93144 - Senior Seminar in Archaeological Practice (LM)

Academic Year 2022/2023

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Archaeology and Cultures of the Ancient World (cod. 8855)

Learning outcomes

By the end of the workshop students will have an in-depth knowledge of the main tools in a selection of innovative archaeological topics, and know how to apply them to assigned individual activities. They will be able to address specific topics with an in-depth description of methods and data theories, achieving maturity and independence in their scientific research. They will understand the main scientific debates of recent prehistory, expounding critical points of view based on the main evidence from material culture.

Course contents

The Senior Seminars are the premier archaeology and heritage series in English language at the University of Bologna.

The range of topics is extremely diverse, covering the whole multidisciplinary spectrum of current archaeology and heritage research.

Most of the series will be held in-class at the Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 4, 40124, Bologna and online on Microsoft Teams Platform.

Assessment methods

Students are expected to attend at least six (6) seminars. Senior Seminar is a pass/no pass class and, in order to get 6 credits (CFU), students are required to deliver a 3000 words paper cumulative paper on the seminars attended, starting from the exam session in June.

Students must email their paper to maurizio.cattani@unibo.it by registering on AlmaEsami [https://almaesami.unibo.it/almaesami/welcome.htm] one week before the exam date. Students do not need to be present at the exam.

Office hours

See the website of Annalisa Marzano