Undergraduate Archaeology
Why come to Reading for archaeology?
'The quality of student performance certainly matches that on equivalent programmes in other top-ranked UK universities'
UG external examiners' report 2010
- Wide ranging and high profile expertise
- Flexible degree courses
- Proven student satisfaction
- Diverse fieldwork projects
- Hands-on artefact-based learning
- Excellent placement opportunities and enhanced employablility
- Modern Faclities
Here at Reading we have a team of over 20 teaching staff, enabling you to experience and learn about a very wide range of different archaeological fields. These themes and periods are being actively researched by our teaching staff, enabling us to teach you about cutting edge developments in archaeology:
Themes
- Burial Archaeology
- Material Culture
- Bioarchaeology (including human remains)
- Past Environments (including Geoarchaeology)
- Gender Archaeology
Periods
- Classical (Greeks & Romans)
- Later Prehistory (particularly Neolithic & Bronze Age)
- Post-Roman & Medieval
- Palaeolithic
Flexible Degree Courses
We welcome students from overseas and those who want to study part-time. You can study archaeology either as a Single Honours degree:
- BA Archaeology
- BSc Archaeology
or as a Joint Honours degree which allows you to combine and complement your interest in archaeology with other topics. You will select modules from both courses (a 50/50 split):
- BA Archaeology and Ancient History
- BA Archaeology and Classical Studies
- BA Archaeology and History
- BA Archaeology and Italian
The Chemistry department also offers the opportunity to study Chemistry with Archaeology. For more information see BSc and BA degree courses in Archaeology
National Student Survey Data
The University of Reading is ranked in the top 20 UK universities for student satisfaction according to the National Student Survey (NSS) 2011. Archaeology received 100% overall satisfaction ratings from students taking the survey. Read the press release: Reading offers top university experience according to national survey
The department is recognised by HEFCE as a Centre of Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Undergraduate Research Skills.
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