The study of our past can actually help us understand and resolve current societal issues. The main focus of the Global Archaeology specialisation is the study of dynamics in societies: adaptation, resilience and resistance in processes of long- and short-term changes.
| Vak | EC | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
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General part |
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| Archaeological Theory (MA) | 5 | ||
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Career profile |
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| How Deep History Shaped the Human World | 5 | ||
| Master Thesis Global Archaeology | 20 | ||
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Choose 2: |
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| The Archaeology of Early Roman Imperialism | 5 | ||
| Mobility, Interaction and Colonialism in the Americas | 5 | ||
| Neolithisation in the Near East | 5 | ||
| Key Developments in European Prehistory | 5 | ||
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Choose 1 of the focus area sets (see 'Focus area sets' tab above), 2 x 5 ec |
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Choose 2 electives (see 'Electives' tab above), 2 x 5 ec |
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| Vak | EC | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
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Europe (choose 2) |
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| Current Issues in the Archaeology of the Frontier Regions of the Roman Empire | 5 | ||
| Key Developments in European Prehistory | 5 | ||
| Urban Archaeology | 5 | ||
| Hunter-gatherer Archaeology | 5 | ||
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The Near East (choose 2) |
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| Environmental History of the Near East | 5 | ||
| Neolithisation in the Near East | 5 | ||
| The Archaeology of the Assyrian Empire | 5 | ||
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The Mediterranean (choose 2) |
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| The Archaeology of Early Roman Imperialism | 5 | ||
| Archaeology of the Crusades | 5 | ||
| Diversities of Doing Greek: ‘Hellenisation’ and ‘Hellenism’ in Ancient Eurasia | 5 | ||
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The Americas |
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| Mobility, Interaction and Colonialism in the Americas | 5 | ||
| Current Issues in the Archaeology of the Americas | 5 | ||
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Block 1 (9 September - 18 October 2019) |
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| The Archaeology of Early Roman Imperialism | 5 | ||
| Mobility, Interaction and Colonialism in the Americas | 5 | ||
| Seminar Material Culture Studies: Crafts and Society | 5 | ||
| Current Issues in the Archaeology of the Frontier Regions of the Roman Empire | 5 | ||
| Master Fieldwork / Internship | 5 | ||
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Block 2 (28 October - 13 December 2019) |
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| Neolithisation in the Near East | 5 | ||
| Environmental History of the Near East | 5 | ||
| Archaeology of the Crusades | 5 | ||
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Block 3 (3 February - 20 March 2020) |
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| Key Developments in European Prehistory | 5 | ||
| Urban Archaeology | 5 | ||
| Diversities of Doing Greek: ‘Hellenisation’ and ‘Hellenism’ in Ancient Eurasia | 5 | ||
| The Archaeology of the Assyrian Empire | 5 | ||
| Current Issues in the Archaeology of the Americas | 5 | ||
| History of Construction and Heritage | 5 | ||
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Block 4 (30 March - 15 May 2020) |
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| Hunter-gatherer Archaeology | 5 | ||
| Forensic Archaeology | 5 | ||