概要
Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at Oxford is a 3-year BA, UCAS VV14, with a standard AAA or IB 39 offer and no admissions test. Applicants do need two pieces of recently marked written work by 10 November 2026, and shortlisted candidates are interviewed online in December.
なぜOxfordでClassical Archaeology and Ancient Historyを?
The 6.5:1 applicants-per-place figure should be treated as a provisional 2024 estimate, not an independently re-extracted Oxford statistic. The official course page verifies the 2023–25 three-year average figures of 88% interviewed, 17% successful and intake of 24.
Section 01
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Section 02
| Qualification | Typical Offer | Key Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| A-Level | AAA | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) | Either four APs at grade 5, including any subjects required for the course, or three APs at grade 5 including any required subjects plus ACT 31 or above or SAT 1460 or above. | A classical language, Classical Civilisation, Ancient History recommended. SAT/ACT: Required only if offering three APs rather than four: ACT 31 or above, or SAT 1460 or above. The optional essay is not required..Oxford lists Classical Archaeology and Ancient History as AAA at A-level with a classical language, Classical Civilisation, or Ancient History useful but not essential. AP applicants should include any course-relevant subjects available to them. |
Section 03
YEAR 12
Build subject foundations
Read across ancient history, classical archaeology, material culture and visual evidence so your application shows sustained interest in both halves of CAAH.
MAY — SEP
Draft and finalise UCAS
UCAS applications for 2027 entry open in May 2026 and completed applications can be submitted from 1 September 2026.
15 OCT
Submit UCAS
Oxford applications must be submitted to UCAS by 18:00 UK time on 15 October 2026.
10 NOV
Submit written work
Oxford lists two pieces of recently marked written work for Classical Archaeology and Ancient History, with a submission deadline of 10 November 2026.
LATE NOV
Watch for shortlisting and interview details
Shortlisted applicants should expect interview invitations and online logistics before the December interview period.
EARLY — MID DEC
Attend online interviews
Oxford states that shortlisted applicants for 2027 entry will take part in online interviews in December 2026. For CAAH, expect subject-specific academic discussions, including archaeological material or visual evidence.
12 JAN
Receive Oxford decision
Oxford states that outcomes for shortlisted 2027-entry applicants will be released via UCAS on 12 January 2027, with college follow-up later that day.
MAY — JUN
Reply to firm and insurance choices
UCAS reply deadlines depend on when all your universities have replied. For 2027 entry, applicants with all decisions by 31 March reply by 5 May; applicants with all decisions by 12 May reply by 2 June.
12 AUG
Check results and confirmation
A-level results day is provisionally listed as 12 August 2027. UCAS confirmation will show whether your Oxford place has been confirmed once results are processed.
YEAR 12
Build subject foundations
Read across ancient history, classical archaeology, material culture and visual evidence so your application shows sustained interest in both halves of CAAH.
MAY — SEP
Draft and finalise UCAS
UCAS applications for 2027 entry open in May 2026 and completed applications can be submitted from 1 September 2026.
15 OCT
Submit UCAS
Oxford applications must be submitted to UCAS by 18:00 UK time on 15 October 2026.
10 NOV
Submit written work
Oxford lists two pieces of recently marked written work for Classical Archaeology and Ancient History, with a submission deadline of 10 November 2026.
LATE NOV
Watch for shortlisting and interview details
Shortlisted applicants should expect interview invitations and online logistics before the December interview period.
EARLY — MID DEC
Attend online interviews
Oxford states that shortlisted applicants for 2027 entry will take part in online interviews in December 2026. For CAAH, expect subject-specific academic discussions, including archaeological material or visual evidence.
12 JAN
Receive Oxford decision
Oxford states that outcomes for shortlisted 2027-entry applicants will be released via UCAS on 12 January 2027, with college follow-up later that day.
MAY — JUN
Reply to firm and insurance choices
UCAS reply deadlines depend on when all your universities have replied. For 2027 entry, applicants with all decisions by 31 March reply by 5 May; applicants with all decisions by 12 May reply by 2 June.
12 AUG
Check results and confirmation
A-level results day is provisionally listed as 12 August 2027. UCAS confirmation will show whether your Oxford place has been confirmed once results are processed.
Section 04
Classical Archaeology and Ancient History（University of Oxford）の2027年度入試では、出願者に書面の入試テストは課されません。出願は推薦書・成績・パーソナルステートメント・提出物・面接で評価されます。
Always verify on the official Oxford admissions tests page.
Section 05
Interview Invitation
Late Nov
Arrival to Interview
Early Dec
Technical Question
Mid Dec
Decision
Early Jan
Interview Invitation
Late Nov
Arrival to Interview
Early Dec
Technical Question
Mid Dec
Decision
Early Jan
Question Types You’ll See
The interview is an academic discussion designed to test independent thinking, argument-following, communication and adaptability for tutorial teaching.
You may be asked to discuss an unseen image, artefact, archaeological material, historical claim, passage or source extract.
Practise aloud with unfamiliar objects and sources. The aim is not to produce a perfect first answer, but to show how your interpretation changes when new evidence or a follow-up challenge appears.
無料のClassical Archaeology and Ancient History面接練習問題バンクで本番さながらの問題を練習しましょう。
無料練習問題 →
Section 06
Oxford says CAAH tutors consider all available information to judge whether an applicant can benefit from the course, become a strong tutorial student and perform well in examinations.
The official course page lists submitted written work alongside past and predicted exam results, the UCAS personal statement, academic reference and interviews.
There is no published formula, and the Faculty states that weighting varies by applicant background and circumstances.
Our recommendation · weighting of admission factors
Oxbridge Mentors recommendation, drawn from observed offer patterns. University of Oxford does not publish official weightings — exact balance varies by college, course and year.
Section 07
A strong personal statement for this course should show that you can connect written evidence with material evidence.
It helps to move beyond “I love mythology” or “I visited Rome” and explain what a particular source, object, site or debate made you think about.
You do not need Latin, Greek, Classical Civilisation or Ancient History at school, because the course lists no required or recommended subjects.
That makes independent preparation more important. Include one or two examples where you changed your mind after comparing evidence types.
専門家による一行一行の解説付き完全例文を見る。
Classical Archaeology and Ancient History PS例文 →Section 08
For CAAH, the strongest projects usually test how material evidence and written evidence change one another. Choose one object, site, text, monument or historical debate and ask a question that can be argued, not just described.
Section 08
Other supercurriculars should help you practise analysis across objects, texts and historical arguments.
These are support, not substitute. One well-developed line of enquiry is usually stronger than a long list of disconnected activities.
Museum study:
Visit a classical, Near Eastern, Egyptian, or local archaeology collection and practise writing close object descriptions rather than general impressions.
Primary-source reading:
Read short passages in translation from Herodotus, Thucydides, Homer, Virgil, Livy, Tacitus, or inscriptions, then compare the claims with material evidence.
Archaeological methods:
Learn the basics of stratigraphy, dating evidence, typology, conservation, and excavation ethics so that personal-statement claims go beyond enthusiasm for ruins.
Visual analysis:
Practise describing form, composition, iconography, material, scale, and context before moving to interpretation.
Essay writing:
Develop one or two extended essays that test a debatable question rather than merely summarising a topic.
Language foundations:
Although no classical language is required, starting Latin or Greek can help applicants understand how language evidence interacts with history and archaeology.
Section 08
Competitions are not required, but they can stretch your research, argument and written expression.
None are required; one or two done well beats five half-attempted.
Section 09
Year
01 / 03
1
Core Greek and Roman worlds with optional archaeology, history and language elements
The first year builds a shared foundation in the history, archaeology and art of the Greek and Roman worlds. Students take four courses, including two core historical elements and a choice of current optional elements in archaeology, history or ancient languages.
Year
02 / 03
2
Choice across periods, methods and evidence types
Oxford publishes Years 2 and 3 as a combined Finals stage in which students take six options and prepare a site or museum report. Year 2 can be presented as the point where students move into a wide choice of options, including integrated classes that combine archaeological and historical approaches.
Year
03 / 03
3
Advanced specialisation and independent report
The final year completes the combined Finals stage. Students finish their option portfolio and submit a site or museum report focused either on an ancient site or on an artefact or group of artefacts in a museum of their choice.
Section 10
Oxford’s current course page lists two pieces of recently marked written work for Classical Archaeology and Ancient History.
Faculty guidance says applicants normally submit two pieces in English, marked by teachers, usually normal school work, and should keep a copy because it may be discussed at interview.
Choose pieces that show close analysis, evidence use and a clear line of argument. Do not submit something merely because it is long.
Section 11
For Roman history, start with SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard; it is a useful first step into institutions, identity and historical interpretation.
For Greece, Greece in the Making, 1200-479 BC by Robin Osborne gives a stronger bridge from school history to university-style argument about evidence.
For visual and material culture, use Greek Art by John Boardman to practise moving from object description to interpretation.
The Complete Pompeii by Joanne Berry is especially useful for connecting domestic archaeology, urban space and site-based evidence to the kind of site or museum report the degree requires.
For Oxford-facing video material, the Faculty of Classics, University of Oxford channel is directly relevant to Classics faculty open-day and subject-exploration content.
For object-led preparation, combine The British Museum videos with the Ashmolean Museum channel, because both support close visual analysis and museum-based thinking.
For podcasts, The Ancients is useful for discovering topics that can later become deeper reading, while Ancient Greece Declassified can support broader ancient-world exploration through scholar-led conversations.
For structured online study, Greek and Roman Mythology treats myth as cultural evidence, while Rome: A Virtual Tour of the Ancient City links urban form, architecture and Roman social history.
Section 12
30 colleges offer this subject. around 20% of applicants submit an open application. around one-third of successful applicants receive an offer from a college they did not specify of places come through the pool.
College choice mainly affects living environment, accommodation, community and some tutorial arrangements.
It should not be treated as a tactical way to make admission easier, because colleges do not specialise academically for a course and oversubscribed colleges may reallocate candidates.
Oxford may reallocate applicants between colleges during shortlisting, interviewing or offer-making so that colleges interview a broadly comparable number of candidates per available place.
Section 13
Classical Archaeology and Ancient History graduates progress into professional, public-service, education, legal, finance, media and administrative roles.
Oxford and college pages note routes including further study and research as archaeologists and historians, museum curation, heritage management, education, finance, advertising, publishing, the Civil Service and law.
Section 14
Oxford considers achieved and predicted grades in context, rather than reading grades in isolation.
Because this course has no required school subjects, applicants from schools without Classical Civilisation, Ancient History, Latin, Greek or archaeology can still be credible if they show relevant independent reading and analytical development.
Applicants should use the UCAS reference and any disruption or extenuating-circumstances routes to explain educational context, subject availability or significant barriers to learning.
Contextual information can help tutors interpret an applicant’s academic record, but it does not replace the need to demonstrate strong academic potential for the course.
For this subject, useful contextual evidence may include limited access to classical subjects, museum access, fieldwork opportunities or humanities enrichment at school.
Watch & Learn
学生ブログ・模擬面接・講義体験・入試アドバイス。
Oxford course video introducing the degree and the study of the ancient Mediterranean world.
Open-day discussion for prospective applicants considering the Oxford CAAH course.
Student-focused interview guidance for Classical Archaeology and Ancient History applicants.
Introduction to Oxford's art and archaeology museum and its collections.
A British Museum video using the Parthenon to connect art, politics, architecture, and empire.
All videos are the property of their respective creators.
Further Reading
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