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Tuition GBP 19,300 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 9,500 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Degree MSc
Duration 12 months
Delivery On-campus
Location Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Language English

Program Overview

The European Archaeology at The University of Edinburgh is a MSc programme in Humanities over 12 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.

Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of humanities. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.

Graduates of the European Archaeology programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.

Key Program Features

  1. Duration: 12 months
  2. Language of instruction: English
  3. Study mode: On-campus
  4. English requirement: IELTS 7
  5. Tuition: GBP 19,300 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 9,500 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
  6. Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the European Archaeology programme are prepared for diverse careers in humanities:

  1. Researcher / Academic
  2. Cultural Programme Manager
  3. Editor / Writer
  4. Translator / Interpreter
  5. Museum Curator
  6. Communications Specialist

Program Curriculum

Course Structure

  1. Archaeological Illustration
  2. The Archaeology of Cyprus; insularity, identity and internationalism
  3. Archaeology of Gender
  4. Bronze Age Civilisations of the Near East and Greece
  5. Conceptualising the Neolithic
  6. Etruscan Italy, 1000-300 BC
  7. Experimental Archaeology and Ancient Technology
  8. From Foraging to Farming, the Beginnings of Agriculture in the Mediterranean and Europe
  9. The Hellenistic City
  10. Hellenistic Art and Archaeology
  11. Island Worlds: prehistoric societies in the western Mediterranean
  12. Isotopes and Archaeology
  13. Ritual and Monumentality in Atlantic Europe, mid-6th to mid-3rd Millennium BC
  14. Ritual and Monumentality in North-West Europe, mid-6th to mid-3rd Millennium BC
  15. Roman Funerary Art
  16. Roman Archaeology
  17. Theoretical Archaeology
  18. The Scottish Lowlands: Archaeology and Landscape before the Normans
  19. War and Society in Dark Age Scotland

Admission Requirements

Academic Requirements

You need the following GPA score:

Required score: 3.4

Applicants for graduate programs must have the equivalent of a bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree with a minimum GPA equivalent to 3.4 on a US 4.0 grading scale. Admitted applicants typically have an undergraduate GPA of or better on a 4.0 scale. No exam grade should be lower than 4.5 (European grade scale) or D (American grade scale).

Your GPA (Grade Point Average) is calculated using the grades that you received in each course, and is determined by the points assigned to each grade (e.g. for the US grading scale from A-F).

Entry requirements

Applicants should have received or expect to receive an undergraduate degree in Archaeology or a cognate field. We require at least a 2:1 honours degree (for UK universities); a 3.4 GPA (from US universities), or the equivalent (from other international institutions).

Postgraduate requirements

All students of every nationality are required to prove their English language competence.

Even native-speakers of English must demonstrate that they meet our minimum language requirements to gain entry to the University.

English Proficiency: IELTS 7 or equivalent.

Tuition & Financial Information

Tuition Fee

GBP 19,300 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 9,500 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students

Tuition fees: GBP 19,300 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 9,500 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students

IELTS requirement: 7

Financial Aid & Scholarships

Contact The University of Edinburgh directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.

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  • Start Date 2017-09-18
  • Language English
  • Duration 12 months
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