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) ARCH-01/G 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) ARCH-01/C 12
28795 Prehistory and Protohistory (LM) ARCH-01/A 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) ARCH-01/D 12
28798 Archaeology and History of Ancient Roman Art (LM) ARCH-01/D 12
B1727 Cities, Settlements and Production in the Roman Imperial World (LM) ARCH-01/D 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) ARCH-01/E 12
75769 Archaeology of the Late Antique and Byzantine Mediterranean ARCH-01/E 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) ASIA-01/A 6
B9219 Aegean Archaeology (1) (LM) ARCH-01/A 6
29918 Archaeological Museology (1) (LM) ARCH-01/G 6
28799 Archaeology and History of Ancient Greek Art (LM) ARCH-01/D 12
28798 Archaeology and History of Ancient Roman Art (LM) ARCH-01/D 12
75770 Archaeology and History of Art of the European Middle Ages (LM) ARCH-01/E 12
75771 Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (LM) STAA-01/E 12
75769 Archaeology of the Late Antique and Byzantine Mediterranean ARCH-01/E 12
28776 Assyriology (LM) STAA-01/C 12
B1727 Cities, Settlements and Production in the Roman Imperial World (LM) ARCH-01/D 12
98910 Construction Characters of Ancient Monuments and Restoration Problems (1) (LM) CEAR-11/B 6
98912 Critical Approaches to Archaeological Theory (1) (LM) ARCH-01/G 6
98913 Digital archaeology (1) (LM) ARCH-01/G 6
93016 Egyptian Archaeology (1) (LM) STAA-01/B 6
75732 Egyptology (LM) STAA-01/B 12
98914 Environmental Archaeology (1) (LM) ARCH-01/G 6
B9218 Etruscology (LM) ARCH-01/C 12
93014 Landscapes Archaeology (LM) ARCH-01/F 12
28795 Prehistory and Protohistory (LM) ARCH-01/A 12
B1729 Statistical Analysis in Archaeology (1) (LM) ARCH-01/G 6
B5024 Villages and Settlement Patterns in Middle Ages (1) (LM) ARCH-01/E 6
EPIGRAPHY AREA (max limit 6 CFU)
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
28775 Egyptian Epigraphy (1) (LM) STAA-01/B 6
29926 Etruscan Epigraphy (1) (2nd cycle) ARCH-01/C 6
29459 Greek Epigraphy (1) (LM) STAN-01/A 6
75651 History and Culture in Papyri (1) (LM) FICP-01/C 6
29552 Roman Epigraphy (1) (LM) STAN-01/B 6
90280 Sumero-Akkandian Epigraphy (1) (LM) STAA-01/C 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) STAA-01/K 6
28277 Archaic and Classical Greek History (1) (LM) STAN-01/A 6
29440 Archaic and Republican Roman History (1) (LM) STAN-01/B 6
28278 Hellenistic History (1) (LM) STAN-01/A 6
28772 History of Ancient Near East (1) (LM) STAA-01/A 6
29942 History of the Ancient Greek Language (1) (LM) HELL-01/B 6
30371 History of the Latin Language (1) (LM) LATI-01/A 6
29446 History of the Roman Empire (1) (LM) STAN-01/B 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) ARCH-01/G 6
87654 Archaeological Sites around Vesuvius (1) (LM) ARCH-01/D 6
30337 History of Archaeology (1) (2nd cycle) ARCH-01/D 6
90281 Italic and Celtic Archaeology (1) (LM) ARCH-01/C 6
75787 Native American Civilisations (1)(LM) - Not available for the year  2026/2027 SDEA-01/A 6
29626 Numismatics (1) (LM) ARCH-01/B 6
29649 Phoenician-Punic Archaeology (1) (LM) STAA-01/F 6
30341 Ravennate and Byzantine Archaeology and History of Art (1) (LM) - 6 cfu ARCH-01/E 6
B1729 Statistical Analysis in Archaeology (1) (LM) ARCH-01/G 6
98915 Urban Archaeology (1) (LM) ARCH-01/F 6
EPIGRAPHY AREA (max limit 6 CFU)
ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs cfu ? Credits
28775 Egyptian Epigraphy (1) (LM) STAA-01/B 6
29926 Etruscan Epigraphy (1) (2nd cycle) ARCH-01/C 6
29459 Greek Epigraphy (1) (LM) STAN-01/A 6
75651 History and Culture in Papyri (1) (LM) FICP-01/C 6
29552 Roman Epigraphy (1) (LM) STAN-01/B 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) FICP-01/B 6
30109 Greek Institutions (1) (LM) STAN-01/A 6
28951 History of Performing Arts in the Ancient World (1) (LM) FICP-01/A 6
29654 Religions of the Classic World (1) (LM) HIST-04/A 6
30122 Roman Institutions (1) (LM) STAN-01/B 6
29739 Social History of the Ancient World (1) (LM) STAN-01/B 6
72438 Social History of the Byzantine World (1) (LM) HELL-01/C 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) GEOS-04/B 6
75784 Business Management in the Field of Cultural Heritage (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2026/2027 ECON-07/A 6
75778 Geoarchaeology (1) (LM) GEOS-03/A 6
75780 Paleoanthropology (1) (LM) BIOS-03/B 6
B1738 Paleolithic Archaeology (1) (LM) BIOS-03/B 6
98916 Prehistoric Ecology and Neolithic Archaeology (1) (LM) BIOS-03/B 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) STAN-01/A 6
29440 Archaic and Republican Roman History (1) (LM) STAN-01/B 6
28776 Assyriology (LM) STAA-01/C 12
75657 Economic History of the Ancient World (1) (LM) STAN-01/A 6
93016 Egyptian Archaeology (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2026/2027 STAA-01/B 6
28775 Egyptian Epigraphy (1) (LM) STAA-01/B 6
75732 Egyptology (LM) STAA-01/B 12
29459 Greek Epigraphy (1) (LM) STAN-01/A 6
28278 Hellenistic History (1) (LM) STAN-01/A 6
28772 History of Ancient Near East (1) (LM) STAA-01/A 6
29748 History of Late Antiquity (1) (LM) STAN-01/B 6
29446 History of the Roman Empire (1) (LM) STAN-01/B 6
29552 Roman Epigraphy (1) (LM) STAN-01/B 6
93141 Rome and the Universal (LM) STAN-01/B 6
90280 Sumero-Akkandian Epigraphy (1) (LM) STAA-01/C 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) 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