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Archaeology: MA Global Archaeology

Master

In the Global Archaeology specialisation you study key developments in past societies that have shaped global history from comparative and regional perspectives.

Investigate major transitions in history from the origins of our species to the emergence of capitalism in diverse regions including the Near East, the Mediterranean, Europe and the Americas.

Global Archaeology

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2

General part
Archaeological Theory 5

Career profile
How Global Dynamics Shape the Human World 5
Master Thesis Global Archaeology 20

Choose 1:
Area Specialisation Europe 10
Area Specialisation Eastern Mediterranean and West Asia 10

Choose any 2 focus area courses (see 'Focus area courses' tab above) (2 x 5 ec)

Choose 2 elective courses (see 'Electives' tab above) (2 x 5 ec)

Focus area courses

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2

General
Approaches to the Built Environment and Cultural Landscapes: Methods and Theory 5
Hunter-gatherer Archaeology 5

Europe
Area Specialisation Europe 10
Key Developments in European Prehistory 5

The Near East
Neolithisation in West Asia 5
Area Specialisation Eastern Mediterranean and West Asia 10
The Archaeology of the Assyrian Empire 5

The Mediterranean
Current Issues in the Archaeology of the Frontier Regions of the Roman Empire 5
The Archaeology of Daily Life in the First Millennium CE in the Mediterranean 5
The Archaeology of the Greek Mediterranean 5

The Americas
Climate Change, Archaeology and Heritage at Risk in the Caribbean and Coastal Americas 5
Current Issues in the Archaeology of Mesoamerica 5

Electives

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2
Underwater Archaeology and Maritime Landscapes 5
Data Analysis With Python 5
Master Internship Archaeology 5

or: free choice from the rest of the focus area courses

or: free choice from the courses of the other Archaeology profiles.

or: course outside of the faculty or the university. These need to be MA courses of at least level 400 and need to be officially approved by the Board of Examiners.