{"id":248,"date":"2018-05-17T12:13:23","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T11:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/?page_id=248"},"modified":"2018-09-10T13:18:56","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T12:18:56","slug":"study","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/silchester\/study\/","title":{"rendered":"Study archaeology at Reading University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ae_image alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/web\/MultimediaFiles\/arch-silch-knapping.jpg\" alt=\"knapping practical\" width=\"375\" height=\"250\" \/>Studying archaeology at Reading gives you the opportunity to work with some of the leading figures in the field, do your own research and get hands-on with fieldwork and artefacts from your first year. What is more, the skills that you develop as part of an undergraduate degree course in archaeology prepare you for a wide range of careers.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about studying archaeology at University of Reading and current research by the department click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/archaeology\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Archaeology\u00a0degree courses are wide-ranging and include archaeological science, theory and practical experience of archaeology in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/archaeology\/undergraduate-degrees\/field-school.aspx\" name=\"field-school\">field<\/a>. Our teaching provision has been graded excellent by the Quality Assurance Agency<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can find out more by coming to a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/ready-to-study\/visiting-and-open-days\/opendays.aspx\" name=\"UoRrtsopendays\">University open day or visit day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>What you can study<\/h3>\n<p>The University of Reading offers a number of undergraduate degree courses in archaeology, both as single honours and in combination with other subjects.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"noindent\">\n<li>BA Archaeology<\/li>\n<li>BSc Archaeological Science<\/li>\n<li>BA Ancient History and Archaeology<\/li>\n<li>BA Archaeology and Classical Studies<\/li>\n<li>BA Archaeology and History<\/li>\n<li>BA Museum Studies and Archaeology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information see\u00a0<a name=\"arch-ugcourses\"><\/a>Undergraduate Courses at the Department of Archaeology.\u00a0In addition to undergraduate courses, the Department also offers a number of postgraduate taught courses\u00a0and postgraduate research opportunities.<\/p>\n<h3>Careers<\/h3>\n<p>Degree courses at the Department of Archaeology don&#8217;t just prepare you for a career as an archaeologist, the skills that you will develop are highly transferable and sought after by employers across a wide range of sectors. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>communication skills,<\/li>\n<li>teamwork skills,<\/li>\n<li>self-reliance,<\/li>\n<li>problem-solving abilities,<\/li>\n<li>IT skills,<\/li>\n<li>numeracy,<\/li>\n<li>independent analysis,<\/li>\n<li>visual observation,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>in addition to the archaeological theory and practice that your degree will develop. For more information on career options with an archaeology degree and\u00a0details of what previous graduates have gone on to\u00a0do, see the Career Opportunities for Archaeology Graduates\u00a0page.<\/p>\n<h3>Research Opportunities<\/h3>\n<p>The Silchester projects incorporate a wide range of archaeological research methodologies and has a large archive of archaeological finds and samples. We welcome proposals for postgraduate and research proposals. Please\u00a0<u>contact us\u00a0<\/u><u>(c.m.barnett@reading.ac.uk)<\/u>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Studying archaeology at Reading gives you the opportunity to work with some of the leading figures in the field, do your own research and get hands-on with fieldwork and artefacts&#8230;<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"&#104;&#116;&#116;&#112;&#115;&#58;&#47;&#47;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#101;&#97;&#114;&#99;&#104;&#46;&#114;&#101;&#97;&#100;&#105;&#110;&#103;&#46;&#97;&#99;&#46;&#117;&#107;&#47;&#115;&#105;&#108;&#99;&#104;&#101;&#115;&#116;&#101;&#114;&#47;&#115;&#116;&#117;&#100;&#121;&#47;\">Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-248","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - 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