Archaeology - Postgraduate Research Opportunities

The University of Birmingham has a wide range of expertise in the field of archaeology. We offer teaching and research supervision in prehistoric, classical, Byzantine, historical, landscape, funerary, and environmental archaeology, as well as Geographical Information Systems and field survey.

The MA by Research programme requires you to prepare a dissertation of up to 40,000 words on a topic of your choice, for which an academic staff member will provide expert supervision.

The PhD – the most advanced research degree – leads to a dissertation of up to 80,000 words on a subject of your choice and under the expert supervision of an academic member of staff.

You can study an MA by Research or PhD programme on campus or by distance learning. Please note that if you are studying with us by distance learning, there is a required visit to campus in the first year of study.

Research interests of staff include:

Academic staff in Archaeology are undertaking research in a variety of areas, from exploring the earliest settlements to unravelling the complex archaeology of modern industrial societies, utilising both traditional applied techniques and cutting edge technologies to reconstruct the past in imaginative and innovative ways.

• Byzantine, Ottoman and modern Greek studies
• Egyptology, Cuneiform and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
• Heritage
• Mortuary and funerary archaeology
• Prehistoric and early historic Europe
• Religion and ritual
• Urbanism and the ancient city
• Wetland archaeology and environments of Northwest Europe

For full research interests of staff, please read our staff profiles or visit the 'Research' tab on the course page.

Funding Notes

Please visit the College of Arts and Law funding page for information on possible funding opportunities: View Website