Program Overview

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Program Overview

The University of Queensland offers a comprehensive range of programs for students.

Study Options

• Study options
  • Undergraduate
  • Postgraduate
  • PhD, MPhil and professional doctorate
  • Dual degrees
  • Short courses
  • Study abroad and exchange

Admissions

• Admissions
  • Undergraduate
    • Choose your program
    • Review entry requirements
      • ATAR guarantee
      • Subject prerequisite equivalents
    • Review admission schemes
      • School Opportunity Scheme
      • Rural Access Scheme
      • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Admission Scheme
      • Undergraduate Law Admission Scheme
      • Subject Incentive Scheme
    • Consider your pathway options
    • Review fees and financial support
    • Check credit eligibility
    • Submit your application
    • Respond to your offer
    • Get ready for UQ
  • Honours
    • Choose your program
    • Review entry requirements
    • Review fees and financial support
    • Submit your application
    • Respond to your offer
    • Get ready for UQ
  • Postgraduate coursework
    • Choose your program
    • Review entry requirements
    • Consider your pathway options
    • Review fees and financial support
    • Check credit eligibility
    • Submit your application
    • Respond to your offer
    • Get ready for UQ
  • PhD, MPhil and professional doctorate
    • Before you apply
    • Application dates
    • Submit your expression of interest
    • Receiving your offer and commencement
    • Get ready for UQ
    • Research quarters
    • Intellectual property
  • Doctor of Medicine
    • Provisional entry pathway
      • Entry requirements
      • Admission schemes
      • How to apply
      • Get ready for UQ
    • Graduate entry pathway
      • Entry requirements
      • Admission schemes
      • How to apply
      • Get ready for UQ
    • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pathways
      • Provisional entry
      • Graduate entry
      • Get ready for UQ
    • Rural and regional Queensland pathways
      • Central Queensland - Wide Bay Regional Medical pathway (MD provisional entry)
      • Central Queensland – Wide Bay Regional Medical pathway (MD graduate entry)
      • Central Queensland – Wide Bay Regional Medical pathway - location eligibility
      • Darling Downs – South West Medical pathway (MD provisional entry)
      • Darling Downs – South West Medical pathway (MD graduate entry)
      • Darling Downs – South West Medical pathway – location eligibility
      • Get ready for UQ
    • Prerequisites and recommended programs for entry
    • Entry interviews
    • Rural Background Sub-quota
  • Non-award study
    • Choose your courses
    • Review entry requirements
    • Review fees
    • Submit your application
  • Cross-institutional study
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    • Review entry requirements
    • Review fees
    • Submit your application
  • Study abroad and exchange
    • Review entry requirements
      • Exchange partners
    • Select your program
    • Choose your courses
    • Review fees and costs
    • Submit your application
    • Respond to your offer
    • Get ready for UQ

Archaeology Program

Overview

Unlock the secrets of the past and learn how cultures have developed and changed through the ages. Learn first-hand about archaeological methods and techniques. You'll develop skills in field survey and excavation, materials analysis, and interpreting archaeological collections and sites.

Highlights

1 in Queensland for archaeology QS World University Rankings 2025 3 in Australia for social sciences and humanities CWTS Leiden Ranking 2025

Career Possibilities

Our programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:

• Archaeologist
• Cultural heritage consultant
• Aboriginal land council consultant
• Aboriginal corporation project manager
• Native title consultant
• Field assistant
• Government heritage officer
• Museum curator
• Collections and culture manager

Study Details

How You'll Learn

Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.

• Lectures
• Tutorials
• Overseas study
• Laboratory work
• Fieldwork

What You'll Study

At UQ, subjects are called 'courses'. Here's a sample of the courses you could study:

• Discovering Archaeology
• Doing Archaeology
• Predicting the Past
• Australasian Archaeology

University Life

• University life
  • Adjusting to UQ
  • Living in Queensland
    • Cost of living
    • Health and safety services
  • Getting prepared to come to Australia
    • Bringing your family to Australia
    • Arriving in Australia
    • Working while studying
    • Overseas Student Health Cover
    • Important dates for international students
    • Student visas
    • Under 18 International Student Supervision Program
  • Campuses and research sites
    • Campus tours
      • Virtual tours
  • Enhance your employability
    • Global experiences
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Leadership and representation
    • Research opportunities
    • Internships
    • Mentoring
    • Volunteering
  • Why choose UQ

Information and Resources

• Information and resources
  • For international students
  • For high school students
    • Glossary of terms
    • Young Achievers Program
      • How to apply
        • Check your eligibility
        • Review commitments
        • Review key dates
        • Submit your application
    • Young ChangeMakers Program
      • How to apply
      • Become a student mentor
    • Career Pulse Hub
      • Sustainability careers
      • Innovation careers
      • Technology careers
      • Leadership careers
      • Human connection careers
  • For non-school leavers
  • For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
    • InspireU
      • InspireU Explore (Years 10-12)
  • Tertiary Experience Day
  • For teachers and guidance counsellors
    • High school activities
      • High school visits
      • Career expos
      • UQ school event calendar
      • Events for career advisers
    • Request a school presentation
    • Request a campus tour
    • International regional managers
  • For parents and guardians
  • For study abroad and exchange students

Events

• Events
  • InspireU Gatton experience day
  • Institute of Modern Languages High School Enrichment Program
  • Queensland Biology Winter School, Year 12

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ABN, CRICOS, and TEQSA

• ABN: Australian Business Number
• CRICOS: Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students
• TEQSA: Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency