Compulsory attendance
Yes.
Admission requirements
Admission to the RMA-programme.
Description
Organised around ongoing research of the Near Eastern/Mediterranean staff, this course will present you with earlier excavated as well as with recently excavated evidence (especially ceramics) from Byzantine cities (e.g. Athens and Ephesus) in the post-Classical era.
One of the key aspects to work on is, for instance, the Byzantine city as consumption centre.
The course will take you into the practicalities of research, including data collection, methodology, interpretation of the available archaeological record, and ultimately the preparation of a publication.
Course objectives
Obtaining knowledge of the period, region, material culture, research problems, relevant literature, current debates and approaches concerning the theme of research;
Ability to critically assess current research and literature and to voice one’s well-argumented opinion concerning these;
Ability to process archaeological data and, if possible, to apply relevant theoretical models;
Ability to present original research in an academic manner.
h3.Ects distribution
The course load will be distributed as follows:
7×2 hours of lectures (1 ects);
Written assignments (2,000 words) (1 ects);
140 pages of literature (1 ects);
24,5 days of research (7 ects).
h3.Timetable
Course schedule details can be found in the RMA time schedule.
Mode of instruction
Lectures;
Reading of relevant books/articles;
Individual assignments;
Discussion on the basis of these assignments;
Preparation of joint report.
Assessment method
Active participation in class discussions and reading of assigned literature (20%);
Individual and joint research (40%);
Quality of written assignments on the basis of research (40%).
Assessment deadline
All assessment deadlines (exams, retakes, paper deadlines etc.) can be found in the examination schedule.
Reading list
The reading list will be distributed prior to the beginning of the course.
Registration
Register for this course via uSis.
Instructions for registration can be found in the uSis manual.
Contact information
For more information about this course, please contact mw. dr. J.A.C. Vroom.