New accredited archaeology degree programmes at the University of Liverpool

CIfA and University Archaeology UK group (UAUK) are delighted to announce that the University of Liverpool archaeology department has become the 19th university archaeology department in the UK which they have awarded accreditation to for their degree programmes. Accreditation recognises undergraduate and master’s degrees that provide skills relevant to a career in the historic environment.

Honorary Chair of the CIfA Board, Pen Foreman, said: ‘We are delighted that the University of Liverpool’s archaeology department, with a 120-year history, has had programmes accredited through the CIfA and UAUK joint initiative. Students will benefit from the excellence of the staff as well as opportunities to build key skills that will develop a career in the sector, and build the future of archaeology.’

Professor Anthony Sinclair, CIfA Accreditation Lead for Archaeology Programmes in Archaeology, Classics & Egyptology, University of Liverpool, welcomed the news. ‘We are very pleased to have been accredited by CIfA for a pathway across our provision in archaeology in 2025. Accreditation helps us demonstrate to our current and prospective students that the professional sector and the nature of professional archaeological work is a significant part of proper training in both the practical and ethical side of archaeology, as well as in the ongoing development of a professional career into the future.’ 

‘The process of accreditation is challenging but well supported by CIfA. It has helped us inform our colleagues more broadly in the university about the nature of archaeology as a professionally regulated area of work, whilst it encourages us as teachers to think clearly about how we wish to grow archaeology provision at Liverpool into the future.’

For further information about accreditation, and a full list of accredited universities and programmes, visit: www.archaeologists.net/careers/kit/skills/degrees