MA Archaeology

Master of Arts or MA in Archaeology is a two-year postgraduate programme where human history and prehistory is taught to the students with the help of the detailed analysis of the artifacts and excavation of sites. Appropriate training and education are imparted in the recovery, interpretation, and analysis of archaeological contexts and materials in addition to providing sufficient knowledge in one or multiple traditional cognate fields such as history, anthropology, art history, classics etc through the MA Archaeology course. Patience is the key skill demanded in an archaeologist as it is normal for an archaeologist to spend immeasurable time in excavation sites and laboratories. All the details about the MA Archaeology course have been provided below like the eligibility criteria, syllabus, career options, top colleges offering MA in Archaeology etc. 

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Applicants must be a graduate in Archaeology or any relevant discipline from any recognised university with a minimum overall aggregate score of 50% to be eligible for MA Archaeology admission in a reputed institution. 

Where there are some MA Archaeology institutions that conduct an entrance exam to offer admission, some institutions offer merit-based admission to the aspirants. In the merit-based admission process, the aspirants are given admission on the basis of their previous qualifying exam scores. In the entrance-based admission process, the eligible candidates are asked to appear in an entrance examination, either conducted by the institution or by the university to which the institute is affiliated. Some institutions conducting entrance examinations for offering admission also conduct an additional personal interview round before publishing the final admission list. BHU PET is an example of an entrance examination conducted for MA Archaeology admission in Banaras Hindu University. 

The detailed syllabus for the MA Archaeology programme have been provided in the table below - 

Top recruiting organizations prefer to hire MA Archaeology students in various job profiles mentioned below - 

• Heritage Managers
• Conservationists
• Lecturers/Professors
• Museum Curators
• Archaeologists