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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Main Campus
Full Time
Jan 2028
3 Year
PhD students complete an independent research project under the guidance of a supervisory team. The maximum period of registration permitted before thesis submission is 4 years full-time / 7 years part-time. The PhD in Archaeology and Ancient History can be completed either as campus based study here at Leicester or by distance learning. At Leicester, we are home to a world-class, international team of scholars engaged in cutting-edge research and teaching in our twin disciplines of Ancient History and Archaeology. We have a long history of making high-impact, world-leading discoveries, of which you could be a part. We offer an exceptional range of flexible career and life changing learning opportunities. We have been teaching students by distance learning for more than 20 years, providing a wide range of internationally-recognised academic qualifications. We offer supervision in Archaeology and Ancient History in areas compatible with the research interests of our academic staff including: Ancient History Bioarchaeology Prehistoric Archaeology Greek Archaeology Roman Archaeology Material Culture Studies Medieval and Historical Archaeology Landscape Archaeology
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