Online Archaeology Degree :: Accredited Universities

Using lecture capture technology, lectures to full time Archaeology students are recorded and made available for viewing via the web. Tutorials for those studying by flexible learning are held by audio or video conferencing in the evenings. Students can either attend face to face with the tutor in Aberdeen or be connected from home. Those taking the flexible Archaeology courses are welcome to attend lectures and excursions alongside full time students. For those unable to attend excursions or practical sessions with full time students, alternative exercises are provided.

Entry Requirements

As part of its commitment to widening access to higher education, the University of Aberdeen offers a bridge to degree level study through a part-time Access to Degree Studies Programme. Applications are welcome from both school leavers and mature students.
As well as being aimed at those with few or no qualifications who wish to gain entry to undergraduate study. it is also a route back into learning for those who require to top up qualifications or are planning to make a career change.

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We offer promising candidates the opportunity to carry out research in a range of areas across Byzantine, Prehistoric, Classical, Historical, Conflict, Landscape, Funerary and Environmental archaeology, as well as Geographical Information Systems and virtual environments.

The PhD – the most advanced research degree – leads to a dissertation of up to 80,000 words on a subject of your choice and under the expert supervision of an academic member of staff. Students can study for a PhD on campus or by Distance Learning

You can study for a PhD on campus or by Distance Learning.

At Birmingham you also have the option of studying languages, free of charge. Almost no other UK University offers you the opportunity to learn the intense graduate academic language skills which you may need to pursue your research.

Entry Requirements

Typically, applicants for these research programmes will already have undertaken postgraduate study.

English language requirements for international students
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Students can satisfy our English language requirements in two ways:

by holding an English language qualification to the right level

by taking and successfully completing one of our English courses for international students

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Domestic fee for part-time students - £1,998

Notes

This is available both in full-time and part-time.

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We offer promising candidates the opportunity to carry out research in a range of areas across Byzantine, Prehistoric, Classical, Historical, Conflict, Landscape, Funerary and Environmental archaeology, as well as Geographical Information Systems and virtual environments.

The MA by Research programme requires you to prepare a dissertation of up to 40,000 words on a topic of your choice, for which an academic staff member will provide expert supervision.

Entry Requirements

Typically, applicants for these research programmes will already have undertaken postgraduate study.

English language requirements for international students

Students can satisfy our English language requirements in two ways:

by holding an English language qualification to the right level

by taking and successfully completing one of our English courses for international students

Other Fees

Domestic tuition fee for part-time students - £1,998

Notes

This course is available both in full-time and part-time

Duration of part-time - 24 months

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The course is based on our extensive experience in developing and teaching both archaeology and ancient history courses and our world-leading research. Our modules cross the traditional academic boundaries of archaeology and ancient history, enabling you to gain a wider knowledge in your chosen area. There are opportunities for you to develop and enhance your practical skills, and employability skills are embedded throughout our curriculum.

Consequently, our courses are highly valued by employers who will recognise the key transferable and subject-specific skills gained. Our courses will enable you to focus on your specific interest, and enable progression in archaeology, ancient history, museums, or elsewhere.

This course will:

Enable you to pursue your personal or professional interest in archaeology.

Introduce you to key themes in the study of archaeology and enable you to develop your knowledge and understanding of the wide chronological and geographical range of the discipline of archaeology.

Provide you with practical, hands-on experience of fieldwork and laboratory work.

Develop your ability to draw upon appropriate archaeological theories, methods, techniques and concepts towards understanding the past through material culture and other residues.

We will provide you with an intellectually challenging and stimulating curriculum which draws on the full expertise of members of the School of Archaeology and Ancient History and our proven track record of delivering archaeology by distance learning and which will enable you to develop transferable skills necessary for successful career development or further academic study.

Entry Requirements

Our distance learning Archaeology and Ancient History courses do not have formal entry requirements – you just need to demonstrate an active interest in archaeology and ancient history and a genuine commitment to putting the time in to study. For applicants whose first language is not English, evidence of a minimum standard of English is required as a condition of entry.

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The distance learning PhD is ideal for those who are based away from Leicester or who want to combine working for a research degree with their professional and personal commitments.

Our distance programmes offer a more flexible way to study for a research degree - allowing you to undertake a University of Leicester PhD wherever you are based in the world.

As with the campus based PhD programme, you will undertake a substantial research project that is written up as a thesis of 80,000 words and defended in an oral examination (the "viva voce" examination).

Entry Requirements

a UK undergraduate (Bachelors) degree with at least first class or upper second class honours
or

an equivalent qualification from a recognised overseas institution
The undergraduate qualification should normally be in a subject relevant to the subject of the PhD/MPhil.

Research degrees are demanding and intensive programmes. To succeed at this level, applicants must be highly motivated, be able to work independently and as part as part of a team, be able to plan and manage their own work, and have an appropriate familiarity with the discipline and its associated research techniques.

English Language Requirements
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All applicants should demonstrate their competency in English language by successfully completing one of the following:

secondary education in a country accepted as teaching in the medium of English - please see the list of approved countries in
"http://www2.le.ac.uk/study/english/ELR#Countries and Territories"

at least two years of an undergraduate and/or a higher degree in a country accepted as teaching in the medium of English and completed within three years of the start date of the course - please see the list of approved countries

an accepted qualification in English language at a level specified for the subject area - please see the list of approved qualifications in "http://www2.le.ac.uk/study/english/requirements"

an accepted test in English language at a level specified for the subject area completed within two years of the start date of the course .

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