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BA Museum Studies and Archaeology with International Foundation Year - September Entry

  • UCAS code
    PV18
  • Typical offer
  • Year of entry
    2023/24
  • Course duration
    Full Time:  4 Years
  • Year of entry
    2023/24
  • Course duration
    Full Time:  4 Years

Our BA Museum Studies and Archaeology with International Foundation Year course enables you to combine the study of museology with the excitement of archaeological discovery. 

This programme is designed for international students. If you want to study museum studies and archaeology at a British university but don’t have the correct qualifications, our four-year BA Museum Studies and Archaeology with International Foundation Year programme enables you to undertake an undergraduate museum studies and archaeology degree.

You will complete a foundation year (called Year 0) before progressing onto our three-year BA Museum Studies and Archaeology degree, joining the Department of Archaeology. This means you can apply for a single four-year visa that covers the whole duration of your studies.

The foundation year is designed to equip you with the subject-specific and general study skills needed to cope with the demands of undergraduate study. Our high-quality teaching is geared towards the needs of students from a wide range of educational backgrounds.

For more information, please visit the International Foundation Programme website.
 

Overview

Our BA Museum Studies and Archaeology with International Foundation Year course enables you to combine the study of museology with the excitement of archaeological discovery. 

This programme is designed for international students. If you want to study museum studies and archaeology at a British university but don’t have the correct qualifications, our four-year BA Museum Studies and Archaeology with International Foundation Year programme enables you to undertake an undergraduate museum studies and archaeology degree.

You will complete a foundation year (called Year 0) before progressing onto our three-year BA Museum Studies and Archaeology degree, joining the Department of Archaeology. This means you can apply for a single four-year visa that covers the whole duration of your studies.

The foundation year is designed to equip you with the subject-specific and general study skills needed to cope with the demands of undergraduate study. Our high-quality teaching is geared towards the needs of students from a wide range of educational backgrounds.

For more information, please visit the International Foundation Programme website.
 

Entry requirements

GCSE

Grades A*– C (9-4) in five subjects

IELTS

A minimum overall score of 5.5 in IELTS, with no component below 5.5

See our IFP English Qualifications page for full details of the academic and English language entry requirements for this course.

Further requirements

If you are an international student planning to apply for one of our degree programmes, you may need to take a foundation course or pre-sessional course if you do not have qualifications that are equivalent to British A levels or if you need to improve your English language level.

  • Look at entry requirements by country.
  • Find out the English language requirements for our courses and our pre-sessional English programme.

Structure

  • Foundation year
  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3

Sample modules may include:

Compulsory modules:

  • Academic Skills
  • International English A (if English is below IELTS 6.5)

Optional modules:

  • Mathematics for Finance, Economics and Business
  • Information Systems and Statistics
  • Psychology
  • Perspectives in The Humanities
  • Biology
​Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Core modules include:

  • Museum history, policy and ethics
  • Presenting the past
  • Archaeology today: methods and practice

Optional modules include:

  • Early empires: Mesopotamia, Egypt and Rome
  • Forensic anthropology and the archaeology of death
  • Revolutions in human behaviour: 4 million years BC to the present
  • Contemporary world cultures: an introduction to social anthropology
  • Greek History: war, society, and change in the Archaic Age
  • Roman History: the rise and fall of the Republic
  • Ancient song
  • Texts, readers, and writers
  • Economy, politics and culture in the Roman World
  • Introduction to Quaternary science

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Core modules include:

  • Curatorship and collections management
  • Break into the museum: work placement
  • Museum learning and engagement
  • Artefacts in archaeology

Optional modules include:

  • Ice and fire: the European Palaeolithic
  • Medieval Europe: power, religion and death
  • Rome's Mediterranean empire
  • Archaeology fieldschool joint honours
  • Archaeologies: past, present and future
  • Forensic archaeology and crime scene analysis
  • Archaeological science
  • Bioarchaeology
  • Late Quaternary environmental change and human activities

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Core modules include:

  • Display design, planning and creation: project module

Optional modules include:

  • Dissertation
  • The archaeology of crusading
  • The Neanderthals
  • Emergence of civilisation in Mesopotamia
  • Emergence of civilisation in Mesopotamia
  • Human activities in settlements and landscapes
  • Biological anthropology
  • Coastal and maritime archaeology
  • Vikings in the west
  • Tropical rainforests, climate and lost civilisations
  • Hidden heritage: investigating and interpreting historic buildings and landscapes
  • Anatolia and the Aegean
  • Archaeology and topography of ancient Greece
  • British school at Rome undergraduate summer school
  • Gender in classical antiquity
  • Late antique Egypt
  • Pioneers of classical archaeology
  • Saints and holy men
  • Technology in the ancient world
  • Transformations of Helen
  • Urban life: the archaeology and anthropology of Roman cities

Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Fees

New UK/Republic of Ireland students: £9,250

New international students: £20,300

*UK/Republic of Ireland fee changes

UK/Republic of Ireland undergraduate tuition fees are regulated by the UK government. These fees are subject to parliamentary approval and any decision on raising the tuition fees cap for new UK students would require the formal approval of both Houses of Parliament before it becomes law.

EU student fees

With effect from 1 August 2021, new EU students will pay international tuition fees. For exceptions, please read the UK government’s guidance for EU students.

Additional Costs

Some courses will require additional payments for field trips and extra resources. You will also need to budget for your accommodation and living costs. See our information on living costs for more details.

Financial support for your studies

You may be eligible for a scholarship or bursary to help pay for your study. Students from the UK may also be eligible for a student loan to help cover these costs. See our fees and funding information for more information on what's available.

Careers

This degree can lead to a variety of careers. The course is an ideal foundation to begin your career in heritage management, commercial archaeology, and research, as well as disciplines such as teaching, business, publishing and marketing.

You will gain a broad range of subject-specific and transferable skills spanning the humanities and sciences. Employers consistently rank attitudes and aptitudes for work higher than any other factor, according to the CBI/Pearson Education and Skills survey report 2019. Our curriculum is designed with this in mind, giving you not just knowledge in subjects you are passionate about, but also the qualities that employers really care about – qualities that are transferable to a diverse range of careers.

As a Museum Studies and Archaeology graduate you will develop strong transferable skills, and gain first-hand experience in handling objects, delivering presentations, and investigating other cultures in depth. Your practical experience of archaeological techniques will also give you skills in analysis, problem-solving, working in teams and fieldwork.

You will learn to think and research like a museum professional, and your three years’ experience of working within a multifaceted organisation will make you highly employable in any sector.

We have long-established, excellent relationships with employers within the heritage, archaeology and related sectors. Previous employers have included the Australian government, the National Trust and the Science Museum.

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