Guides for Teaching and Learning in Archaeology, Number 4: Employability and Curriculum Design

<div>How can university departments enhance the employability of their graduates in archaeology? What do employers want from those graduates, how can university departments ensure that their graduates have the best opportunities and how can this enable archaeology to be a truly meritocratic profession?</div><div><br></div><div>This guide, aimed at both teachers and learners, seeks to explore the debate in the role of higher educational institutions (HEIs) in preparing people for professional life: the tension between delivery of discipline specific knowledge and skills, and broader development of critical and analytical skills, precariously balanced against the demand from employers for field-ready archaeologists.</div>