This 2nd cycle (M.A.) degree programme is open to students with a basic training in the field of the knowledge, research and valorisation of the cultural heritage, with particular references – following an appropriate recommended study and learning plan – to archaeological disciplines, also supported by training in the field of historical, philological and literary, juridical, technical and scientific disciplines. The studies will aim mainly to acquire skills in the field of archaeological disciplines, specifically concerning pre-proto-historical, classical, late antique and medieval, and oriental archaeology. At the same time the degree programme aims to further develop research methods and procedures in the fields of ancient and medieval history, ancient and medieval languages, as well as technical, scientific and juridical areas.
Graduates of this degree programme will possess an in-depth knowledge of the cultural aspects of archaeology, which will allow them to apply appropriate methodological procedures in the fields of theoretical and applied research. The instruments they acquire will guarantee them a higher understanding of objects and contexts in various archaeological fields.
Archaeology is a continuously evolving science strongly marked by interdisciplinary exchanges. Graduates will therefore have the possibility to become familiar with all the various aspects of the discipline, in order to be able to intervene even in unusual problems and issues in a fully knowledgeable manner, including those deriving from complex situations marked by highly diversified and stratified cultures and chronologies.
The wide range of contents and methods learned will place graduates in a position to correctly identify their own needs for the development of knowledge and to relate their own actions to the needs of the society they operate in: in particular, in the delicate issue of the preservation of the cultural heritage and the transmission of these values to the coming generations. The seminar activities and opportunities for debate and contact with specialists working in the field of archaeological research will allow them to become accustomed to communicating what they have learned but also what they have personally developed in terms of ideas and specifically created projects and programmes, also implemented as a group.
The acquired ability to personally organise their own further study paths within the well-defined institutional framework and the possibility to pursue and perfect their own studies, having acquired the guidelines and mechanisms inherent in such a high level of learning, will allow graduates to pursue their studies to even higher levels: doctorates, 3rd cycle degrees, 2nd level Master degree programmes and other post-graduate training.
