This degree in Archaeological Practice (Economic and Social Research) at Birkbeck, University of London provides students with the advanced conceptual, theoretical and practical skills to undertake archaeological research, from prehistory to the middle ages, and over considerable geographical breadth. The inclusion of the compulsory module in Quantitative Social Research provides students with the statistical skills needed for doctoral research.
Highlights
- Arts and humanities courses at Birkbeck are ranked fourth best in London and 18th in the UK in the Times Higher Education World University Subject Rankings.
- In the Research Excellence Framework (REF), History at Birkbeck was ranked sixth in the UK for the percentage of college research deemed world-leading or internationally excellent. Of eligible staff, 94% submitted research, and college achieved 100% for a research environment supporting world-leading and internationally excellent research.
- College Department is home to thriving student societies and a number of affiliated research centres that actively run seminars, conferences and other events where some of the world's best scholars present their latest research. These include the Pears Institute for the Study of Antisemitism, the Raphael Samuel History Centre and the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities.
- College are also at the heart of academic London with access to world-class research resources. College are five minutes' walk from the British Museum and the British Library, and the Institute of Historical Research - with its internationally renowned library collection and seminars that students can attend - is nearby. The Museum of London is a short tube ride away.
- The Eric Hobsbawm Postgraduate Scholarship fund offers a full fee-waiver for Home, EU and Overseas Master's students in the Department of History, Classics and Archaeology (part-time awards are pro-rata).
- Birkbeck Library has an extensive history collection, including the major specialist journals, and access to online materials.
