Bachelor 2 subject

Archaeology, Bachelor 2 subject

Which scientific methods does archaeology apply to investigate the material legacies of past civilizations?
How are objects and monuments of past cultures analyzed and classified within a cultural and historical context?
Which functions do object and monuments have within their respective cultures and which conclusions regarding those cultures and their societies may be drawn from them?
How does one research and analyze past cultures?

Profile
Degree	Bachelor of Arts
Start	Winter- and summer semester
Duration	6 semesters
Classroom language	German
Admission	Not restricted

2-Subject Bachelor Programme

This degree programme requires a second subject for which advanced knowledge of German language is mandatory.

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What's it all about?

This degree programme is unique, because ...

it does more than just teaching archaeological competencies and methods: the university’s in-house art collection (Kunstsammlung), in collaboration with local affiliated institutions, integrate hands-on and application-oriented aspects of archaeology and cultural heritage management into the degree course.

It provides the opportunity to specialise in the following fields ...

Historical and cultural background knowledge regarding past civilisation
Understanding of cultural heritage
Methodology
Problems pertaining to scientific research of historical eras
Categories, media, functions, techniques, contexts, forms and styles
Factors affecting development, functional, social and heritage-related contexts, plus informative intentions inherent to the artifacts
Professional practice

Course schedule

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Who is suited?

Those who wish to enrol in this degree programme,

has:

basic historical and geographical know-how
good powers of observation
an interest in cultural and historical correlations and issues
willingness to autonomously explore new cultural heritage groups and read numerous technical texts
the ability of communicating relevant contents orally and in writing
idealism coupled with high frustration tolerance

enjoys:

critical discourse regarding the material legacies of past civilisations in seminars and in the field
communicating and transferring knowledge
developing new ideas

struggles through:

a plethora of archaeological finds from various excavation sites and various eras and cultures
comprehensive foreign-language (e.g. English, French, Italian and Turkish) literature
preparing written papers and oral presentations

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