Online courses in archaeology
Study from anywhere in the world with an online course.
Our short online courses in archaeology include live-time weekly classes, day and weekend schools, and flexible online courses.
Credit earned from some of these courses is transferable towards our Certificate of Higher Education - a part-time undergraduate course in which you study a main subject discipline, but also undertake study in other academic subjects.
Browse below to find the online archaeology course for you.
Upcoming courses
Online - flexible • Short courses
Civilization was born over 5,000 years ago on the fertile plains of southern Mesopotamia. Using archaeology and textual sources, this course will build a picture of the Sumerian civilization, one that lies at the root of our own world.
- Wed 24 Apr 2024 – 05 Jul 2024
Online - flexible • Short courses
The Minoans and Mycenaeans left us with the intriguing Greek Bronze Age sites of Knossos, Mycenae, Pylos and Akrotiri. The excavation of these sites turned archaeologists into superstars, as stunning architecture, sculpture and weaponry were revealed.
- Mon 29 Apr 2024 – 12 Jul 2024
Online - flexible • Short courses
What makes humans different from other primates? When did we become human? This course will chart the development of human behaviour.
- Mon 29 Apr 2024 – 12 Jul 2024
Online - flexible • Short courses
An introduction to various aspects of the intriguing history, vibrant culture and fascinating personalities of Ancient Rome and its enemies during its decline and fall (or transformation) in the last two centuries of the Empire in the West.
- Mon 29 Apr 2024 – 12 Jul 2024
Online - live • Short courses • Hybrid - in person or online
The recent rapid expansion of Bicester has produced impressive archaeological results. This event highlights some of the most important findings, including the origins and fate of the ‘lost’ Roman town of Alchester and its links to Anglo-Saxon Bicester.
- Sat 18 May 2024
- 9:30am – 5:00pm
Short courses and qualifications:
Archaeology
Short, part-time and online courses in archaeology, ancient history, Egyptology and anthropology.Cultural heritage workshops
Expert tuition for those with a keen interest, professional or personal, in archaeology, historic buildings and cultural heritage.Undergraduate Certificate in Archaeology
An introductory part-time undergraduate course for adults with little or no previous experience of academic archaeology. Taught at first-year undergraduate level, this two-year course introduces ideas, approaches, sites and methods.Undergraduate Diploma in British Archaeology
Gain a grounding in British archaeology with this two-year part-time undergraduate course, taught at second-year university level. Modules available: Early Prehistoric; Later Prehistoric and Roman; and Anglo-Saxon, Viking and Medieval.Advanced Diploma in British Archaeology
This one-year part-time advanced diploma consists of a taught module on one of three periods of British archaeology and includes a 10,000-word dissertation. The course is taught at third-year undergraduate level.MSc in Applied Landscape Archaeology
The MSc in Applied Landscape Archaeology is a part-time modular course over two years.