Postgraduate study

Taught programmes

• MA in Anthropology
  Pathways available:
  • Evolutionary Anthropology
  • Medical Anthropology
  • Social Anthropology
• MA in Archaeology
  Pathways available:
  • Historical Archaeology of the Modern World
  • Landscape and Prehistoric Archaeology
  • Maritime Archaeology
  • Twentieth-Century Conflict Archaeology
• MA in Archaeology for Screen Media
  (Joint programme with the Department of Drama: Theatre, Film, Television)

If you would like further information on the academic content of the course, please email artf-gradschool@bristol.ac.uk.

Research programmes (MPhil, MLitt/PhD)

We welcome and encourage applications for postgraduate degrees by research. In addition to topics focusing on single research areas, we actively encourage interdisciplinary research that cuts across the spectrum of archaeological and anthropological studies, or other intellectual disciplines in the Faculty of Arts and beyond. Joint supervision may be provided.

Research groups

See our departmental research groups for more information on how our research activity is focused within Archaeology and Anthropology.

You can also browse the research topics of our current students to get a better understanding of the range of interests currently being pursued.

Skills training

You will also benefit from the Graduate School of Arts and Humanities' skills training programme, which allows you to extend your range of academic and professional skills. You may also be given the chance at an appropriate stage to teach undergraduates, and you will be offered training for this purpose, leading to formal accreditation.

Further information on Archaeology and Anthropology research programmes »

The opportunities offered at Bristol are great, and the department has a lot of links to the BBC, who do quite exciting archaeology. I think Bristol gives you a really good grounding, but it’s also just a wonderful place, a great fun city.

Sarah Gosling, MPhil Archaeology and Anthropology