This degree runs alongside the BA Archaeology, with a greater emphasis on scientific methods in archaeology, including laboratory-based research for the dissertation project. You'll enjoy hands-on experience of human history, with many chances to work directly with artefacts and take part in fieldwork: minimum of four weeks' excavation fieldwork artefact handling at the University-led Great North Museum a wide range of field trips in our historically rich region You can choose to study the periods of history that interest you the most, from prehistory right up to the present day. In Stage 1 we place a strong emphasis on the archaeology of Britain, from the Stone Age to the recent past. Later, we extend the geographical range of your studies to the rest of Europe and beyond.

For entry to most undergraduate courses, you must have completed your Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC or IB), qualifications that are of a suitable academic level : A/AS levels (including International A levels),Scottish Qualifications,International Baccalaureate,Irish Leaving,Certificate,Access Qualifications,BTEC qualifications,Cambridge Pre-U and provide certificates of your SC results, HSC results and leaving certificate.