Applying
To be considered for a Masters degree you must submit a complete admissions application form. This can be downloaded from the UCL Graduate Studies website.
Your application must include:
- A completed application form
- Two references
- Copies of your transcript
- An English Language Qualification if English is not your first language.
There is a £25 application fee for online application fees and a £50 application fee for applications submitted in hard copy for all Masters degrees. This fee is non-refundable.
Once the Department has received your admissions application you will be sent an email confirming receipt and we aim to get a final decision to you within two weeks.
Admissions for the majority of our degrees are assessed on the application alone and you will not be interviewed. There will, however, be an opportunity to meet and discuss the course with the relevant course co-ordinator if your application is successful.
Admissions to the following degrees is assessed on both the application and an interview:
MA Museum Studies
MSc Forensic Archaeological Science
MSc Conservation for Archaeology and Museums
You will be informed whether you are to be called to interview or not within two weeks of receipt of your application. Following your interview you will receive an informal email informing you of the outcome of the application. If successful then an official offer letter will be sent by College Admissions.
Deadlines
We can accept applications from November for entry in the following September. All complete applications (including references) must be submitted by 1st August at the very latest (though you are advised to apply earlier in the year where possible) except for the following exceptions:
MA Cultural Heritage Studies 1st April
MA Museum Studies 20th January
MA Principles of Conservation 1st April
MSc Conservation for Archaeology and Museums 15th January
MSc Forensic Archaeological Science 1st May
MSc Skeletal and Dental Bioarchaeology 1st April
These deadlines are absolute unless places are still available on individual courses. Please click here for availability. Applications need to be complete with both references by the above deadlines. We regret that we are unable to offer a waiting list for any degree.
Applying online
Please note that if you apply online your application will not be uploaded until both referees have submitted their references. You can check the progress of your online application form at any point during the application process and you will receive email confirmation each time a reference has been submitted.
If your referees have not received the necessary link to submit the reference you can go into your student portal and resend the link.
References
Ideally you should be submitting two academic references; however we will accept one reference from an employer. If you have been out of academic life for more than five years we would accept two employer references if an academic reference is impossible to obtain.
Transcript
A transcript is a breakdown of marks you obtained in each course/module you took at University.
Your University will be able to provide you with this. If you are currently studying please provide a transcript of the past two years marks.
If your transcripts are not in English you will need to provide an official translation. This can either be through your University, the British Council, the British Embassy or an official translator.
If you are unable to provide a transcript a copy of your degree certificate will be accepted.
If you are a current UCL student please print off your current marks from your PORTICO record.
English Language Qualification
English language requirements are described here.
For details on all funding offered by UCL please see the UCL Scholarships and Funding website:
The Department has a small number of scholarships available from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) for graduate students in archaeology who are UK residents or EU nationals (the latter for fees only). Please note that if you are applying for this the Department will need to have received your admissions application no later than 15th January.
For further information regarding AHRC funding please see this page.
Please note if you are a non EU, Overseas paying student, you are not eligible to apply for AHRC funding.
There are a limited number of small departmental bursaries of up to £1,000 each for graduate students, both UK/EU and Overseas fee paying students. The deadline to apply for these is 1st March. Click here to download an application form.
All UCL Accommodation is processed and allocated centrally.
You can apply for accommodation only after you have formally accepted an unconditional offer. Priority is given to
Overseas students. For further details on UCL accommodation, and details on how
to apply, please refer to the UCL Student Accommodation website.
If you would like a list of alternative sources of accommodation please contact Lisa Daniel for further details.
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