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
Obrigatórias
Code Name ECTS
711051172 Archaeology of the Portuguese Expansion 6.0
711051168 Archaeology and History of the Ancient Middle East 6.0
01100232 Industrial Archaeology 6.0
01100243 Medieval Christian Archaeology 6.0
01100257 Medieval Muslim Archaeology 6.0
01100268 Modern Archaeology 6.0
711051173 Nautical and Underwater Archaeology 6.0
01100285 Prehistoric Archaeology (Agro-Pastoral and Metallurgic Societies) 6.0
01100279 Prehistoric Archaeology (Hunter-Gatherer Societies) 6.0
711051080 Proto-Historic Archaeology 6.0
711051082 Imperial Roman Archaeology 6.0
711051081 Republican Roman Archaeology 6.0
01105623 Pratical Internship I 6.0
01105634 Pratical Internship II 6.0
01105640 Pratical Internship III 3.0
711051103 History of Classical Antiquity 6.0
711051131 History of the Contemporary Era 6.0
711051129 History of the Middles Ages 6.0
711051130 History of the Modern Era 6.0
711051087 Archaeological Materials 3.0
711051175 Methodology in Archaeology 6.0
711051086 Surveying, Excavation and Dating Methods 3.0
01105677 Digital Methods in Archaeology 6.0
01105655 Archaeological Register 3.0
Free optins may be chosen from this undergraduate study programme or any other offered by FCSH-UNL