UCD School of Archaeology's MSc/GradDiploma in Archaeology is designed for students interested in the challenges and opportunities of studying the human past. Archaeology is the discipline of things, exploring how people in the past created unique societies through their construction, use and perception of landscapes, plants, animals and things.

The MSc Archaeological Practice equips you with key practical and theoretical skills for a career in archaeology. Using Orkney’s rich heritage as a 'laboratory,' you’ll gain hands-on experience in excavation, digital recording, and cultural heritage management, with flexible module options to suit your interests.

Taught by internationally respected researchers, this one-year programme is designed to meet the needs of conservators and science graduates wishing to expand into the exciting fields of the conservation and heritage sciences. With a focus on thought processes rather than knowledge, our aim is to produce problem-solvers and critical thinkers who can design and execute robust research which advances understanding in the sector.

The MSc in Archaeology is designed to give learners a broad and thorough grounding in the challenging and fast-paced archaeology sector. It will equip you with the wider contextual and practical skills to allow you to engage analytically with a variety of archaeological sites and materials.

The Master’s program in Earth Sciences with an Archaeology Concentration offers students a comprehensive curriculum focused on the scientific study of past human activities through material remains. I...

Our MSc Archaeological Practice (Economic and Social Research) is designed specifically as training for the 1+3 funded PhD studentships in the ESRC Doctoral Training Programme. This specialist Master's in archaeology provides you with the advanced conceptual, theoretical and practical skills to undertake archaeological research, from prehistory to the middle ages, and over considerable geographical breadth.

The Master’s program in Mediterranean Archaeology offers a diachronic, comprehensive overview of the deep history of the Mediterranean through a thematic approach. Historic trajectories from Prehistory and Protohistory to Classical and Medieval worlds will be analyzed embracing a perspective that opens up towards Contemporaneity. The course highly benefits from the location in the city of Rome, at the core of the Mediterranean area.