Second Cycle Degree/Two Year Master in Archaeology

Curriculum Archaeology and Cultures of the Ancient World: for students enrolled a.y. 2025-26

Ore di lezione:
- 6 CFU corrispondono a 30 ore di lezione
- 12 CFU corrispondono a 60 ore di lezione

First Year

01. Compulsory Course

ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
29916 Methodology of Archaeological Research (1) (LM) L-ANT/10 6

02. Two Courses to be selected from these groups (24 CFU)

GROUP A (max limit 12 CFU)
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
B9218 Etruscology (LM) L-ANT/06 12
28795 Prehistory and Protohistory (LM) L-ANT/01 12
GROUP B (max limit 12 CFU)
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
28799 Archaeology and History of Ancient Greek Art (LM) L-ANT/07 12
28798 Archaeology and History of Ancient Roman Art (LM) L-ANT/07 12
B1727 Cities, Settlements and Production in the Roman Imperial World (LM) L-ANT/07 12
GROUP C (max limit 12 CFU)
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
75770 Archaeology and History of Art of the European Middle Ages (LM) L-ANT/08 12
75769 Archaeology of the Late Antique and Byzantine Mediterranean L-ANT/08 12

03. Two Courses to be selected from these areas (18 CFU)

ARCHEOLOGICAL AREA (max limit 18 CFU)
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
B5025 ARCHEOLOGIA DELL'ASIA CENTRALE (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-OR/16 6
B9219 Aegean Archaeology (1) (LM) L-ANT/01 6
29918 Archaeological Museology (1) (LM) L-ANT/10 6
28799 Archaeology and History of Ancient Greek Art (LM) L-ANT/07 12
28798 Archaeology and History of Ancient Roman Art (LM) L-ANT/07 12
75770 Archaeology and History of Art of the European Middle Ages (LM) L-ANT/08 12
75771 Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (LM) L-OR/05 12
75769 Archaeology of the Late Antique and Byzantine Mediterranean L-ANT/08 12
28776 Assyriology (LM) L-OR/03 12
B1727 Cities, Settlements and Production in the Roman Imperial World (LM) L-ANT/07 12
98910 Construction Characters of Ancient Monuments and Restoration Problems (1) (LM) ICAR/19 6
98912 Critical Approaches to Archaeological Theory (1) (LM) L-ANT/10 6
98913 Digital archaeology (1) (LM) L-ANT/10 6
93016 Egyptian Archaeology (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-OR/02 6
75732 Egyptology (LM) L-OR/02 12
98914 Environmental Archaeology (1) (LM) L-ANT/10 6
B9218 Etruscology (LM) L-ANT/06 12
93014 Landscapes Archaeology (LM) L-ANT/09 12
28795 Prehistory and Protohistory (LM) L-ANT/01 12
B1729 Statistical Analysis in Archaeology (1) (LM) L-ANT/10 6
B5024 Villages and Settlement Patterns in Middle Ages (1) (LM) L-ANT/08 6
EPIGRAPHY AREA (max limit 6 CFU)
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
28775 Egyptian Epigraphy (1) (LM) L-OR/02 6
29926 Etruscan Epigraphy (1) (2nd cycle) L-ANT/06 6
29459 Greek Epigraphy (1) (LM) L-ANT/02 6
75651 History and Culture in Papyri (1) (LM) L-ANT/05 6
29552 Roman Epigraphy (1) (LM) L-ANT/03 6
90280 Sumero-Akkandian Epigraphy (1) (LM) L-OR/03 6
HISTORICAL AREA (max limit 6 CFU)
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
93445 Archaeology and History of Medieval Islamic Art (1) (LM) L-OR/11 6
28277 Archaic and Classical Greek History (1) (LM) L-ANT/02 6
29440 Archaic and Republican Roman History (1) (LM) L-ANT/03 6
28278 Hellenistic History (1) (LM) L-ANT/02 6
28772 History of Ancient Near East (1) (LM) L-OR/01 6
29942 History of the Ancient Greek Language (1) (LM) L-FIL-LET/02 6
30371 History of the Latin Language (1) (LM) L-FIL-LET/04 6
29446 History of the Roman Empire (1) (LM) L-ANT/03 6

04. 12 CFU to be selected among these listed below (12 CFU)

For more information about the curricular internship, go to page "Studying/Internship”
cfu ? Credits
32592 Internship (2) (LM) 6
86225 Internship Abroad (1) (LM) 6
93020 Laboratory and Excavation (1) (LM) 6
93021 Laboratory and Excavation (2) (LM) 6
28119 Work Placement (1) )LM) 6

05. B2 Language Test (6 CFU)

For information about linguistic skills please contact CLA Centro Linguistico di Ateneo, via Filippo Re, 10 - Bologna, tel. 051/2099890, e-mail: cla.bo-lablinguistici@unibo.it | www.cla.unibo.it/idoneita-linguistica/index.html
cfu ? Credits
26337 English Language Test B - 2 6
26357 French Language Test B - 2 6
26345 German Language Test B - 2 6
26351 Spanish Language Test B - 2 6

Second Year

06. One course to be selected among these listed below (6 CFU)

ARCHEOLOGICAL AREA (max limit 6 CFU)
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
29918 Archaeological Museology (1) (LM) L-ANT/10 6
87654 Archaeological Sites around Vesuvius (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/07 6
30337 History of Archaeology (1) (2nd cycle) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/07 6
90281 Italic and Celtic Archaeology (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/06 6
75787 Native American Civilisations (1)(LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 M-DEA/01 6
29626 Numismatics (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/04 6
29649 Phoenician-Punic Archaeology (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-OR/06 6
30341 Ravennate and Byzantine Archaeology and History of Art (1) (LM) - 6 cfu - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/08 6
B1729 Statistical Analysis in Archaeology (1) (LM) L-ANT/10 6
98915 Urban Archaeology (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/09 6
EPIGRAPHY AREA (max limit 6 CFU)
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
28775 Egyptian Epigraphy (1) (LM) L-OR/02 6
29926 Etruscan Epigraphy (1) (2nd cycle) L-ANT/06 6
29459 Greek Epigraphy (1) (LM) L-ANT/02 6
75651 History and Culture in Papyri (1) (LM) L-ANT/05 6
29552 Roman Epigraphy (1) (LM) L-ANT/03 6
HISTORICAL AREA (max limit 6 CFU)
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
28953 Ancient Christian Literature (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-FIL-LET/06 6
30109 Greek Institutions (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/02 6
28951 History of Performing Arts in the Ancient World (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-FIL-LET/05 6
29654 Religions of the Classic World (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 M-STO/06 6
30122 Roman Institutions (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/03 6
29739 Social History of the Ancient World (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/03 6
72438 Social History of the Byzantine World (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-FIL-LET/07 6

07. One course to be selected among these listed below (6 CFU)

ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
75779 Application of Geophysics to Archaeology (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 GEO/11 6
75784 Business Management in the Field of Cultural Heritage (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 SECS-P/08 6
75778 Geoarchaeology (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 GEO/04 6
75780 Paleoanthropology (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 BIO/08 6
B1738 Paleolithic Archaeology (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 BIO/08 6
98916 Prehistoric Ecology and Neolithic Archaeology (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 BIO/08 6

08. One course of 12 CFU or two courses of 6 CFU to be selected among these listed below (12 CFU)

ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
28277 Archaic and Classical Greek History (1) (LM) L-ANT/02 6
29440 Archaic and Republican Roman History (1) (LM) L-ANT/03 6
28776 Assyriology (LM) L-OR/03 12
75657 Economic History of the Ancient World (1) (LM) L-ANT/02 6
93016 Egyptian Archaeology (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-OR/02 6
28775 Egyptian Epigraphy (1) (LM) L-OR/02 6
75732 Egyptology (LM) L-OR/02 12
29459 Greek Epigraphy (1) (LM) L-ANT/02 6
28278 Hellenistic History (1) (LM) L-ANT/02 6
28772 History of Ancient Near East (1) (LM) L-OR/01 6
29748 History of Late Antiquity (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/03 6
29446 History of the Roman Empire (1) (LM) L-ANT/03 6
29552 Roman Epigraphy (1) (LM) L-ANT/03 6
93141 Rome and the Universal (LM) L-ANT/03 6
90280 Sumero-Akkandian Epigraphy (1) (LM) L-OR/03 6

09. Elective courses among those offered by University of Bologna (12 - 48 CFU)

Choose at least 12 credits among the courses offered by the University of Bologna.

10. Final Examination (18 CFU)

Students must select one of the three modalities: two modalities offer the possibility to obtain some of the 18 credits with different activities in preparation of the final examination. For more information about internship, go to page "Studying/Internship”
A) Final Examination (18 CFU) (max limit 18 CFU)
This modality does not include any preparation abroad
cfu ? Credits
29429 Final Examination (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 18
B) Final Examination (6 CFU) with Preparation Abroad (12 CFU) (max limit 18 CFU)
This modality includes a period of preparation abroad in agreement with your supervisor. Students also have the opportunity to apply for grants for studying abroad offered by University of Bologna.
cfu ? Credits
86235 Final Examination (6 CFU) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 6
86263 Preparation for the Final Examination Abroad (12 CFU) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 12
C) Final Examination (6 CFU) with Internship Abroad (6 CFU) and Preparation for the Final Examination Abroad (6 CFU) (max limit 18 CFU)
This modality includes a period of preparation abroad in agreement with your supervisor. Students also have the opportunity to apply for grants for studying abroad offered by University of Bologna
cfu ? Credits
86235 Final Examination (6 CFU) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 6
86277 Internship Abroad for Preparation for the Final Examination (6 CFU) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 6
86224 Preparation for the Final Examination Abroad (6 CFU) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 6