Study plan Bachelor's Degree in Archaeology

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Study plan information

Table of credits for each course

  Basic training Compulsory Optional Bachelor's Degree Final Project
1st year 54 6    
2nd year 6 54    
3rd year   48 12  
4th year     54
Totals 60 108 66 6  

Period of study

The degree is organised into semesters.

Part-time or full-time

Full-time dedication. Part-time option available.

Specialisations

Specialisation in Prehistoric Archaeology
Specialisation in Classical Archaeology
Specialisation in Ancient History
Specialisation in Medieval History

Basic and compulsory training

 

1st year 2nd year
  • Introduction to Archaeology
  • Prehistory: Human Origins
  • Ancient History
  • Prehistory II: from the First Peasant Societies to the First State-Based Societies 
  • Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology
  • Reading the Artistic Image
  • Main Themes of Philosophy
  • Medieval History
  • Modern and Contemporary History: Texts and Material Culture
  • Methods and Techniques in the Field of Prehistoric Archaeology
  • Written Expression 
  • Classical Archaeology
  • Medieval Archaeology
  • Methods and Techniques in the Field of Prehistoric Archaeology
  • Hispanic Archaeology
  • Social, Economic and Political Theory in Archaeology
  • Management and Diffusion of Archaeology
  • History of the Mediterranean in the Ancient World
  • The Mediterranean in Prehistoric Times
  • Introduction to Cartography
3rd year 4th year
  • Analysis of Artefacts
  • Bioarchaeology
  • Landscape and Territory
  • Agrarian Archaeology of the Middle Ages
  • Quantitative Archaeology
  • Analysis and Study of Archaeological Materials
  • Archaeology of Architecture and Urban Planning
  • Theoretical Trends in Archaeology 
  • Bachelor's Degree Final Project


 

Optional subjects

All optional subjects are worth 6 credits.

3rd and 4th year 
  • Contemporary History
  • Modern Language I and II (English, French, German, Italian, Modern Greek, Portuguese, Occitan, Basque, Galician or Romanian) (*)
  • Work Placement 
  • Science and Technology in the Modern Age 
  • Science and Technology in the Contemporary Age

(*) You may enrol in a maximum of 12 credits of these subjects.


In order to obtain a specialisation, a minimum of 30 credits belonging to the pathway must be taken:

Specialisation in Prehistoric Archaeology Specialisation in Classical Archaeology
  • Archaeology of Hunting and Gathering Societies
  • Archaeology of the First Agricultural Societies
  • Archaeology of Complex Societies
  • Archaeology of the Origins of the State
  • Prehistory of Catalonia
  • Archaeology of America
  • Archaeology of Women
  • Geographical Information Systems
  • Greek Archaeology
  • Roman Archaeology
  • Protohistory of the Mediterranean
  • Research Instruments for Classical Archaeology
  • Epigraphy and Numismatics
  • Instruments for Studying Classics
  • Roman Art
  • Geographical Information Systems
Specialisation in Ancient History Specialisation in Medieval History
  • History of Religion and Thought in the Ancient World
  • Ancient History of the Iberian Peninsula
  • Social and Economic History of the Ancient World
  • War and Imperialism in the Ancient World
  • Ancient History of Catalonia
  • History and Gender in the Ancient World
  • Instruments for Studying Classics
  • Latin Texts
  • History and Civilisation of Egypt
  • Medieval Hispanic Archaeology
  • Archaeology of the Medieval Territory
  • Medieval Hispanic Kingdoms and Al-Andalus
  • Medieval History of Catalonia
  • History of Women in the Middle Ages
  • The Formation of Europe (5th-11th centuries)
  • The Gothic Period (7th-15th centuries)
  • Medieval Latin


 

Additional information

All optional subjects are not scheduled each year.