrant had 96 UCAS points.
How many students continue on Archaeology with a Foundation Year (Full-time) (Foundation, BA Hons) at University of Wales Trinity Saint David?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.