The information below is for entry in 2027, or deferred entry in 2028.
Archaeology is one of the most diverse degrees offered at Queens’, but also one of the most flexible, with specialised routes in Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Egyptology and Assyriology available.
One day you may be investigating a Medieval human skeleton, or learning about the archaeology of colonialism in Africa, and the next examining cultural diversity in 300,000-year-old Neanderthal tools. Your week could start by learning Egyptian hieroglyphic script and then end with a lecture on the vocalizations of non-human primates. The choice is yours; you can tailor your degree from a wide-range of courses linked by the study of the human past and how it impacts the present day.
Your experience will be built on more than 100 years of world-leading archaeological teaching and research. You have between six and eight lectures and one or two supervisions each week. You may also have language classes, seminars and practicals, depending on the courses you choose. You’re assessed each year, through written exams and coursework. Some papers may include assessed practicals or fieldwork. You have the option to write a 10,000 word dissertation in Year 3.
At the end of your first year you will take part in an archaeological training dig. Depending on the degree route chosen, between Years 2 and 3 you have the option to undertake four weeks of fieldwork at an archaeological site of your choosing (in the UK or internationally) or take part in a study tour of Egyptian and/or Mesopotamian sites. During your second year, most students join a one-week long European fieldtrip, where the rich archaeology and heritage of a local region is toured.
Information about the course structure, departmental teaching arrangements, offered topics and options can be found on the University of Cambridge website: Archaeology Course Outline
At Queens’ you’ll join a diverse community of Archaeology students connected by their shared interest in past human behaviour, culture, languages and evolution, and how this has shaped the world we live in today.
In your first year the small-group supervision teaching is led by both archaeologists based at Queens’ and specialists from the Department of Archaeology. As you move into your second and third year, Archaeology differs from most other degree programs, because almost all of your supervisions are led by the Department specialists teaching your lectures, practicals and seminars.
Queens’ has particular strengths in archaeology, archaeological science, and biological anthropology, but members of our archaeological community cover the breadth of the discipline. The College is located close to the Department of Archaeology where most of your teaching will be based, along with the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and the Duckworth Laboratory, which host many of your practical sessions.
Director of Studies in Archaeology, Official Fellow in Archaeology
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