General information

Academic year: 2022/2023

Level: Master

Type: Official Master's Degree

ECTS Credits: 60

Programme orientation Research

Length of programme (full time): 1 YEAR

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face

Level of qualification: Máster (MECES level 3 - EQF level 7)

Model of study: Full-time (42-60 ECTS per school year)

Work placement: Yes

Language(s) of instruction Spanish


More info: programme website


Programme coordinator

Name: MACARENA DE LOS SANT, BUSTAMANTE ÁLVAREZ


Faculty of Arts / Granada campus

Field(s) of education and training (ISCED-F)

  • History and archaeology (0222)

Competences

Students who have completed the second cycle have the following competences:
– They possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity for originality in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context.
– They are able to apply their acquired knowledge and problem-solving skills in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their field of study.
– They are able to integrate knowledge and deal with the complexity of making judgements on the basis of incomplete or limited information, including reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgements.
– They know how to communicate their conclusions, and the knowledge and ultimate reasons behind them, to specialist and non-specialist audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.
– They possess the learning skills to enable them to continue studying in a largely self-directed or autonomous manner.

Programme qualification

Name of title awarded in original language

Máster Universitario en Arqueología

Qualification requirements

60 minimum credits

Programme courses

Course Name Year Period
Age and Gender Analysis in Archaeology 1st Year 2nd Semester
Archaeology of Architecture 1st Year 2nd Semester
Archaeology of Late Antiquity 1st Year 1st Semester
Archaeometry 1st Year 1st Semester
Bronze Age Communities 1st Year 1st Semester
Cities in the Medieval and Post-Medieval World 1st Year 2nd Semester
City and Territory in the Greek World 1st Year 1st Semester
City and Territory in the Roman World 1st Year 1st Semester
Design and Management of Archaeological Heritage Projects 1st Year Yearly
Diagnosis, Treatment and Conservation of Archaeological Sites 1st Year 1st Semester
Dissemination and Exploitation of the Archaeological Heritage 1st Year 2nd Semester
Documentation and Analysis of the Archaeological Record 1st Year 1st Semester
Experimental Archaeology and Ethnoarchaeology 1st Year 1st Semester
Geoarchaeology 1st Year 2nd Semester
Geophysics Applied to Archaeology 1st Year 2nd Semester
Hunter-Gatherer Communities 1st Year 1st Semester
Instrumental Aspects of Archaeological Exploration and Excavation 1st Year 2nd Semester
Interpretation in Archaeology 1st Year Yearly
Introduction to Medieval and Post-Medieval Archaeology 1st Year Yearly
Iron Age Communities 1st Year 1st Semester
Master's Dissertation 1st Year 2nd Semester
Mediterranean Proto-History 1st Year 1st Semester
Neolithic and Copper Age Communities 1st Year 1st Semester
Practicum 1st Year 2nd Semester
Quantitative Archaeology and I.T. in Archaeology 1st Year 2nd Semester
Rural Areas in the Medieval and Post-Medieval World 1st Year 1st Semester
Seminar (Archaeometallurgy) 1st Year 2nd Semester
Seminar (Archaeozoology) 1st Year 1st Semester
Seminar (GIS in Archaeology) 1st Year 2nd Semester
Seminar (Modelling and Reconstruction of Archaeological and Historical Heritage with the Use of 3D Laser Scanning) 1st Year 2nd Semester
Seminar (Treatment of Ceramic Materials by means of Analytical Techniques and Diagnosis in Archaeology) 1st Year 2nd Semester
Society in Al-Andalus and its Archaeological Manifestations 1st Year 1st Semester
Study Methods in Physical Anthropology Applied to Archaeology 1st Year 2nd Semester
Symbolism and Images in Archaeology 1st Year 1st Semester
The Archaeology of Coins 1st Year Yearly
The Archaeology of Production and Material Culture in the Medieval and Post-Medieval World 1st Year 2nd Semester
The Archaeology of Production in the Classical World 1st Year 1st Semester
The Archaeology of Production in the Prehistoric Period 1st Year 2nd Semester
The Archaeology of Territory and Settlements 1st Year 1st Semester
The Archaeology of Writing 1st Year 2nd Semester
The Archaeology of Writing 1st Year 2nd Semester
Urban Archaeology 1st Year 2nd Semester

Specialisations

Specialisation name

– No Specialisation

Admission information

Access to Master’s Degree programmes is granted to holders of:
A.1. A Spanish official university degree.
A.2. A degree issued by a Higher Education institution from another European Higher Education Area Member State which allows access to Master Degree’s programmes in that State.
A.3. A degree from a non-EHEA education system, upon verification by the Spanish University that the aforementioned degree accredits an equivalent education level to that of a Spanish university degree and allows access to postgraduate programmes in the issuing country.
A.4. A Spanish Bachelor in Advanced Artistic Education.
A.5. Official Spanish university degrees of Diplomado, Arquitecto Técnico, Ingeniero Técnico, Licenciado, Arquitecto, Ingeniero, Graduado or Máster Universitario.

Specific admission requirements

Access to this Master’s degree programme is granted to holders of the following Spanish official university degrees of Licenciado or Graduado (Bachelor’s degree), and to holders of equivalent degrees from other education systems: History, Art History, Humanities, Geography, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Classical Philology, Geological Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Architecture and Building Engineering.

General regulations

Grading scale
In the Spanish university system, modules/courses are graded on a scale of 0 to 10 points with the following qualitative equivalence:
0-4,9: «suspenso»; 5-6,9: «aprobado»; 7-8,9: «notable»; 9-10: «sobresaliente». A special mention, «Matrícula de Honor» may be granted to up to 5% of the students in a group provided they have got a «sobresaliente». To pass a module/course is necessary to get at least 5 points.
In cases of recognition of ECTS, professional experience, cultural or sports activities, or student representation no grading will be recorded but, where appropriate, the word «Apto».

 

UGR Examination Regulations
https://docencia.ugr.es/sites/vic/docencia/public/inline-files/Normativa_de_evaluacion_y_calificacion_EN.pdf

 

More info on academic regulations at: 

https://ugrcat.ugr.es/en/about-ugr/#regulations

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