Archaeology and conservation
Our hands-on degrees give you the skills, confidence and real-world experience to step into the heritage sector. We'll support in shaping a career that reaches far beyond it.
Why study with us
The test of time
With over 100 years of archaeology at Cardiff University, our experts bring new discoveries and latest thinking to your learning.
After graduation
98% of our postgraduate taught graduates were in employment and/or further study, due to start a new job or course, or doing other activities such as travelling, 15 months after the end of their course. (Graduate Outcomes survey 2022/23).
Our research
We placed 9th in the UK for research in Archaeology and 5th for research impact (REF 2021).
Courses
More about us
Studying archaeology with us
What's it like to work on a Bronze Age burial site?
We're an internationally-recognised centre of excellence
Our labs and lecture theatres are all on our leafy city-centre campus in the John Percival Building.
Just next door is the Arts and Social Sciences Library, home to our prestigious Special Collections plus extensive archives in archaeology and history through the ages.
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Next steps
View our archaeology and conservation postgraduate taught courses
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How to apply
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Source: Graduate Outcomes 2022/23 survey results published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). Copyright Jisc 2025. Jisc cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data.
