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Archaeology

  • 1 Study option
  • Undergraduate
30 Campuses
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2025-20262026-2027
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Course summary

Archaeology at Cambridge is a dynamic course. You can study archaeology, Assyriology, biological anthropology and Egyptology.​

Explore human evolution and biology, ancient cultures and languages, early societies and how heritage affects identity and politics today. You can also choose a subject or 2 to specialise in.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Newnham
  • Trinity Hall
  • St Catharine's
  • Trinity
  • Girton
  • Peterhouse
  • Emmanuel
  • Murray Edwards
  • Open application
  • Fitzwilliam
  • St John's
  • Corpus Christi
  • Lucy Cavendish
  • Robinson
  • Clare
  • Christ's
  • Gonville & Caius
  • Hughes Hall
  • Jesus
  • Wolfson
  • Homerton
  • Downing
  • Selwyn
  • Magdalene
  • St Edmund's
  • King's
  • Churchill
  • Pembroke
  • Sidney Sussex
  • Queens'

Study options

  • BA (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • 10/2026

Application codes

Course code:
V400
Institution code:
C05

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Application codes

Course code:
V400
Institution code:
C05

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Historical entry grades data BETA

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Date range:
2022-2024

Grades held by accepted students

For University of Cambridge, the top and bottom 5% of student grades have been removed from these calculations. This change helps to remove any extraordinary circumstances that could impact the data. Learn more here .
A*AA Most common
  1. A*A*A*
  2. Highest grades
  3. AAA
  4. Lowest grades

Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

63% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

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Student Outcomes

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65 Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)

85 Go onto work and study

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