Archaeology and Ancient History

Entry requirements

You must hold a UK undergraduate (Bachelor's) degree with at least First-Class or Upper Second-Class honours or an equivalent qualification from a recognised overseas institution.

You will normally be expected to hold a Master's degree in a relevant subject (at Merit or above) or be able to demonstrate equivalent research experience and academic writing skills.

Months of entry

January, April, July, September

Course content

The School of Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Leicester comprises a thriving and world-class team of scholars engaged in cutting-edge research and delivering teaching to the highest standards.

We offer supervision in Archaeology and Ancient History in areas compatible with the research interests of our academic staff including:

• Ancient History
• Bioarchaeology
• Prehistoric Archaeology
• Greek Archaeology
• Roman Archaeology
• Medieval and Historical Archaeology
• Landscape Archaeology

Interested in a different research area?

It is important that the area you want to work in is broadly compatible with our research interests - otherwise we may not be able to accept your application.

However, please do not feel we will not be interested if there is not an exact match. It is sometimes possible to be flexible.

Information for international students

See academic entry requirements and the English language entry requirements.

Fees and funding

For a list of our available scholarships/studentships, please visit our funded opportunities pages.