Bachelor of Arts (BA)

BA Archaeology and Anthropology

Examine human culture past and present through a range of archaeological techniques.
  • Duration: 3 years
  • Year of entry: 2025
  • UCAS course code: VL46 / Institution code: M20

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Course overview

  • Understand living societies, their artefacts and built environments to bridge the study of past and present humanity.
  • Gain a fascinating knowledge of cultural diversity in the past, and a sophisticated understanding of the social and material dimensions of human life.
  • Gain hands-on insight through subsidised fieldwork and excavation projects in Herefordshire, Yorkshire, Scotland and the Mediterranean.
  • Benefit from our dedicated archaeological laboratories, home to drones, a 3D printer and portable XRF.
  • Top 10 UK university for Archaeology and Anthropology (Guardian University Guide 2024)

Contact details

School/Faculty
School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
Telephone
+44 (0)161 509 2871
Email
Website
https://www.alc.manchester.ac.uk/cahae/
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