Online courses in archaeology
Study from anywhere in the world with an online course.
Our short online courses in archaeology include live-time weekly classes, day and weekend schools, and flexible online courses.
Credit earned from some of these courses is transferable towards our Certificate of Higher Education - a part-time undergraduate course in which you study a main subject discipline, but also undertake study in other academic subjects.
Browse below to find the online archaeology course for you.
Upcoming courses
Online - live • Short courses • Hybrid - in person or online
Chart the deep human history of seafaring across Earth’s oceans – from Ancient Egypt to Bronze Age Greece, Neolithic England to the Vikings, and Ice Age Australia to remote Pacific atolls. Join in Oxford or watch online.
- Sat 15 Mar 2025
- 9:45am – 5:15pm
Online - live • Short courses • Professional development • Hybrid - in person or online
Developed by the NERC Radiocarbon Facility, this course is aimed at researchers using radiocarbon and other techniques, including Quaternary geologists, palaeobiologists, archaeologists and marine geoscientists. Join us in Oxford or attend online.
- Mon 17 Mar 2025 – 19 Mar 2025
- 3 meetings
- 08:30 Monday - 17:00 Wednesday
Online - flexible • Short courses
What are Greek myths? Who told them and why? How can we interpret them? Why are they still so powerful? How much history do they contain? This course will explore these fascinating tales from the past and attempt to make sense of them.
- Wed 23 Apr 2025 – 04 Jul 2025
Online - live • Short courses
The art of prehistoric Europe is rich with imagery such as cave paintings, carvings, body ornamentation and frescoes. This course considers a range of sites and artefacts in our exploration of the unique and creative ways people visualised their world.
- Thu 24 Apr 2025 – 26 Jun 2025
- 10 meetings
- 6:30 – 7:30pm
Online - live • Short courses
This introductory course introduces the Classical World through an exploration of the archaeology of the cities, villages, temples and daily lives of two ancient Mediterranean societies: the Greeks and the Romans.
- Thu 24 Apr 2025 – 26 Jun 2025
- 10 meetings
- 3:00 – 4:00pm
Online - flexible • Short courses
From royal pyramids, court artisans and powerful pharaohs, to grandiose temples, mysterious gods and foreign invasions, participants will experience the world of ancient Egypt, its highs and lows, and the rich tapestry of its culture.
- Mon 28 Apr 2025 – 11 Jul 2025
Short courses and qualifications:
Archaeology
Short courses and part-time programmes in archaeology, ancient history, Egyptology and anthropology.Cultural heritage training
Expert tuition for those with a keen interest, professional or personal, in archaeology, historic buildings and cultural heritage.Undergraduate Certificate in Archaeology
An introductory part-time undergraduate course for adults with little or no previous experience of academic archaeology. Taught at first-year undergraduate level, this two-year course introduces ideas, approaches, sites and methods.Undergraduate Diploma in British Archaeology
Gain a grounding in British archaeology with this two-year part-time undergraduate course, taught at second-year university level. Modules available: Early Prehistoric; Later Prehistoric and Roman; and Anglo-Saxon, Viking and Medieval.Advanced Diploma in British Archaeology
This one-year part-time advanced diploma consists of a taught module on one of three periods of British archaeology and includes a 10,000-word dissertation. The course is taught at third-year undergraduate level.MSc in Applied Landscape Archaeology
The MSc in Applied Landscape Archaeology is a part-time modular course over two years.