Archaeology is a comprehensive discipline involving history, culture, society and other interdisciplinary subjects, which is currently offered in major universities across the country. The following are some well-known universities with major in archaeology in China:
1. Peking University
Peking University Institute of Archaeology and Culture is one of the first approved educational institutions with archaeological characteristics in China. Its undergraduate archaeology major recruits the national enrollment plan to cultivate students' mastery of the basic theories, methods and skills of archaeology.
Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
The Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences is one of the highest-level archaeological institutes in China. It has a series of master's and doctoral courses in archaeology and post-internship master's seminars to train professional researchers in archaeology and related fields.
3. Beijing Normal University
The School of History and Culture of Beijing Normal University offers undergraduate, master and doctoral degrees to cultivate high-level talents with multi-level and wide caliber.
4.tongji university
The College of Architecture and Urban Planning offers the major of cultural heritage protection to cultivate talents with knowledge, skills and quality of cultural heritage protection and management.
5. Nanjing University
The Department of Archaeology of Nanjing University is one of the earliest archaeological departments established in China, with undergraduate, master and doctoral programs. Its training goal is to have advanced applied talents who are good at all aspects of archaeology and have work experience on the basis of practice.
6. Northwest University
The cultural heritage major of Northwest University is the first major in China that integrates the restoration and protection of cultural relics, archaeology and museology, and is famous for its high-level archaeological achievements and rich cultural heritage resources.
Generally speaking, at present, domestic universities have paid more and more attention to the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage, and at the same time, they have paid more and more attention to the cultivation of archaeological talents. All key universities have offered education and training in cultural heritage protection, archaeology and other related majors, providing diversified opportunities for archaeological study and research, and allowing more young people to participate in this discipline full of challenges and opportunities.