Archaeology

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

Welcome to our versatile Archaeology programme, judged best in the Netherlands for the last 10 years, which will help you become a top-level archaeologist. All pre-university profiles are accepted!

Price

from €2,771

Level

Academic bachelor

Kind

Course

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Description

The Bachelor's degree programme in Archaeology at the University of Groningen, taught mainly in Dutch, allows you to study cultures from the Palaeolithic to the Middle Ages, and the Mediterranean all the way up to the Arctic region.In the first year you follow introductory courses, amongst others on Mediterranean archaeology, the archaeology of the Netherlands and about various kinds of material remains from the past (ceramics, bones, pollen and seeds, et cetera). In the second year you choose, within two thematic modules, a workgroup focused on either Classical and Mediterranean or Northwest-European archaeology. You also follow a series of practicals to acquaint yourself with various bio materials (seeds and pollen, animal and human bone remains). You will participate in an excavation in the Netherlands or abroad and you will familiarize yourself with geo-archaeological approaches. In your third year, you will follow a Minor at the UG or other university in the Netherlands or abroad and complete your Bachelor's degree programme by writing a thesis.With your Bachelor's degree in hand, you an continue on to the one-year Master's programme in Archaeology. Students who perform except