The programme can be completed in a minimum of 3 semesters and is credited with 90 ECTS.
During the first two semesters, 5 compulsories and 1 elective courses will be taught, three per semester. Each course is credited with 10 ECTS, so the maximum number of ECTS per semester is 30.
During the third semester, 1 elective course will be taught. In order to complete the remaining 20 ECTS, students have to conduct a Master thesis (20 ECTS) during the third semester.
During the summer semester, students will have the option to follow a “practical training in field archaeology” (ARC 615: 10 ECTS), which will be an elective.
The 250 hours of 10 ΕCTS* per course are allocated as follows:
- 39 hours for class attendance,
- 26 hours for course preparatory reading,
- 120 hours for study,
- 65 hours for essay writing/project implementation.
* 1 ECTS = 25 working hours
Writing and defending the master’s thesis is credited with 20 ECTS, as follows:
- 10 ΕCTS for the research phase,
- 9 ΕCTS for the writing phase,
- 1 ΕCTS for the thesis defense, in front of a three-membered committee.
| PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS | ECTS |
|
Compulsory courses
|
50
20
|
|
Constrain Electives
ΟR
|
20 |
| Total ECTS | 90 |
Indicative Distribution of courses per semester
1st semester:
| 1 | Compulsory | Introduction to GIS Technologies in Archaeology | ARC 653 | 10 ECTS |
| 2 | Compulsory | Applications of GeoInformatics in Archaeology | ARC 670 | 10 ECTS |
| 3 | Constrain Elective * | Settlement and Landscape Archaeology | ARC 650 | 10 ECTS |
| Constrain Elective * | Maritime Cultural Landscape | ARC 654 | 10 ECTS | |
| Constrain Elective * | Mediterranean Island Landscapes | ARC 651 | 10 ECTS | |
| Constrain Elective * | Introduction to Cultural Heritage Management | ARC 663 | 10 ECTS |
* One Constrain Elective elective courses from those that are listed.
2nd Semester:
| 1 | Compulsory | Geospatial Analysis and Modelling in GIS (GIS II) | ARC 673 | 10 ECTS |
| 2 | Compulsory |
Computational and Analytic Techniques in the
Humanities and Social Sciences
|
ARC 671 | 10 ECTS |
| 3 | Compulsory | Advanced Topics in Digital Humanities | ARC 699 | 10 ECTS |
3rd Semester:
| 1 | Compulsory | Master’s Thesis | 20 ECTS | |
| 2 | Constrain Elective* | Constrain Elective* | ARC XXX | 10 ECTS |
