Course organization

The programme (120 ECTS total) comprises four semesters of teaching, followed by a dissertation (36 ECTS), based on your chosen research area.

The degree programme encompasses theory, methodology and practice. You will undertake a varied schedule of learning, from lectures and seminars to fieldwork and museum activities and individual supervisions. Assessment includes essays, research projects, concluding with original research for a dissertation on a subject of your choosing.

The following is a sample of a typical study plan (120 ECTS):

First Year:

• Ancient Western Asia: History and Civilizations;
• Greek History and Civilization;
• Roman History and Civilization;
• Egypt after the Pharaohs;
• Archaeology and art history of ancient western Asia;
• Etruscans and Others;
• Greek and Roman Archaeology and Art;
• Reconstructing the Past: Methods and Tools;
• Field Archaeology Training / Material Culture Laboratory.

Second Year:

• Archaeological and Museological Aspects of Ancient Egypt;
• Post-classical Archaeology;
• Prehistory and Protohistory of the Mediterranean;
• Digital Humanities;
• + 2 courses to be chosen from a list;
• Thesis.

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