Come and visit us

There are two kinds of open days here. At a University Open Day you get the grand tour. You'll tour the University, meet staff and students, see our excellent accommodation, visit Britain's best students' union and fall in love with Sheffield.

After that, you'll want to apply to study archaeology here. You might attend a department open day, where you can take a look around the buildings you'll be studying in. This time you can meet archaeology students and chat to our staff about the courses, careers, and anything else you like.

You'll also get to explore our superb research labs and stores. Handling the skeletons is recommended but not compulsory at this stage.

 

A typical timetable

Here's the sort of thing you can expect from an open day at the Department of Archaeology.

10:45am Arrival and refreshments Join some of our students for a cup of tea before we get started 11:00am Introduction to the Department of Archaeology A welcome from the head of our department, Professor John Moreland 11:10am Archaeology at Sheffield Learn more about studying here with Professor Mike Parker-Pearson 11:30am Department tour and 'hands-on' archaeology Look around the department and experience some 'hands-on' archaeology with bones and artefacts 12:30pm Talks with tutors Chat in small groups with a tutor about your chosen course, teaching and any other aspects of university life in Sheffield 1:00pm Lunch Meet some current students and other members of teaching staff over a buffet lunch 1:30pm Accommodation tour (optional) Want a look at where you might live? A student representative will give you a tour of The Edge – our beautiful halls of residence 2:30pm Careers in archaeology Discover some of your possible futures with Colin Merrony, our teaching fellow and fieldwork officer 3:00pm Close

 

Your next steps

• Find out more about our University Open Days
• Book a place if there's one coming up soon
• Decide which of our degrees in archaeology is best for you
• Check on how to apply
• If we offer you a place, we'll invite you to a departmental open day
• Come along to it and say hello. We'd love to meet you before your course begins

We hope that answers all your questions about open days and applying. But if there's anything else you need to know try the University Open Day FAQs or contact us by email or phone here at the Department of Archaeology and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.