All Archaeology courses

    University of Reading

    Archaeology with Professional Placement

    BA (Hons), 4 years

    Typical offer rate

    90–100%

    high entry

    Typical entry

    BCC

    BBB

    Grad employment

    85%

    15 months after

    In professional roles

    50%

    Median grad salary

    £25,500

    15 months after

    University of Reading's Archaeology degree runs over four years with a year in the workplace; the placement is what the extra year adds to an otherwise standard programme in the study of past societies through material evidence. Students undertake a professional placement in a heritage organisation, archaeological unit or related body. An offer is likely for applicants who meet the grades. Offers are made around BCC at A-level.

    How hard is it to get in?

    The typical applicant to Archaeology with Professional Placement at University of Reading has a 90–100% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. Most offers are made around BCC at A-level. 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

    • Typical A-level grades: BCC
    • BBB

    About University of Reading

    Reading teaches on its parkland Whiteknights campus in the Thames Valley, known for agriculture, meteorology and the environmental sciences.

    Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: University of Reading · Archaeology with Professional Placement

    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.