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Prehistoric Archaeology

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  9. Master of Arts in Prehistoric Archaeology
  10. Structure and Curriculum

Structure and Curriculum of the Master of Arts in Prehistoric Archaeology

Modules

The Master of Arts in Prehistoric Archaeology may be started in the summer or winter semester. It can be studied on a full-time or part-time basis. The programme is designed for a study period of four semesters (eight semesters for part-time students) and consists of a core discipline (focus on prehistory and ancient history) and a distribution elective, in which you take modules from adjacent disciplines. 

The course catalogue is modular in structure. Modules summarise subject areas into coherent, complete units. Any one module may comprise contents from an individual semester or year of study or, alternatively, cover multiple semesters. The modules of the master’s degree programme usually consist of one or two classes. Each module culminates in an examination; students are awarded ECTS points on the basis of their exam.

Programme structure

To obtain the degree of ‘Master of Arts’ in Prehistoric Archaeology, students must complete modules worth a combined 120 ECTS points.   This total score is achieved by completing the core discipline (worth 60 ECTS points), distribution elective (at least 30 ECTS points) and the master's thesis (30 ECTS points).  Students must successfully complete the following modules from the core discipline in Prehistoric Archaeology and acquire the minimum scores listed.

Information about the distribution elective

For the distribution elective of their course, students must complete modules from other subjects in the following elective fields:

a)   Elective field 1: two or more modules worth a total of 15 ECTS points in another archaeological discipline: Archaeology of the Roman Provinces, Medieval and Post-Medieval Archaeology, Islamic Art and Archaeology, Digital Geoarchaeology or the disciplines offered at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg: Christian Archaeology and Classical Archaeology.

a)   Elective field 2: one or more modules worth a total of 10 ECTS points in one of the following disciplines: Cultural Heritage Protection (Heritage Conservation – Architectural Research and History – Materials and Preservation Science) or Ancient History or Geography.

c)    Elective field 3: one module worth at least 5 ECTS points in one of the archaeological disciplines not taken for elective field 1 or in one of the following disciplines: Cultural Informatics, Communication Science or European Ethnology.

For descriptions of the modules available in the elective portion of the course, see their respective module handbooks.