Archaeology Leiden University

Overview

The Archaeology program at Leiden University :

• gives you a solid basis for a national or international career in archaeology, heritage management, heritage policy or within the museum world.

• provides you with a variety of regional expertise on Europe, the Near East, the Mediterranean, and the Americas

• has earned a place in the top of archaeology research and teaching institutes in the world.

• hosts enthusiastic students and staff who form a dynamic international research community, active all around the world.

• offers teaching that is strongly linked to our research, so you do not only hear about our research in the classroom, but also participate in it.

Choosing archaeology at Leiden University

• Choose from a wide variety of challenging regional and thematic specialisations.

• Study in a faculty that ranks in the top 10 worldwide in academic reputation and research impact

• Benefit from the tuition and support of our outstanding international faculty staff, whose members are involved in projects all over the world, with a strong emphasis on field archaeology.

• Work with top researchers and benefit from the strong connection between our current research projects and our curriculum.

• Gain a multidisciplinary focus by drawing on theories, methods and techniques from the humanities, social sciences, and other sciences. Add substantial value to your research by adopting the perspective of the ecologist, anthropologist, and geologist.

Broad array of skills

The broad array of skills that you will acquire as an archaeologist will make you an attractive target for a wide range of employers. These skills will equip you for a variety of positions in the Netherlands or abroad, in government or in business. They will also make you an objective, critical and, above all, articulate and creative thinker.

Creative thinkers have the ability to draw logical and accurate conclusions from incomplete information, and to come up with practical and original solutions. This ability will make you a great fit with many different professions.