MA (Hons) Archaeology at University of Glasgow

Programme overview

Archaeology is the study of how people in the past interacted with their world through objects, sites, monuments and landscapes, with practical fieldwork skills gained in the UK and abroad.

Faculty: College of Arts & Humanities | Duration: 4 years | Intake: September | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 covers the archaeology of Scotland and archaeology in the modern world, and Year 2 covers 20 Things that Changed the World and Theory and Practice. Honours years offer core courses in archaeological theory and practice and options in landscape, digital media, material culture, archaeological science and heritage, plus a dissertation and fieldwork.

Career pathways

Graduate roles reported 15 months after graduation include archive and museum assistant, conservation officer, heritage manager, trainee project archaeologist, civil servant and tourism trainee.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A-level: ABB including A-level English or Humanities. IB Diploma: 34 (6,5,5 at Higher Level) including HL English or HL Humanities with SL English at 6. Scottish Highers: minimum BBBB from S5 to be reviewed for an S6 offer, with offers typically made at AAAAB by the end of S6 (B at Advanced Higher is equivalent to A at Higher); Higher English at A and Higher Humanities at A (AB or BA may be considered). Adjusted offers for Access Glasgow (widening participation) applicants: MD20 BBBB, MD40 AABB, with Higher English and Humanities at A/B, subject to successful completion of Top-Up or a Summer School. International applicants: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no subtest below 6.0 (or equivalent: TOEFL iBT 92 overall for tests taken from 21 January 2026, PTE Academic 59 with minimum 59 in all subtests). UCAS deadlines: 15 October (Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Oxford or Cambridge), 13 January for other UK applicants, 30 June for international students.

Domestic applicants: GBP 1,820 a year (2027/28). Standard fee for students from Scotland (home status), payable by SAAS where eligible Source

International applicants: GBP 28,275 a year (2027/28). Arts and Social Sciences band of the published international (EU and international) tuition fee table; new entrants; programme assigned to this band by its college Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years

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