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Outreach

outreach at kibworthOur Outreach team takes archaeology workshops and talks out to schools and colleges in the county. It also runs Masterclasses and workshops on campus and in the department. We've also worked with the army on Project Nightingale at Caerwent. Find out more on what we do! And hear about the places we have visited last year, read some testimonials, and see what we can bring to your school to help bring the past alive!

University of Leicester Archaeological Services

ULAS is an independent professional unit whose expertise covers urban, rural and buildings archaeology of all periods across the Midlands. Find out more...

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Read about the city's archaeology in the new publication Visions of Ancient Leicester

Contact the School

School of Archaeology and Ancient History,
University of Leicester, University Road,
Leicester, LE1 7RH

Key Contacts

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Ranked 9th in the Guardian University Guide 2013

 

Careers Information

Career Planning

Student Development Services have produced  a very useful guide to Career Planning which you can view on their website at:

http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/ssds/sd/careers/about/gti-guide

Please note that this guide is relevant to ALL year groups since it provides information for work experience as well as careers. And don't forget that the Student Support and Development Service is there to help you. Visit their website at:

http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/ssds

Or better still pop in and see them:

http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/ssds/about_us/contact-us/where-to-find-us

How We Can Help With Your Career?

While it is easy to think about completing your degree as an endpoint in itself, it is essential for you to start thinking about what you would like to do in the future; whatever year you are in, it is never too early or late to think about it. By planning early you can gain relevant experience in that area, which will go towards making you more employable in a competitive jobs market. And remember, we were all in your position once too!

Our provision to you 

Our departmental careers contact is Debbie Miles-Williams (also the Outreach officer); see also  Dr Dan Stewart. Debbie provides a formal point of contact as a Careers Officer, but all academic staff are available to discuss CVs, postgraduate courses and career options.

Careers contact within the School comes in a variety of structured levels:

    • Direct targeted e-information
    • Short careers talks (induction days for new and returning students)
    • Personal Development Plans (PDPs)
    • Courses in Year Two
    • Fieldwork links

 

In addition, the University's Carrers Service offers a wide range of facilities to help you plan your future.

 

Our employability record

As a student of the School of Archaeology and Ancient History, whether you want to stay in your chosen field of study or not, you will have, or will currently be, in the process of developing a wide range of skills that you can take to any workplace. The nature of archaeology as a multi-disciplinary subject will have provided you with a broad range of knowledge (both subject specific and general) as well as a wide variety of transferable skills. This is reflected in the diversity of careers entered by recent graduates from this School.

 

Subject Specific Non-subject Specific
Field Archaeology Civil Service 
Heritage Organisations  Foreign Office
Higher Education Lecturer Journalism
Further Education Lecturer Media
Museum Education Officer Oil Industry
Archivist Chartered Accountant
Gallery Exhibitions Officer  Industrial Management
Gallery/Museum Curator Professional Photography
Historic Buildings Inspector Police
Classics Teaching (Secondary School)  Travel Industry
 Portable Antiquities Scheme Armed Forces

 

If you are a current student and would like to receive some careers advice from our former graduates about their particular jobs, then please liaise with the Careers Tutor.

 

Many students also embark on a wide range of postgraduate programmes, both professional and academic, after they graduate from Leicester (both professional and academic). To see details of the School's postgraduate programmes click here...

Where Did They Go?

Each year the University of Leicester Careers Service publishes a report detailing the results of the annual Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey. This includes the destinations of full-time, first degree, home and EU students.

Find out about various School and University graduates on the University Alumni pages: http://www2.le.ac.uk/alumni 

The breakdown of figures for 2010 reveals the following:

    • 42% of our students gained employment following their degree.
    • 44% entered further study.
    • 11% of students were not available for employment (i.e. they were travelling).
    • 3% were unemployed.

The latter figure is particularly encouraging since the national level of ancient history and archaeology graduate unemployment six months after graduation is 11%.