The Postgraduate Level 7 Diploma in Funerary Archaeology gives archaeologists, heritage professionals, museum staff and serious researchers a focused route into advanced study of death, burial and mortuary evidence. This Level 7 funerary archaeology diploma develops specialist knowledge of burial contexts, funerary ritual, cemetery analysis, grave goods and archaeological interpretation. Learners studying this postgraduate funerary archaeology course strengthen skills that support research, heritage work, museum practice and archaeological reporting. The programme also provides structured learning for professionals seeking an advanced burial archaeology qualification or a postgraduate mortuary archaeology diploma without moving into a broader human osteology pathway. Enrol to deepen your specialist expertise, strengthen your professional profile and build a more focused understanding of funerary evidence across past societies.

Start Date: We enrol students on a daily basis, you can start today. 

Course Units

1. Principles and Theory of Funerary Archaeology.
2. Burial Practices, Ritual and Mortuary Behaviour.
3. Graves, Cemeteries and Mortuary Landscapes.
4. Grave Goods, Material Culture and Commemoration.
5. Identity, Status and Belief in Funerary Contexts.
6. Ethics, Heritage and Interpretation of Burial Sites.

This advanced funerary archaeology course examines how archaeologists interpret graves, cemeteries, burial customs, commemoration and mortuary landscapes. The death and burial archaeology diploma builds analytical skills through archaeological burial practices, grave goods, ritual evidence and cemetery organisation. Learners also explore themes relevant to a funerary ritual archaeology qualification and a cemetery archaeology postgraduate course, helping them develop sharper interpretation, research and professional knowledge for archaeology, heritage and museum-related work.

Course Fee: The Fee for this course is £187, this covers everything you need to complete this course including Certificate & Transcript. There are no other charges.

Accreditation
This course is accredited by UEB–UK Education Bridge. All our courses are nationally and internationally recognised and accredited. Our graduates use our qualifications to apply for jobs, pursue higher education, or both.

Course Duration: 4 – 6  Months, depending on your lifestyle, we have no problems how fast or slow you want to complete the course. The course is valid for 12 months, so you can submit your assignments any time during the 12 months period.

Course Credits: This Course Carries 180 Credits. It Will Be Mentioned On Your Transcripts.

Who can apply for this course? Anyone with an interest can apply for this course, you do not have to be in the UK to apply for this course. This is an online course, we have students from all over the world enrolled on this course.

Course Assessment
This course does not involve any written exams. students need to answer assignment questions to complete the course, the answers will be in the form of written work. Once the answers are submitted, the tutor will check and assess the work.

Course Mode
This is a self-study course, students have 100% freedom to complete the course, there is no time restriction on this course.

Learning Materials
Students will be provided all the learning text materials to assist them in completing the course.

4 – 6  Months, depending on your lifestyle, we have no problems how fast or slow you want to complete the course. The course is valid for 12 months, so you can submit your assignments any time during the 12 months period.

On Completion Of This Course, Students Will Be Awarded the Postgraduate Level 7 Diploma in Funerary Archaeology. The qualification can be used for jobs, business, job promotions, further studies and also Continuing Professional Development.

This is a self-study, self paced course, students have 100% freedom of how to complete the course, there is no time restriction on this course. There is no attendance required for this course.

There is a number of options you can pay your fees. We accept bank transfer, Sterling Cheques, Sterling Bank drafts, Master Card and Debit Card payments, PayPal and Western Union.

Once a student is registered we will allocate a UK-Based tutor to guide the student through out his/her studies. The tutor will be available via email and via Virtual Learning Environment. The tutor will guide and support the student till the given assignments are complete and submitted.