All Archaeology courses

    Birkbeck, University of London

    Archaeology with Foundation Year

    BA (Hons), 3 study options

    Typical offer rate

    75–85%

    high entry

    Grad employment

    70%

    15 months after

    In professional roles

    65%

    Median grad salary

    £46,500

    15 months after

    Birkbeck, University of London's Archaeology degree adds an opening year before the degree; the foundation year carries the preparation, and the degree after it is the standard archaeology programme in the study of human pasts through material evidence. Birkbeck's flexible, evening-oriented model makes this route accessible to those returning to education. Most applicants who meet the grades receive an offer.

    How hard is it to get in?

    The typical applicant to Archaeology with Foundation Year at Birkbeck, University of London has a 75–85% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.

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    Entry requirements

    • UCAS tariff: 48–48 points

    About Birkbeck, University of London

    Birkbeck has taught in the evening since the nineteenth century, founded for working Londoners, and most of its degrees can still be taken part-time around a job.

    Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Birkbeck, University of London · Archaeology with Foundation Year

    Offer rate and graduate-outcome figures are course-typical baselines derived from UK admissions and HESA data; they are estimates, not guarantees. Your personalised offer likelihood is calculated in the Unimetrica app.