Admission requirements
Admission to the RMA Archaeology programme.
Description
The seminar is organised around ongoing research of the staff members. It involves reading and discussion, often in combination with PhD’s and with guests. You carry out a research assignment that is related to ongoing research projects. The seminars generally start in block 2 and the research project ends in block 3.
Apart from writing a research paper, you present your results in a joint meeting with research students and members of staff in Cambridge (Department of Archaeology).
As the topic of this seminar changes each year, students follow this course during 2 years.
Course objectives
Detailed knowledge of the period, region, research problems, recent literature and current issues under consideration;
Knowledge of and insight in setting up, structuring and executing academic research projects;
Insight in how high-ranking research is conducted;
Critical assessment of current research with respect to applicability and background;
Ability to voice one’s well-argumented opinion on these topics;
Ability to design and conduct research;
Generation of new knowledge;
Insight in the applicability of theoretical models on data;
Oral presentation of research;
Development of well-argumented texts on research;
Critical review of one‘s own research and that of fellow students in a constructive manner.
Timetable
Course schedule details can be found in the RMA and RMSc time schedule.
Mode of instruction
Tutorial.
Course load
The course load will be distributed as follows:
28 hours of lectures and discussion (2 ec);
240 pages of literature (2 ec);
Research (6 ec).
Assessment method
Discussion (30%);
Research papers (60%);
Presentations (10%).
All assessment deadlines (exams, retakes, paper deadlines etc.) can be found in the RMA and RMSc examination schedule.
Reading list
The reading list will be posted on BlackBoard.
Registration
Registration for the course or the exam is not required.
Contact
For more information about this course, please contact prof. dr. H. Fokkens.
Remarks
Compulsory attendance.