Curriculum Applied Critical Archaeology and Heritage: for students enrolled a.y. 2026/27

- 6 CFU = 30 hours lectures
- 12 CFU = 60 hours lectures

First Year

01. Compulsory Unit in Archaeology and Heritage

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
C9390	Archaeological Theory and Practice (I.C.) (LM)
	C9392  Archaeological Landscapes (LM)		ARCH-01/G	4
	C9391  Archaeological Theory and Practice: The Key Concepts (LM)		ARCH-01/E	4
	C9393  Critical Archaeology and Heritage (LM)		ARCH-01/A	4

02. Two Elective Units in History (12 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
C8945	Civilizations of the Ancient Near East (1) (LM)		STAA-01/A	6
C9394	Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Medieval World (1) (LM)		HIST-01/A	6
C9395	Ethnicity and Identity in the Greek World (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2026/2027		STAN-01/A	6
C9396	Rome and the Universal (1) (LM)		STAN-01/B	6

03. Two Elective Units in Monuments and Memory in Archaeology (12 CFU)

Monuments and Memory in Archaeology (max limit 12 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
C8949	Archaeology of Monuments and Memory in Central Asia (1) (LM)		ASIA-01/A	6
C8948	Archaeology of Monuments and Memory in the Ancient Near East (1) (LM)		STAA-01/E	6
C8947	Funerary Landscape in the Etruscan World (1) (LM)		ARCH-01/C	6
C8946	Monuments, Matter, and Memory in Ancient Mesoamerica (1) (LM)		SDEA-01/A	6

Museums and the Public in Archaeology (max limit 12 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
C8950	Museum Studies in Archaeology (1) (LM)		ARCH-01/D	6
C8951	Public Archaeology and Memory (1) (LM)		ARCH-01/D	6

04. Two Elective Units in Social Approaches to Archaeology (12 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
C8953	Environment, Society, and Landscapes of Medieval Italy (1) (LM)		ARCH-01/F	6
C8952	Household Archaeology in the Mediterranean (1) (LM)		ARCH-01/E	6
C8901	Late Prehistory in the Mediterranean (1) (LM)		ARCH-01/A	6
C9397	The Archaeology of the Roman Economy (1) (LM)		ARCH-01/D	6

05. One Elective Unit in Interdisciplinary Approaches to Heritage (6 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
C9398	Cultural Policy and Comparative Heritage Legislation (1) (LM)		ECON-07/A	6
C8921	Scientific Methods for Exploring Archaeological Records (1) (LM)		BIOS-03/B	6

06. One Compulsory Unit in Fieldwork and Laboratory

				cfu ? Credits
C8963	Fieldwork and Laboratory (1) (LM)			6

Second Year

07. One Elective Unit in Methodology in Archaeology (6 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
C8955	Archaeology of Disasters and Climate Change (1) (LM)		ARCH-01/E	6
C9399	Digital Archaeology (1) (LM)		ARCH-01/G	6
C9400	Networks And Mobility in Archaeology (1) (LM)		ARCH-01/A	6

08. Two Elective Units in Material and Written Culture (12 CFU)

Material Culture (max limit 12 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
C8959	Archaeology of the Body in Roman and Post-Classical Worlds (1) (LM)		ARCH-01/E	6
C8880	European Protohistory (1) (LM)		ARCH-01/A	6
C8958	Iconography and Iconology Between Ancient Greece and Etruria (1) (LM)		ARCH-01/C	6
C8957	Iron Age Material Culture and Production (1) (LM)		ARCH-01/C	6
C8956	Lithic Technology in Prehistory (1) (LM)		BIOS-03/B	6

Written Culture (max limit 12 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
C8960	Cuneiform Script and the Archaeology of Writing in Ancient Mesopotamia (1) (LM)		STAA-01/A	6
C9401	Provenance and Contextualisation of Papyrus Findings (1) (LM)		FICP-01/C	6

09. Compulsory Unit in Archaeology and Heritage Seminars

				cfu ? Credits
C8961	Seminars in Archaeological Practice and Heritage (1) (LM)			6

10. One elective among the following list (6 CFU)

				cfu ? Credits
C8962	Fieldwork and Laboratory (2) (LM)			6
C9402	Internship (LM)			6

11. Eligible Courses among Unibo Teachings (12 - 48 CFU)

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

12. Final Examination (18 CFU)

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A) Final examination (18 CFU) (max limit 18 CFU)

				cfu ? Credits
82058	Final Examination (Dissertation) (LM)			18

B) Final examination (6 CFU) with Preparation for the final examination abroad (12 CFU) (max limit 18 CFU)

				cfu ? Credits
86231	Final Examination (Dissertation) (12 CFU) (LM)			12
86232	Preparation for the Final Examination Abroad (6 CFU) (LM)			6

C) Final examination (6 CFU) with Internship abroad (6 CFU) and Preparation for the final examination abroad (6 CFU) (max limit 18 CFU)

				cfu ? Credits
86259	Final Examination (Dissertation) ( 6 CFU) (LM)			6
86238	Internship Abroad to Prepare for the Final Examination (6 CFU) (LM)			6
86232	Preparation for the Final Examination Abroad (6 CFU) (LM)			6