Bachelor in Archeology
Education objectives
1) To have a wide and critical view of the human past together with an understanding of how this conditions the present and the future as well as our perception of both;
2) To show an understanding for points of view resulting from different historical antecedents, in distinct cultural and geographical contexts, in the interpretation of material culture;
3) To know about human presence and its material testimony within its historical context, in particular in present-day Portugal;
4) To have general knowledge of the material culture of the different periods in the History of Portugal;
5) To understand the methodologies and techniques used in archaeology as well as know about publication of the respective findings;
6) To acquire experience in the manipulation, interpretation and contextualisation of archaeological findings:
7) To gain archaeology field work and laboratory experience.
General characterization
DGES code
9006
Cicle
Bachelor (1st Cycle)
Degree
Licence
Access to other programs
Completion of the Licenciatura (1st cycle) degree allows the holder to apply for Masters programmes (2nd Cycle), or other post-graduate courses including those which do not confer a degree.
Coordinator
Leonor Amarílis Plácido de Medeiros
Opening date
2024-09-16
Vacancies
Available soon
Fees
697 Euros/year or 3500 Euros/year (foreign students)
Schedule
Presencial
Teaching language
Portuguese language
Degree pre-requisites
Each student must obtain 180 credits: 132 credits from compulsory courses of the study programme, one of which is Work Experience in Archaeology with 12 credits, 18 credits from restricted options and 30 credits from free options or a Minor from another academic area. Each semester the student may not enrol in more than 30 credits and must respect any pre-requisites which have been set. At the beginning of each semester, the student is advised as to which courses are the most appropriate for their academic pathway and which they should take.
Legal framework/Study programme - Regulamento n.º 719/2024, DR, 2ª série, nº 128, de 04 de julho de 2024.
The degree of licenciado corresponds to the level 6 of the NQF and EQF-National Qualifications Framework/European Qualifications Framework.
Conditions of admittance
Students may be admitted to Higher Education through the National Competition for Access to Higher Education, special competitions/regimes and entry systems, re-enrolment systems, course changes and transfers. To apply for access to higher education through the National Competition, students must fulfill the requirements described in DGES/Access to Higher Education. More info at http://www.dges.gov.pt/guias/?plid=593 For more information about International Students please visit https://www.fcsh.unl.pt/internacional/estatuto-de-estudante-internacional/
Evaluation rules
Students at FCSH are evaluated based on the work developed over a semester, based on class participation, presentation of written and oral tests and examinations. The result obtained either by continuous assessment or evaluation of the tests is expressed on a scale of 0 to 20. To be approved, students must have at least 10 points to pass, however, who fail have a second chance to repeat the exams. Repeat exam: Has access any student of 1st or 2nd cycle who has obtained the minimum grade of eight values per rounding in the final grade of the curricular unit. SPECIAL PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION: - Worker-Student - Students with the status of top athletes - Mothers and fathers students - Associative leaders - Military - Other special arrangements provided legally. Students with special needs can benefit from teaching and learning conditions to meet their needs.
Structure
| Elective Options 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 711051170 | Archaeology of Architecture | 6.0 |
| 711051139 | Landscape Archaeology | 6.0 |
| 01100296 | Biology and Culture | 6.0 |
| 01105688 | Human Evolution | 6.0 |
| 711051104 | History of the Portuguese Expansion | 6.0 |
| 711051098 | History of Religion in Antiquity | 6.0 |
| 711061054 | Introduction to the History of Art | 6.0 |
| 711061037 | Introduction to Museology | 6.0 |
| 01105666 | Principles of Archaeometry | 6.0 |
| 01100303 | Geographic Information Systems | 6.0 |
| 711051174 | Theory and History of Archaeology | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 18 |