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Archaeology Online - Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
Faculty of Arts & Humanities via distance learning
Archaeology via distance learning
Archaeology studies past human societies using their material remains. This program explores the development of archaeology as a scientific discipline. Archaeological methods and theories will be explained using case studies from the continents of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas. It includes the latest developments in this field and overviews its theories and practices in the field, the laboratory, and the library.
Academic Supervisor : Ana Isabel Navajas Jiménez
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Archaeology Online via distance learning
Specialist, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor - Archaeology.
This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's & Ph.D. (Doctor) Degree Programs. This academic program is designed at the postgraduate level (Master’s or Doctoral). This module may also be adapted to complete the course requirements of Specialist, Expert Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree. A further option is the enrollment into each of the courses listed within this specialization module. This module may be combined or completed with other modules from this faculty. For example: Ancient History - Anthropology - Comparative Literature - Cultural Studies - English Literature - Humanities - Language Studies - Library & Data Management - Museology - Mythology & Occultism - Philosophy & Critical Thinking - World History .
Specialist - Expert Diploma - Archaeology Online
Tuition Fee: 1.050 Euros (1.350 US$) ... 1.470 Euros (1.890 US$).
Specialist - Expert Diploma Online: 15 ... 21 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Archaeology via distance learning = 36 Academic credits - Select 5 courses for the online diploma of Specialist or 7 courses for the Expert Diploma from the total of courses from the specialization module.
Bachelor's Degree - Archaeology Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 3.510 Euros (4.420 US$) ... Max. 6.800 Euros (8.700 US$).
Bachelor's Degree Online: 130 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Archaeology via distance learning = 36 Academic credits + 40 credits in General Education (may be transferred from previous education and professional experience) + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Museology.
Master's Degree - Archaeology Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 4.680 Euros (6.120 US$) ... Max. 7.020 Euros (9.180 US$).
Master's Degree Online: 36 ... 54 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Archaeology via distance learning = 36 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Museology. + 13 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree - Archaeology Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 5.850 Euros (7.650 US$) ... Max. 9.360 Euros (12.240 US$).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree Online: 45 ... 72 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Archaeology via distance learning = 36 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Museology. + 18 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).
Payment plans are available upon request up to 36 monthly installments. More info...
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Archaeology Online
Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 academic credits):
1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credits (30 hours of study).
You may study any subject as an independent online continuing education course. More info...
Civilization & Culture
This course studies how and why the first civilizations emerged and the preconditions necessary for state development: the domestication of plants/animals, the farming communities, the first cities, the religious ideologies, the evolution of language and its relationship to culture, and the progress of each civilization.
Academic Supervisor: Sara Hejazi
Prehistory: Human Ancestors
This course studies the prehistoric human ancestors, three million years ago in addition to their spread from Africa and Asia into the Americas, their survival during ice ages, and the development of civilizations. It examines archaeological findings from Africa, Middle East, America, Egypt, China, India, and Europe.
Academic Supervisor: Ana Isabel Navajas Jiménez
Prehistory: Migrations & Cultures
This course explores the beginnings of human culture to the rise of civilizations, the first tools made by humans, the spread of humans out of Africa as well as other migrations, the origins of agriculture, and the rise of state society in different parts of the world.
Academic Supervisor: Ana Isabel Navajas Jiménez
Ancient Civilizations
This course describes the people, culture, archeological evidences, and influences of ancient civilizations, starting with early humans and moving chronologically through Sumer, Egypt, Nubia, India, China, Israel, Greece, Rome, and others.
Academic Supervisor: Mari Schuldt
Archaeology
This course explores the conceptual frameworks employed by archaeologists to explain the history of cultures, cultural reconstruction, and prehistory. It focuses on terminology, typologies, and interregional comparisons.
Academic Supervisor: Ana Isabel Navajas Jiménez
Archaeology: Human Origins
This course explores the early part of the prehistoric archaeological records in Africa and Eurasia, from 2,000,000 years ago until the spread of modern human beings; the development of stone and bone technologies; the ways of making a living; cultural adaptations; and intellectual and social development.
Academic Supervisor: Ana Isabel Navajas Jiménez
Archaeological Analysis: Ceramics
This course considers ceramic tools as evidence of both technological innovation, continuity, and change of ancient human setting and civilizations and ancient economic systems involving production, consumption, and distribution. It examines a variety of approaches to the study of material culture, especially ceramics.
Academic Supervisor: Ana Isabel Navajas Jiménez
Archaeological Analysis: Faunal Remains
This course studies the techniques and methods employed in the analysis of faunal remains from a wide range of Pleistocene and Holocene settings, including archaeological sites. It also presents the latest advances in the laboratory methods used to identify faunal remains.
Academic Supervisor: Ana Isabel Navajas Jiménez
Archaeological Analysis: Soil & Stone
This course focuses on the identification, analysis, and interpretation of sediments and soils associated with archaeological remains: sediment description and chemical analysis, current approaches to lithic analysis, types of information obtainable (technological, functional, social, and ideological), and constraints affecting the formation and analysis of lithic assemblages.
Academic Supervisor: Ana Isabel Navajas Jiménez
Archaeological Research
This course deals with the techniques, methods, and goals of archaeological research: Excavation and dating of archaeological materials, problems encountered in explaining archaeological phenomena, analysis of archaeological data by measuring and describing such artifacts as stone tools and ceramics, and the analysis of such environmental data as bones, plant remains, and sediments.
Academic Supervisor: Ana Isabel Navajas Jiménez
Comparative Historical Analysis
This courses presents a global review of the four Old World civilizations of the Middle East, India, China, and Europe, with special emphasis on their mutual influences and interaction across time. It touches on all aspects of civilization, including geography, communication, as well as technological and artistic developments.
Academic Supervisor: Mohammed Said Belkassem
Archaeological Field Research
This course examines the nature of the archaeological record as well the methods and techniques of field research. It explains area mapping, map interpretation, exploration and excavation, sampling design, remote sensing, photogrammetry, findings, and research presentation and legal issues.
Academic Supervisor: Ana Isabel Navajas Jiménez
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Archaeology Online via distance learning
Recommended Professional References.
Joining the proper association is the best way to become an updated professional.
Bircham International University graduates may join many professional associations. Membership requirements for each association may vary depending on the degree program, specialization and graduate resume en each occasion. BIU can not guarantee membership in all instances. BIU does not intermediate in these procedures. Bircham International University provides a list of available memberships and professional references from each faculty where some BIU graduates may belong. Contact directly the ones you select. More info...
AAP - Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses
ABAMO - Associação Brasileira de Arqueologia do Mediterrâneo Oriental
AEA - Association for Environmental Archaeology
AEAA - Asociación Española Amigos de la Arqueología
AEAM - Asociación Española de Arqueología Medieval
APA - Associação Profissional de Arqueólogos
APIA - Associação Portuguesa de Investigação Arqueológica
ARA - Association for Roman Archaeology
BAA - British Archaeological Association
BABAO - British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology
CIFA - Chartered Institute for Archaeologists
EAA - European Association of Archaeologists
ESAF - Eastern States Archeological Federation
FAME - Federation of Archaeological Managers and Employers
FESABID - Federación Española de Asociaciones de Archiveros, Bibliotecarios, Arqueólogos, Museólogos y Documentalistas
IACA - International Association for Classical Archaeology
IAE - International Association of Egyptologists
NAS - Nautical Archaeology Society
SAA - Society for American Archaeology
SAB - Sociedade de Arqueologia Brasileira
SAH - Society of Architectural Historians
SCA - Society for Church Archaeology
SFA - Société Française d'Archéologie
SMA - Society for Medieval Archaeology
SMA - Society for Museum Archaeology
SPF - Société Préhistorique Française
SPMA - Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology
WAC - World Archaeology Congress
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Admission requirements - Archaeology
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
For official admission status at Bircham distance education university; you need to send in a filled out, dated, and signed official Application for Admission. You may download this application form from the website or request it by email or mail. Please send this application and enclosed documents to our address. You may also submit this application and attached documents by email in a PDF Format. More info...
Bircham International University issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the distance learning degree program's major. Bircham University can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission. More info...
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METHOD OF INSTRUCTION: Distance Learning Higher Education
This distance learning education program is completed by a traditional correspondence instruction method. Once you sign up for the course, Bircham International University will send you (to your mailing address) the suggested textbooks. After reading the book, you will be asked to write a 20 to 35 pages report that reflect your understanding of the book. This report is equivalent to the exam and can be submitted by email or mail. Bircham International University will evaluate your written work. If passed, BIU will issue the corresponding diploma. For more instructions about BIU pedagogy, tutoring, and evaluation, please read our distance learning education study guide. More info...
Students enrolling into this distance education program should be aware that:
1. Location: Bircham International University needs a functional geographical location to ship the book and materials for successful completion of this program of study.
2. Communication: Email, courier, phone are key communication instruments with Bircham University that play an important role in the progress and support of this program of study.
3. Capacity: Any impediment, physical or psychological, to read a book and write a report must be communicated to Bircham International University prior to enrollment into this distance learning program.
4. Technology: No specific technology is required to complete this distance education program.
5. Language: Book reading and report writing in other language than English must be requested (and approved by BIU) prior to enrollment in any distance learning program.
6. Discrimination: There is no discrimination with respect to race, color, gender, beliefs or religion.
7. Age: Check the admission requirements for each distance education degree program. More info...
Duration - Archaeology Online via distance learning
For a program of 21 credits, the estimated time for completion is 21 weeks. For 45 credits, the estimated time for completion will be 45 weeks, and so on. Calculations are approximate. The length of each distance learning degree program is calculated based on an average of 15 hours of learning per week. It also depends on the number of validated credits from previous knowledge and the level of commitment to the studies. More info...
All information related to the distance learning degree programs is in English, although you may, upon request and approval, submit the required assignments in other languages.
Recognition - Archaeology Online via distance learning
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Faculty of Arts & Humanities via distance learning
Archaeology Online
Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.
