Conservation of Archaeological and Museum Objects (Diss)

Entry requirements

Entry requirements We typically require a 2:1 Bachelor (Honours) degree (or overseas equivalent) in any subject and a pass in Mathematics Grade 4 (or C) or above at GCSE level, or equivalent. Applicants without a degree will be required to demonstrate sufficient academic capability to satisfactorily complete this degree. Chemistry requirements: one of the following: A grade of ‘B’ or higher in A level Chemistry or its equivalent; A degree that included a significant science component, e.g. Biology or Material Science; An A or B grade for Chemistry in a Scottish 'Higher' or similar high grade in the Irish 'Leaving Certificate' may also be acceptable; Completion of university level course units in Inorganic and Organic chemistry - this is particularly appropriate for students from North America; Completion of the 'Chemistry for Conservators' course (this is a correspondence course, which lasts approximately 6 months. Details of the course . All students need to be able to accurately distinguish between colours and safely handle objects, scalpels, and other conservation tools. Students may be required to undertake tests to ascertain the levels of some of these skills, if they are invited to visit. Evidence of engagement with and interest in archaeological and museum objects, while not formally required, is highly recommended. This may be in the form of employment, internship or volunteer work in a museum, historic house, or a collecting institute, such as an archaeological repository, or through archaeological site work. Please note there are a limited number of places available on the course each year, due to the size of the teaching laboratory. Reference requirements: One satisfactory academic reference is required; however, an additional reference from someone familiar with any museum, archaeology, art or laboratory experience you may have is always welcome. Application deadlines As there are a finite number of places on this course and demand is quite high, we operate a staged admissions process with three rounds of application deadlines. If you apply before the Application deadline for a particular stage, as shown below, you will normally receive a response on or before the Decision by date. In some instances, it may be necessary for us to roll your application forward to the next round. All deadlines are 23:59 UK time (GMT) Although we aim to give you a decision on your application by the listed date, due to the volume of applications this may not always be possible. Please note that we reserve the right to issue offers to exceptional candidates in advance of each deadline. Applications received after the Round 1 deadline will be considered in Round 2. Applications received after the Round 2 deadline will be considered in Round 3. Applications received after the Round 3 deadline will be considered at our discretion only if places are still available on the course. Applicants are strongly recommended to apply well in advance of the application deadline. Round 1: Application deadline - 23rd November 2025 Decision deadline - 21st December 2025 Round 2: Application deadline- 18th Jan 2026 Decision deadline - 15th Feb 2026 Round 3 Application deadline - 7th April 2026 Decision deadline - 5th May 2026 Round 4: Application deadline - 14th June 2026 Decision deadline - 12th July 2026