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MA Archaeology of the Mediterranean, Egypt and Middle East

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 year - 2 years

Masters Degree Description

Spend a year digging into the archaeology and cultural heritage of the Mediterranean, Egypt and Middle East, working with UCL’s renowned researchers. Explore UCL’s own museums and internationally-significant collections; interact with the British Museum. You’ll go away with invaluable experience and skills to forge a successful career in the public, museum and heritage sector.

Entry Requirements

A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor’s degree in archaeology or a related subject from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.

Student Destinations

Upon completing this degree, you will have skills well suited for jobs in sectors such as tourism and heritage management, policy development, environmental and sustainability sector, archaeology within museums and private companies, preparation for PhD degrees.

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  • Dissertation
  • Themes, Thought and Theory in World Archaeology: Foundations
  • Heritage Ethics and Archaeological Practice in the Middle East and Mediterranean
  • Exploratory Data Analysis in Archaeology
  • GIS in Archaeology and History
  • Interpreting Pottery
  • Prehistoric Stone Artefact Analysis
  • Managing Archaeological Sites
  • Dispersals, extinctions, and intensification in the later Palaeolithic
  • Resources and Subsistence
  • Environmental Archaeology in Practice
  • Aegean Prehistory: Major Themes and Current Debates
  • Themes and debates in Egyptian Archaeology
  • Digital Heritage: Applications in Heritage Management
  • Archaeology of Buddhism
  • Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Language
  • Middle Bronze Age to the Iron Age in the Near East: City-States and Empires
  • The Archaeology of the Silk Roads
  • The Archaeology of Early Human Origins
  • Archaeology of the Roman Empire: Current Themes and Debates
  • Archaeology and Nationalism

Optional modules

  • Exploratory Data Analysis in Archaeology
  • GIS in Archaeology and History
  • Interpreting Pottery
  • Prehistoric Stone Artefact Analysis
  • Managing Archaeological Sites
  • Dispersals, extinctions, and intensification in the later Palaeolithic
  • Resources and Subsistence
  • Environmental Archaeology in Practice
  • Aegean Prehistory: Major Themes and Current Debates
  • Themes and debates in Egyptian Archaeology
  • Digital Heritage: Applications in Heritage Management
  • Archaeology of Buddhism
  • Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Language
  • Middle Bronze Age to the Iron Age in the Near East: City-States and Empires
  • The Archaeology of the Silk Roads
  • The Archaeology of Early Human Origins
  • Archaeology of the Roman Empire: Current Themes and Debates
  • Archaeology and Nationalism
  • reasonable adjustments
  • Student Support and Wellbeing Services
  • UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services
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  • UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services.

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