Archaeology
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46.03.01 In English and Russian
Level of education Bachelor
Type of instruction Full-time
Duration 4 years
With the additional qualifications ‘Teacher of History and Social Science’ / ‘Museum Curator’ / ‘Museum Documentation Specialist’
Programme description
- The bachelor’s programme ‘Archaeology (with the additional qualifications ‘Teacher of History and Social Science‘ / ’Museum Curator" / ‘Museum Documentation Specialist’)’ educates students in the spirit of traditional values and is designed to develop a skills set that makes it possible to know and understand the fundamental concepts of archaeological science, the history of archaeological knowledge from the first human ideas of antiquity to modern archaeological theory. Students study archaeological cultures, agricultural and nomadic civilisations of Eurasia from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age, the Iron Age, antiquity, the Migration Period, the Middle Ages, and the Modern Period
- It brings together academic courses and practices that focus on the archeology-specific skills: introduction and processing of the archeological sources, description and classification archeological material, field research methods, e-resources and software for 3D-modelling of the archeological monuments, modern legislation in preservation of the archeological monuments
- Upon completion of the programme, graduates are awarded the additional qualifications ‘Teacher of History and Social Science’ / ‘Museum Curator’ / ‘Museum Documentation Specialist’.
Main courses
- Ancient Archaeology
- Practical Training (Research Project). Archaeological
- Archaeological Sources
- Mesolithic-Neolithic Archaeology
- Palaeolithic Archaeology
- Archaeology of the Early Iron Age
- Archaeology of Siberia and Central Asia
- Archaeology of the Eneolithic-Bronze Age
- History of Archaeological Knowledge
- Methods of Desk Research in Archaeology
- Methods of Field Archaeological Studies
- Scythian Archaeology
- Slavic and Russian Archaeology
- Methods of Teaching History and Social Studies
- Museology
Our advantages
- The programme is aimed at: developing in students a holistic understanding of archaeology as a scientific field of knowledge with its own special source and research methods; studying the archaeology of Eurasia and the national distinctness of Russia, its place in world and European civilisation; and acquiring a system of knowledge about the basic regularities of the formation of archaeological cultures and peculiarities of the world-wide historically important process as well as the range of archaeological and historical issues connected with the field of future professional activity
- Training of specialists capable of applying these competences in their expert work and practical activities at museums, academic and educational institutions, state and private archaeological expert organisations, and local and federal government agencies responsible for the protection of cultural and archaeological heritage monuments
- Upon completion of the programme, students are awarded the additional qualifications ‘Teacher of History and Social Science’ / ‘Museum Curator’ / ‘Museum Documentation Specialist’
Сareer opportunities
Practices at
- Institute of History of Material Culture of the RAS
- The Hermitage
- Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography of Peter the Great
- Kursk Archeological Museum
- Preservation “Scythian Neapolis”
- Research Centre “Current Archeology”
Professions
- Archeologist
- Researcher
- Research fellow in academic institutions, museum, educational institutions, private archeological companies
- Scientific editor
- Archive worker
- Librarian
- Media editor
- Specialist in historical, cultural and experiential tourism
- Educator (cultural and educational centres)
- Educator (secondary schools and professional vocational education)
Teaching staff
- Vadim Bochkarev, Assistant Professor, expert in Bronze Age archaeology
- Igor Tikhonov, Doctor of History, Professor, expert in the history of archaeological knowledge
- Valerii Sedykh, Candidate of History, Associate Professor, expert in Finno-Ugric, Slavic—Russian, and Scandinavian archaeology, as well as numismatics
- Alexander Butyagin, Assistant Lecturer, expert in ancient archaeology
- Margarita Kholkina, Candidate of History, Associate Professor, expert in Mesolithic—Neolithic archaeology
- Kseniia Stepanova, Candidate of History, Associate Professor, expert in Palaeolithic archaeology
- Vladimir Lapshin, Doctor of History, Professor, expert in Slavic—Russian and Old Russian archaeology
- Evgeniy Cherlenok, Candidate of History, Assistant Professor, expert in Caucasian archaeology, modern-era archaeology, and Ancient Oriental art