ARCHAEOLOGY

Course details

Academic Year:

2018/2019

Type of Course:

Magistrale degree

Degree Class:

LM-2 - Archaeology

Duration in years:

Credits:

120

Location:

SASSARI

Department:

HISTORY, HUMANITIES AND EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES

Entry test:

Type of access:

open access

Compulsory attendance:

Course website:

https://dissufdidattica.uniss.it/it/didattica/corsi-di-studio/cds-lm-2-a...

Course in brief

The Master Degree in Archeology offers students a solid scientific and methodological background in the field of history and archeology. Archeology is the natural prosecution of the undergraduate course Sciences in Cultural Heritage and it is articulated into 4 curricula: Prehistory and Protohistory, Classical Archeology, Medieval and Post Medieval Archeology. The master include a period of stage often coordinated by the teachers of the course, it could be carry out at the national or international level and can be granted by Erasmus and Ulisse programs.

List of Courses

ARCHEOLOGIA CLASSICA

Course year: 1

ARCHAEOMETRY - 6 credits - Compulsory
ARCHAEOZOOLOGY - 6 credits - Optional
ENGLISH LANGUAGE - 12 credits - Optional
EPIGRAFIA LATINA 2 - 6 credits
ETNOLOGY AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY - 6 credits - Optional
FRENCH LANGUAGE - 12 credits - Optional
GEOMORPHOLOGY - 6 credits - Compulsory
GERMAN LANGUAGE - 12 credits - Optional
GIS APPLICATIONS TO CULTURAL HERITAGE - 6 credits - Optional
HISTORY OF CLASSICAL CULTURE AND TRADITION - 6 credits - Optional
HISTORY OF LATIN LANGUAGE - 6 credits - Optional
LANDSCAPE ARCHEOLOGY - 6 credits - Optional
LATIN EPIGRAPHY - 6 credits - Compulsory
NEAR EASTERN ARCHAEOLOGY - 6 credits - Compulsory
ROMAN ARCHEOLOGY AND ART HISTORY - 6 credits - Compulsory
SPANISH LANGUAGE - 12 credits - Optional

Course year: 2

ETRUSCOLOGY AND ITALIC ANTIQUITY - 12 credits - Compulsory
FINAL TEST - 18 credits - Compulsory
LATE ANTIQUE AND EARLY MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY - 6 credits - Compulsory
TRAINING - 12 credits - Compulsory

ARCHEOLOGIA MEDIEVALE E POSTMEDIEVALE

Course year: 1

ARCHAEOMETRY - 6 credits - Compulsory
ARCHAEOZOOLOGY - 6 credits - Optional
ENGLISH LANGUAGE - 12 credits - Optional
ETNOLOGY AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY - 6 credits - Optional
FRENCH LANGUAGE - 12 credits - Optional
GEOMORPHOLOGY - 6 credits - Compulsory
GERMAN LANGUAGE - 12 credits - Optional
GIS APPLICATIONS TO CULTURAL HERITAGE - 6 credits - Optional
HAGIOGRAPHY - 6 credits - Optional
HISTORY OF TRADE AND NAVIGATION IN THE MIDDLE AGES - 6 credits - Compulsory
HISTORY OF TRADE AND NAVIGATION IN THE MIDDLE AGES 2 - 6 credits
LANDSCAPE ARCHEOLOGY - 6 credits - Optional
MEDIEVAL AND HUMANISTIC LATIN LITERATURE - 6 credits - Optional
MEDIEVAL AND POST-MEDIEVAL ARCHEOLOGY - 6 credits - Compulsory
NEAR EASTERN ARCHAEOLOGY - 6 credits - Compulsory
SPANISH LANGUAGE - 12 credits - Optional

Course year: 2

FINAL TEST - 18 credits - Compulsory
LATE ANTIQUE AND EARLY MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY - 12 credits - Compulsory
ROMAN ARCHEOLOGY AND ART HISTORY - 6 credits - Compulsory
TRAINING - 12 credits - Compulsory

METODOLOGIA, ARCHEOMETRIA E TECNOLOGIE PER I BENI ARCHEOLOGICI

Course year: 1

ARCHAEOMETRY AND APPLIED GEOPHYSICS - 12 credits - Compulsory
ARCHAEOZOOLOGY - 6 credits - Optional
ENGLISH LANGUAGE - 12 credits - Optional
ETNOLOGY AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY - 6 credits - Optional
FRENCH LANGUAGE - 12 credits - Optional
GEOMORPHOLOGY - 6 credits - Compulsory
GERMAN LANGUAGE - 12 credits - Optional
GIS APPLICATIONS TO CULTURAL HERITAGE - 6 credits - Optional
HAGIOGRAPHY - 6 credits - Optional
HISTORY OF LATIN LANGUAGE - 6 credits - Optional
HISTORY OF TRADE AND NAVIGATION IN THE MIDDLE AGES - 6 credits - Optional
HISTORY OF TRADE AND NAVIGATION IN THE MIDDLE AGES 2 - 6 credits
LANDSCAPE ARCHEOLOGY - 6 credits - Optional
LATIN EPIGRAPHY - 6 credits - Optional
MEDIEVAL AND HUMANISTIC LATIN LITERATURE - 6 credits - Optional
NEAR EASTERN ARCHAEOLOGY - 6 credits - Compulsory
NEAR EASTERN HISTORY - 6 credits - Optional
POTTERY PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY - 6 credits
SPANISH LANGUAGE - 12 credits - Optional

Course year: 2

ARCHAEOBOTANY - 6 credits - Compulsory
CONTRACT ARCHAEOLOGY AND PUBLIC ARCHAEOLOGY - 6 credits - Optional
FINAL TEST - 18 credits - Compulsory
FUNERARY ARCHAEOLOGY - 6 credits - Compulsory
TRAINING - 12 credits - Compulsory
UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY - 6 credits - Optional

PREISTORIA E PROTOSTORIA

Course year: 1

ARCHAEOMETRY - 6 credits - Compulsory
ARCHAEOZOOLOGY - 6 credits - Optional
ENGLISH LANGUAGE - 12 credits - Optional
ETNOLOGY AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY - 6 credits - Optional
FRENCH LANGUAGE - 12 credits - Optional
GERMAN LANGUAGE - 12 credits - Optional
GIS APPLICATIONS TO CULTURAL HERITAGE - 6 credits - Optional
HISTORY OF CLASSICAL CULTURE AND TRADITION - 6 credits - Optional
HISTORY OF LATIN LANGUAGE - 6 credits - Optional
LANDSCAPE ARCHEOLOGY - 6 credits - Optional
NEAR EASTERN ARCHAEOLOGY - 6 credits - Compulsory
NEAR EASTERN HISTORY - 6 credits - Compulsory
PREHISTORY - 12 credits - Compulsory
SPANISH LANGUAGE - 12 credits - Optional

Course year: 2

ETRUSCOLOGY AND ITALIC ANTIQUITIES - 6 credits - Compulsory
EUROPEAN PROTOHISTORY - 6 credits
FINAL TEST - 18 credits - Compulsory
GEOMORPHOLOGY - 6 credits - Compulsory
PROTOHISTORY OF SARDINIA - 6 credits - Compulsory
TRAINING - 12 credits - Compulsory

Expected Skills

Historical Disciplines

Knowledge and know-how:
Knowledge of Latin epigraphy and history of the medieval trade and navigation.

Ability to apply knowledge and know-how:
Ability to put in practice knowledge and understanding. Be able to work as an archivist and in the field of historical disciplines.

Geographical Disciplines

Knowledge and know-how:
Knowledge of geographical features in a specific field, good command of the most important way of analysis and interpretation of geographic information, in depth understanding of the graphical representation of these information, ability to read maps.

Ability to apply knowledge and know-how:
Advanced knowledge in geographical data elaboration and interpretation, good competence with digital tools (ex GIS).

Disciplines in the field of archaeology

Knowledge and know-how:
Knowledge and understanding of: Archaeology and History of Greek and Roman art, Archaeozoology and Paleontology; Archaeology of the landscapes, European Early History, Prehistory and Early History of Sardinia, Etruscology, Archaeology and History of Greek and Roman art , Late Antique Archaeology, early medieval , medieval and post-medieval.

Ability to apply knowledge and know-how:
Ability to grasp the interconnections between historical events, literary production and artistic phenomena in ancient times. Ability to apply the knowledge gained in the excavation contexts.

Demo-Ethno-Anthropological field

Knowledge and know-how:
The student will gain a strong foundation in anthropological research methods, a strong knowledge of the anthropological theory and analysis, a deep understanding of ethnographic approaches to the study of contemporary society with particularly focus on the concept of identify and multiculturalism in the different historical contemporary contests.

Ability to apply knowledge and know-how:

Ancient and mediaeval philological and literature disciplines

Knowledge and know-how:
Good knowledge of: Latin language, Philology and ancient literatures, medieval and humanistic expressed in Latin or in the vernacular novels.

Ability to apply knowledge and know-how:
Ability to understand and work with Latin text in original. Ability to conduct hagiography research.

Access requirements

In order to be admitted to the course one is supposed to possess a degree on Sciences in Cultural Heritage (L1). Furthermore, to be enrolled, the student has to have a minimum number of CFU in some particular scientific sectors. Particularly they have to have at least 30 CFU in the archeological field:

- 6 CFU on SSD L-ANT/10 (Methodology of the archeological research)
- 24 CFU on SSD: L-ANT/01 (Prehistory and Protohistory), L-ANT/06 (Etruscology and Italics antiquity), L-ANT/07 (Classical Archaeology), L-ANT/08 (Christian and Medieval Archaeology), L-ANT/09 (Ancient Topography), L-OR/05 (Archeology of Near ancient East), L-OR/06 (Punic-Phoenician Archaeology).

Study Programme Reference Persons

Reference Professors:

Tutors:

Fees

Fees are governed by a single set of rules applicable to all courses, as articulated in the

Regolamento Carriere of the University of Sassari (page 11) and in Annex 5.2 thereof

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