The MSc by Research in Archaeology is aimed at students who have a specific topic of interest into which they wish to conduct their own research.

The University of Edinburgh welcomes applications from anyone keen to work in fields that overlap with or complement our academic staff interests. These include:

human osteoarchaeology
isotopes and science-based methods of investigation
early civilizations and urban societies in the Mediterranean and Europe
Egyptology
Roman archaeology
the Byzantine world and late antiquity
costal and marine heritage
megalithic monuments
later European prehistory
the archaeology of Scotland
The School of History, Classics & Archaeology, and the universities relationships with other subject areas and external organizations, such as the National Museums of Scotland and Historic Environment Scotland, allow them to arrange interdisciplinary study and supervision.