Archaeology

Entry requirements

Applicants for this course should have achieved a UK High II.i Honours Degree.

If your degree is not from the UK, please check International Qualifications to find the equivalent in your country.

Students are expected to enter the MPhil in Archaeology from a range of backgrounds:

From undergraduate degrees in archaeology at the University of Cambridge or similar UK institutions

From archaeology backgrounds at overseas universities

From a wide range of cognate fields such as classics, history, geology, or anthropology, with varying amounts of archaeological background

From practical, often professional backgrounds in field archaeology, museums, or other related activities

Months of entry

October

Course content

The MPhil in Archaeology allows students to gain a critical appreciation of archaeology, the human past, and its place in the modern world, as well as training in research and analytical skills and expertise in a chosen, specialist area. Our emphasis at the MPhil level is on research-led teaching so that staff and students interact in lectures, seminars, language classes and laboratory-based practicals with the aims of mastering the basics of theory and method, while also engaging students as participants in ongoing research projects.

Students may choose to specialise in any of the following options if available - a check should be made with the Department before application to find out which options are available that year:

Archaeology of the Americas

Egyptian Archaeology

European Prehistory

Medieval Archaeology

Mesopotamian Archaeology

Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Archaeology

South Asian Archaeology

African Archaeology

Information for international students

Language Requirement

IELTS (Academic)

Element Score

Listening 7.0

Writing 7.0

Reading 7.0

Speaking 7.0

Total 7.5

TOEFL Internet Score

Element Score

Listening 25

Writing 25

Reading 25

Speaking 25

Total 110

CAE

Score: Grade A & B (overall score of 193, with no element lower than 185 plus a Language Centre assessment)

CPE

Score: Grade A, B, or C (with at least 200 with no element lower than 185).