Master of Arts in Archaeology

Archaeology aims to reconstruct and shed a light on the history of humankind in all its aspects. The Master’s programme focuses on instilling a research attitude, which is required for senior positions in specialized research.

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1 year 60 credits

Faculty of Arts and Philosophy

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1 General Courses 23

1.1 Policy and Methods

13

Subscribe to 13 credit units from the following list, with no more than 5 credit units with reference k.

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Archaeology and Society		1	sem 1	nl	Guy De Mulder	5

Archaeological Project Management		1	sem 1	nl	Guy De Mulder	3

Archaeometry	k	1	sem 1	en	Peter Vandenabeele	5

Physical Anthropology	k	1	sem 1	en	Jessica Palmer	5

1.2 Archaeological Research Tutorials

10

Subscribe to 10 credit units from 1 cluster from the following list.

Corresponds with the theme, region or period of research of the masters' thesis.

1.2.1 Cluster Archaeology of Western Europe

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Archaeological Research Tutorial: Pre- and Protohistory	1	sem 1	nl	Guy De Mulder	5

Archaeological Research Tutorial: Historical Archaeology of Northwestern Europe	1	sem 2	nl	Michiel Dekoninck	5

1.2.2 Cluster Archaeology of the Mediterranean World and the Ancient Near East

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Archaeological Research Tutorial: Mediterranean Archaeology	1	sem 1	nl	Roald Docter	5

Archaeological Research Tutorial: Archaeology of the Ancient Near East and the Phoenician-Punic World	1	sem 1	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	5

2 Elective Courses 5

Subscribe to 5 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list.

2.1 Elective Courses

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
GIS in Archaeology		1				3

3D Archaeological Acquisition		1	sem 1	nl	Alain De Wulf	3

Landscape Genesis		1	sem 1	nl	Veerle Van Eetvelde	5

Numismatics and Monetary History of the Ancient World		1	sem 1	en	Koenraad Verboven	5

Art Policy and Museum Studies		1	sem 2	en	Maude Bass-Krueger	5

History of the Ancient Near East		1				5

Ancient Near Eastern Society and Religion		1				5

Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations		1				5

Basic Entrepreneurship	UKV	1	sem 1	nl		3

African Archaeology		1	sem 1	en	Peter Coutros	5

2.2

To choose from the course offer of Ghent University (including the Ghent University Elective Courses) or of another university of the Flemish Community

3 Work Placement 12

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Internship: Archaeological Fieldwork	1	year	nl	Guy De Mulder	6

Internship: Archaeological Research Project	1	year	nl	Wim De Clercq	6

4 Master's Dissertation 20

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master's Dissertation		1	year	nl	Joachim Bretschneider	20

Learning outcomes

Competence field 1: Competences in one/more scientific discipline(s)

To enhance the complexity of a specific area in one's own archaeological research and practice.
To have advanced insight into the key archaeological concepts and to use it to analyze and test new and complex ideas.
To critically analyze new and complex archaeological ideas on the basis of historical frameworks, societal and geographical aspects.
To use interpretative insights for the analysis of complex issues (e.g. stratigraphic questions, spatial analyses,…) and issues in the field of archaeological management.
To respond to the changing relationship between research practice on the one hand, and the institutional and legal context of the archaeological practice on the other hand, and to be able to make policy suggestions.
To use knowledge from the humanities and from natural science innovatively during research or professional activities (multidisciplinarity).
To apply methods and techniques in a self-reliant manner, and to collect, document, analyze and process archaeological remains in a scientifically appropriate manner.

Competence field 2: Scientific competences

To refer to relevant international scientific archaeological literature in an innovative and critical way.
To design a coherent and relevant strategy for archaeological research, and implement it in a self-reliant way.
To select and implement appropriate analysis techniques, and to interpret the results critically when conducting archaeological research.
To show commitment to applying the most adequate research methods for professional archaeological activities or studies

Competence field 3: Intellectual competences

To identify dynamics, processes or recurrent phenomena independently in complex historical and archaeological situations.
To form a balanced judgement on historical issues and theories, taking into account existing values.
To demonstrate integrity and an attitude of scientific (archaeological) inquisitiveness, critical reflection and lifelong learning.

Competence field 4: Competences in cooperation and communication

To report in writing on one's own archaeological research in a scientifically appropriate way.
To present and motivate one's own archaeological research to experts, colleagues in the field and to broader audiences.
To communicate by asking relevant questions, or by assuming an inspiring, advisory or leading role, and to cooperate and act in an appropriate way.

Competence field 5: Societal competences

To show the self-confidence to contribute to archaeological heritage management, collection policy and field study in the broadest sense.
To take part in policymaking and planning of archaeological research and heritage management.
To function in the changing professional context of archaeology and to respond to the situation in a deontologically correct way.
To demonstrate the skills to lead archaeological fieldwork (field survey, excavations) and the study of materials.