Archaeology with Professional Placement University of Reading

Overview

Key features

• Throughout this Professional Placement BA degree from the University of Reading you’ll develop an impressive range of practical and academic skills, whether you want to move into the archaeology or heritage sectors or enter a wide range of other industries and careers. More than 40 major infrastructure projects are planned across the UK over the next 17 years, and archaeologists are required for exploratory excavations and analysis before construction begins. A 2016 report from Historic England found that England's 3,000-person commercial archaeology workforce will need to grow by 25% over the next six years to meet demand.
• Many graduates from the Department of Archaeology use their breadth and depth of expertise across the humanities and sciences to enter careers such as teaching, policing, industry and commerce.

Career opportunities:

Your BA Archaeology with Professional Placement degree will equip you with an impressive range of skills and experiences to prepare you for the job market, whether you want to move into the archaeology or heritage sectors, or apply your abilities in a different way.

Our Department has long-established links with employers in the archaeology sectors – including Oxford Archaeology, Cotswold Archaeology and Pre-Construct Archaeology – who regularly consider our graduates for vacancies.

Previous graduates have gone on to work within the archaeological sector for companies such as:

• Border Archaeology
• MOLA Headland Infrastructure
• Canterbury Trust.

Your interest in the past could also lead to a career in the heritage sector, perhaps in a museum or archive. For example, our students have joined:

• Department for Culture and Media
• Colchester Museum
• Portable Antiquities Scheme.

Many graduates have pursued careers in other industries, working for:

• Royal Air Force
• UK Space Agency
• Environment Agency
• Thames Valley Police.

The skills you’ll develop on this degree are also suited to roles in teaching, the media and charity and voluntary sectors. Other skills, such as data handling and attention to detail, are valued in many sectors, including publishing, financial services, forensic science, and the law.