Second Cycle Degree/Two Year Master in Archaeology and Cultures of the Ancient World

Curriculum Archaeology and Cultures of the Ancient World: for students enrolled a.y. 2024-25

First Year

01. Compulsory Course

ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
29916 Methodology of Archaeological Research (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 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
75768 Italic Etruscology and Archaeology (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/06 12
28795 Prehistory and Protohistory (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/07 12
28798 Archaeology and History of Ancient Roman Art (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/07 12
B1727 Cities, Settlements and Production in the Roman Imperial World (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/08 12
75769 Archaeology of the Late Antique and Byzantine Mediterranean - Not available for the year  2025/2026 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
B1728 Aegean Archaeology (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-FIL-LET/01 6
29918 Archaeological Museology (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/10 6
28799 Archaeology and History of Ancient Greek Art (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/07 12
28798 Archaeology and History of Ancient Roman Art (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/07 12
75770 Archaeology and History of Art of the European Middle Ages (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/08 12
75771 Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-OR/05 12
75769 Archaeology of the Late Antique and Byzantine Mediterranean - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/08 12
28776 Assyriology (LM) L-OR/03 12
B1727 Cities, Settlements and Production in the Roman Imperial World (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/07 12
98910 Construction Characters of Ancient Monuments and Restoration Problems (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 ICAR/19 6
98912 Critical Approaches to Archaeological Theory (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/10 6
98913 Digital archaeology (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/10 6
93016 Egyptian Archaeology (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-OR/02 6
75732 Egyptology (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-OR/02 12
98914 Environmental Archaeology (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/10 6
75768 Italic Etruscology and Archaeology (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/06 12
93014 Landscapes Archaeology (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/09 12
28795 Prehistory and Protohistory (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/01 12
B1729 Statistical Analysis in Archaeology (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/10 6
B5024 Villages and Settlement Patterns in Middle Ages (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-FIL-LET/02 6
30371 History of the Latin Language (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 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)

cfu ? Credits
32592 Internship (2) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 6
86225 Internship Abroad (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 6
93020 Laboratory and Excavation (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 6
93021 Laboratory and Excavation (2) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 6
28119 Work Placement (1) )LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/10 6
87654 Archaeological Sites around Vesuvius (1) (LM) L-ANT/07 6
75658 Archaeology of Emilia Romagna in the Medieval Period (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/08 6
75669 History of Ancient Near Eastern Art (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-OR/05 6
30337 History of Archaeology (1) (2nd cycle) L-ANT/07 6
90281 Italic and Celtic Archaeology (1) (LM) 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) L-ANT/04 6
29649 Phoenician-Punic Archaeology (1) (LM) L-OR/06 6
30341 Ravennate and Byzantine Archaeology and History of Art (1) (LM) - 6 cfu L-ANT/08 6
B1729 Statistical Analysis in Archaeology (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/10 6
98915 Urban Archaeology (1) (LM) 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) L-FIL-LET/06 6
30109 Greek Institutions (1) (LM) L-ANT/02 6
28951 History of Performing Arts in the Ancient World (1) (LM) L-FIL-LET/05 6
B5021 PRODUZIONE AGRARIA E ALIMENTAZIONE NEL MEDIOEVO (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 M-STO/01 6
29654 Religions of the Classic World (1) (LM) M-STO/06 6
30122 Roman Institutions (1) (LM) L-ANT/03 6
29739 Social History of the Ancient World (1) (LM) L-ANT/03 6
72438 Social History of the Byzantine World (1) (LM) 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) 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) GEO/04 6
75780 Paleoanthropology (1) (LM) BIO/08 6
B1738 Paleolithic Archaeology (1) (LM) BIO/08 6
98916 Prehistoric Ecology and Neolithic Archaeology (1) (LM) 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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 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) 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 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) 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) 6
86263 Preparation for the Final Examination Abroad (12 CFU) (LM) 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) 6
86277 Internship Abroad for Preparation for the Final Examination (6 CFU) 6
86224 Preparation for the Final Examination Abroad (6 CFU) (LM) 6