Online courses in archaeology
Study from anywhere in the world with an online course.
Our short online courses in archaeology include online courses with live-time sessions, flexible online courses, and day and weekend schools.
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 - flexible • Short courses
The Minoans and Mycenaeans left us with the intriguing Greek Bronze Age sites of Knossos, Mycenae, Pylos and Akrotiri. The excavation of these sites turned archaeologists into superstars, as stunning architecture, sculpture and weaponry were revealed.
- Mon 19 Jan 2026 – 10 Apr 2026
Online - flexible • Short courses
How can we begin to understand the spiritual lives of prehistoric people? When do religious ideologies first appear on the human evolutionary timescale? Using both anthropology and archaeological evidence these and many other questions are examined.
- Mon 19 Jan 2026 – 10 Apr 2026
Online - flexible • Short courses
Social anthropology is the study of how humans give meaning to the world through different social norms, values, practices and means of organisation. This course provides an exciting and dynamic introduction to the world of social anthropology.
- Mon 19 Jan 2026 – 10 Apr 2026
Online - flexible • Short courses
What makes humans different from other primates? When did we become human? This course will chart the development of human behaviour.
- Mon 26 Jan 2026 – 10 Apr 2026
Online - flexible • Short courses
5,000 years ago on the plains of southern Mesopotamia, the Sumerians invented writing, built cities and forged the earliest empires. Using archaeology and textual sources, we will explore a unique civilisation, one that is at the root of our modern world.
- Wed 28 Jan 2026 – 10 Apr 2026
Online - flexible • Short courses
An introduction to various aspects of the intriguing history, vibrant culture and fascinating personalities of Ancient Rome and its enemies during its decline and fall (or transformation) in the last two centuries of the Empire in the West.
- Wed 28 Jan 2026 – 10 Apr 2026
Short courses and qualifications:
Archaeology
Short courses and part-time programmes in archaeology, ancient history, Egyptology and anthropology at Oxford University.Cultural heritage training
Expert CPD 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.MSc in Applied Landscape Archaeology
The MSc in Applied Landscape Archaeology is a part-time modular course over two years.