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BA Archaeology and Anthropology / Overview

Year of entry: 2021

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Degree awarded: BA
Duration: 3 years
Typical A-level offer: ABB
Typical contextual A-level offer (what is this?): BBB
Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 34 points overall. 6,5,5 in Higher Level subjects; Full entry requirements
How to apply: Apply through UCAS

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.
Study at a UK top 10 university for both Archaeology and Anthropology (Complete University Guide 2019).

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Fees

Fees for entry in 2021 have not yet been set. For entry in 2020 the tuition fees were £9,250 per annum for home/EU students, and are expected to increase slightly for 2021 entry.

Policy on additional costs

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

Contact details

School/Faculty: School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
Contact name: Katie Cowey
Facsimile: +44 (0)161 275 3098
Email: ug-archae@manchester.ac.uk
Website: https://www.alc.manchester.ac.uk/cahae/
School/Faculty overview: See: About us

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