Degree level

Archaeology can be studied on its own or in combination with a wide range of subjects at Degree level. The table below provides details of some of the single honours courses available in the UK.

Whichever Degree course you are on, The Archaeology Coursebook will be useful in getting to grips with the subject and succeeding at it. The specific content of your course will determine many of the resources you will need, particularly for case studies. However The Archaeology Coursebook provides a crash introduction to the discipline and by simplifying concepts and terms will enable you to rapidly get to grips with the higher level work required in assignments and seminars. Don't forget that since many students will be starting archaeology for the first time, large parts of first year undergraduate programmes may be similar in both content and level to A Level. Virtually all courses will include units on how archaeologists work, for which chapters 1-7 will be helpful. Many Degree courses have themes similar to those at A level for which chapters 8-11 can help you with. Even where you are studying periods rather than themes, you will still need to understand the thematic concepts for your particular period. Most degree courses have project work and all have essays and exams. The advice in chapters 12 and 13 is as useful to you as it is to A Level students. Advice on skills is applicable to all levels.

For a full listing of archaeology degree courses visit http://www.ucas.co.uk