Inter-University Master's Degree in Quaternary Archaeology and Human Evolution (Erasmus Mundus) - 13th edition
Inter-University Master's Degree in Quaternary Archaeology and Human Evolution (Erasmus Mundus)
Programme
Knowledge area: history, archaeology, geography, philosophy and humanities
| YEAR | COMPULSORY CREDITS |
OPTIONAL CREDITS |
MASTER’S THESIS CREDITS |
TOTALS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 32 | 28 | -- | 60 |
| 2nd | 15 | 15 | 30 (compulsory) | 60 |
| TOTALS | 47 | 43 | 30 | 120 |
FIRST YEAR: Compulsory subjects
| CODE | SUBJECT | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|
| 12705101 | Statistics Applied to Archaeology | 5 |
| 12705102 | Geology of the Quaternary | 5 |
| 12705103 | Prehistory of Asia and Oceania | 4 |
| 12705104 | Prehistory in Europe | 4 |
| 12705105 | Prehistory in Africa | 4 |
| 12705106 | Excavation and Record Methods in Quaternary Archaeology | 6 |
| 12705107 | Human Paleocology | 4 |
| Optional subjects | 28 |
SECOND YEAR: Compulsory subjects
| CODE | SUBJECTS | CREDITS |
|---|---|---|
| 12705108 | Epistemology and the Theory of Knowledge in Archaeology | 4 |
| 12705109 | Human Evolution | 5 |
| 12705110 | How to Write a Master's Thesis | 6 |
| 12705301 | Master's Thesis | 30 |
| Optional subjects | 15 |
OPTIONAL SUBJECTS:
| CODE | SUBJECT | CREDITS | SUBJECTS OFFERED 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12705201 | Ethnoarchaeology | 4 | Yes |
| 12705202 | Archaeobotany | 4 | Yes |
| 12705203 | Crystallographic Characterization and Chemistry of Archaeological Materials | 5 | Yes |
| 12705204 | The Archaeology of Symbolic Behaviour | 5 | No |
| 12705205 | Prehistory of the Iberian Peninsula | 4 | Yes |
| 12705206 | Prehistory of America | 4 | No |
| 12705207 | Spatial Archaeology | 5 | No |
| 12705208 | Systems of Graphic Documentation in Pleistocene Archaeology | 4 | No |
| 12705209 | Archaeology of the Mind and Cognition | 3 | Yes |
| 12705210 | Experimental Archaeology | 4 | Yes |
| 12705211 | Lithic Technology | 4 | Yes |
| 12705212 | Zooarchaeology and Taphonomy | 4 | Yes |
| 12705213 | Molecular Archaeology | 6 | No |
| 12705214 | Microscopic Analysis in Archaeology | 4 | Yes |
| 12705215 | Interpretation of Heritage and the Socialisation of Archaeology | 4 | No |
| 12705216 | Preservation and Restoration in Pleistocene Archaeology | 4 | Yes |
| 12705217 | Mammals Palaeontology: Systematics and Evolution | 4 | Yes |
