MA (Hons) Archaeology/History

Archaeology is the study of how people in the past interacted with their world, through a detailed study of their objects, sites, monuments and landscapes.
You will have the opportunity to gain practical fieldwork skills in the UK and also abroad. Recent
students have worked on excavation projects across Europe and the Near East including the Baltic states, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy and Portugal.
Throughout the programme we emphasise that you should gain practical heritage work experience
including archaeological fieldwork techniques and developing the social benefits of archaeology. We
provide day and residential fieldtrips for our students to archaeological sites, landscapes, museums and other heritage venues.
You will also be able to take part in current staff research projects including survey and excavation as well as archaeological archives and collection-based projects, and gain personal work experience in various heritage and museum organisations through our network of placement providers. We can also help students get onto excavation teams across Europe.
Employers, from banking and law to business and tourism, value the transferable skills that an archaeology degree offers such as teamworking, practical problem-solving and critical analysis.
Many graduates are employed in vocational archaeological and heritage roles working for
government agencies, the charitable sector and other heritage organisations in Scotland and beyond,
including the National Trust for Scotland, Historic Environment Scotland, Archaeology Scotland, the British Museum, National Museums of Scotland and Glasgow Life, as well as various companies offering commercial archaeological services in the UK and abroad such as GUARD Archaeology Ltd.

SQA Higher entry requirements
BBBB is the minimum requirement from S5 to be reviewed for an S6 offer
Offers are not guaranteed to applicants who meet the minimum from S5
Typically offers will be made at AAAAA by end of S6. B at Advanced Higher is equivalent to A at Higher
Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject at AA. (AB or BA may be considered).

SQA Higher adjusted entry requirements* (by end of S5 or S6)
MD20: BBBB (also other target groups*)
MD40: AABB*
Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject. Successful completion of Top-Up or one of our Summer Schools.


A-level standard entry requirements
AAB BBB
Additional requirements: one A-level Humanities subject.

IB standard entry requirements
34 (6,5,5)
Additional requirements: HL English and HL Humanities subject.

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic module (not General Training)
6.5 with no sub-test under 6.0.

TOEFL (ib, my best or athome)
90 with minimum R 20, L 19, S 19, W 23.