考古学探索了广泛的证据来记录人类的过去-从手工艺品，纪念碑和住所到整个景观-并以此来解释社会如何适应和发展。模块的重点是世界，欧洲和爱尔兰/英国考古学的不同时期，从人类起源到现代和遗产。贝尔法斯特女王大学是英国研究考古学的最佳场所之一，最近在2017年和2018年全国学生调查中排名联合第一，在大学中排名第一。古生态学研究环境证据，以评估自然事件和人类活动对景观，气候和变化环境的影响。模块检查诸如古代环境，进化，经济和气候变化等主题。通过挖掘，实地考察，海外实地考察，实验室和实践工作，这些综合学科逐步发展了
This course offers a Single Honours degree programme examining the human past from a scientific perspective, including the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in working with archaeological material and undertaking fieldwork.<br><br>Archaeology explores a wide range of evidence that documents the human past from artefacts, monuments and settlements to entire landscapes and from these interprets how societies have adapted and developed. Modules focus on different periods of World, European and Irish/British archaeology, from human origins to modern times and heritage. Queen's University Belfast is one of the best places to study Archaeology in the UK, scoring third place for student experience in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022 and, once again, first place for student satisfaction in the Complete University Guide 2022.<br><br>Palaeoecology studies environmental evidence to assess the impact of natural events and human activities on landscapes, climate and changing environments. Modules examine themes such as ancient environments, evolution, economic and climate change.<br><br>The combined disciplines progressively develop general and specific knowledge and skills, through excavation, fieldwork, overseas fieldtrips, laboratory and practical work. A wide range of career options are available to our graduates including careers in commercial archaeology, survey, heritage management and many more, both within and beyond the heritage sector.