Archaeology

About this course

Archaeology is the discipline that recovers and interprets the human past through its material remains. It studies the objects, structures, landscapes, and environmental evidence that people have left behind, from the first stone tools made by early humans more than two million years ago to the material culture of recent centuries. Archaeology gives us access to the vast majority of human history that predates written records, and continues to transform our understanding of ancient and more recent societies whose written accounts are incomplete or have survived only partially. It is a discipline that combines detective reasoning and scientific technique with the historical imagination needed to bring past lives into meaningful focus. At the University of Glasgow, this four-year full-time programme develops your skills across the full scope of archaeological practice, from excavation and

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 36% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

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• 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 3% of graduatescards →
• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 3% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 12% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 9% of graduatescards →

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