Compulsory attendance
Yes.
Admission requirements
BA degree (or equivalent) in archaeology or a relevant discipline.
SAP and exchange students: admission after approval by the Graduate School of Archaeology.
Description
This is a tutorial for the planning and elaboration of the MA-thesis. Discussions of the main research questions and of the thesis structure will take place. The thesis tutorial is part of the MA thesis, and therefore credits are obtained by both completing the MA thesis, and attending the thesis tutorials.
Course objectives
Knowledge of the state of the art regarding the region and discipline of thesis research;
Formulation of a research topic in the framework of modern scholarly discussions;
Exercising analytical and library research skills;
Preparation and elaboration of the thesis project exercising skills of oral presentation, discussion and writing.
Timetable
Course schedule details can be found in the MA time schedule.
Mode of instruction
Seminar.
Assessment method
Thesis.
A presentation of the research outline and results during the tutorial make up 10% of the final thesis grade.
Reading list
Publications selected by the students (library and internet search).
Registration
Register for this course via uSis.
Instructions for registration can be found in the uSis manual.