Archaeology Department Master Program with Thesis - Secondary Education

General Description

Brief History

Department of Archeology was established in 2005 in Bursa Uludağ University. Undergraduate, master and PhD. educations are still active in our department. 3 professor, 2 associate professor, 1 lecturer and 6 research assistants are working in our department. In the University our department assumes 2 research centers management. These are Mosaic Research Center AIEMA-TURKEY and The Research center of Archaeology.
Evening Education Master program started in 2015. In addition to regional archeology (Bithynia and Mysia), courses on General Classical Archeology, underwater archeology and ancient mosaics are given. Graduates from other fields can also apply for the Evening Education Master´s program with provided that they attend the Scientific Preparatory Class for 1 year.

Qualification Awarded

Master of Arts in Archaeology

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle

Specific Admission Requirements

1- Bachelor degree 2- Sufficient score equivalent (at least 55 out of 100 and it must have been taken last 3 years) from the Academic Staff and Graduate Study Education Exam (ALES). It is valid international certificates like GRE, GMAT etc. for foreign students and it is not demanded any score from ALES). 3-Sufficient foreign language score - not required. It is demanded TÖMER certificate which proves their language skills for foreign students (except the students who graduated in Turkey ). 50% of ALES + 20% of academic success in the undergraduate programme + 30% of interview grade: The candidates are ranged according to their total score after the evaluation and they are accepted according to starting with the highest score. For foreign students 50% of academic success in the undergraduate programme + and 50% of interview grade: The candidates are ranged according to their total score after the evaluation and they are accepted according to starting with the highest score. Candidates who graduate from a different department other than archeology will attend the "Scientific Preparation" class for 1 year.

Specific arrangements for the recognition of prior learning

The provisions in “Regulation on Transfer among Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs, Double Major, and Subspecialty and the Principals of Credit Transfer among Institutions in Higher Education Institutions” are applied.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Students should have to take min. 90 ETCS credit (Except for Scientific Preparation class). Students should take courses minimum 21 maximum 28 credits. Students should succeed from all the courses. Students should get 70 over 100. Students should defend their thesis in front of the jury. Master of arts degree in Archaeology will be granted to the successful students.

Profile of The Programme

Master program focuses on environmental archaeology, classical archaeology, underwater archaeology and ancient mosaics.

Key Learning Outcomes & Classified & Comparative

1. Students will be able to distinguish and analyze stylistic and chronological problems of the archaeological data and material.
2. Students will be able to protect archaeological material and have it recognized by the public within the interrelation of tourism and environment
3. Students will be able to register archaeological data within the visual and verbal framework also with the help of digital documentation sources.
4. Ability for technical skills about underwater archaeology
5. Students will be able to make disciplinary or interdisciplinary teamwork
6. Students will be able to develop a project or have a responsibility at field (i.e., excavation and survey).
7. Students will be able to be master of iconography, style, technique and chronology of Ancient Anatolian Mosaics
8. Ability for using the sources in Turkish and foreign languages about archaeology
9. Students will be able to be aware of the professional ethical responsibilities.
10. Students will be able to make independent decisions and work independently during the analysis of the archeological problems.
11. Ability for technical drawing
12. Ability for using software such as Office, photoshop, autoCAD, freehand, netCAD

Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples

The students who complete the master education successfully may continue PhD education in the universities, archaeologists in the state or private museums, in the local municipals or in the Ministry of Culture.

Access to Further Studies

The graduates who are proficient in ALES and foreign language exams and who hold master´s Degree are eligible to apply to phd programs at national level and /or international level both in the same and in related disciplines.

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

In Master Program, each student has to enrol in the school and since he sits for a final examination, he has to attend at least % 70 of the courses and %80 of the practice. Examination is evaluated on the basis of 100. Students general grade point average has to be at least 70 for to be successful from Master Program. Students, who get one of AA, BA, BB, CB, or CC letter marks, are to be succeeding at the available courses.

Graduation Requirements

Students should succeed in all the courses in programme (equivalent to 90-120 ECTS) and should complete their thesis successfully to finish the programme successfully. Candidates who graduate from a different department other than archeology will attend the "Scientific Preparation" class for 1 year.

Mode of Study

Full-Time

Address and Contact Details

Program Başkanı: Prof. Dr. Mustafa ŞAHİN
E-posta: mustafasahin@uludag.edu.tr
Tel: +90 224 2941891
Program Koordinatörü:Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Serkan GÜNDÜZ
E-mail: sgunduz@uludag.edu.tr
Tel: +90 224 2942849
Adres: Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi
Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi,
Arkeoloji Bölümü
16240 Görükle/Nilüfer/BURSA

Facilities

The students of the department are encouraged to participate the excavations, surveys and other archaeological research projects directed by some departmental academic staff.
Underwater Excavation at Basilica in the İznik Lake (Prof.Dr. Mustafa ŞAHİN)
Surveys in Bursa and its districts (Prof.Dr. Mustafa ŞAHİN)
Apollonia a.R. Excavations (Prof. Dr. Derya Şahin)
Priene Excavation (Prof. Dr. İ. Hakan Mert)
Delta of Hersek Land and Underwater Excavations (Asst. Prof. Dr. Serkan GÜNDÜZ)

Curriculum

1. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
ARK5401	THEORIES IN ARCHAEOLOGY	Compulsory	3	0	0	5
ARK5469	RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND PUBLICATION ETHICS	Compulsory	3	0	0	4
ARK5475	THESIS CONSULTING I	Compulsory	0	1	0	1
	Click to choose optional courses.					20
Total						30

2. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
ARK5402	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES	Compulsory	3	0	0	4
ARK5404	URBANIZATION THROUGH AGES	Compulsory	3	0	0	5
ARK5472	SEMINAR	Compulsory	0	2	0	5
ARK5476	THESIS CONSULTING II	Compulsory	0	1	0	1
	Click to choose optional courses.					15
Total						30

3. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
ARK5483	ADVANCED TOPICS IN MA THESIS I	Compulsory	4	0	0	4
ARK5493	THESIS CONSULTANTS III	Compulsory	0	1	0	26
Total						30

4. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
ARK5484	ADVANCED TOPICS IN MA THESIS II	Compulsory	4	0	0	4
ARK5494	THESIS CONSULTANTS IV	Compulsory	0	1	0	26
Total						30

15. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
ARK5380 BH	SCULPTURE ART I	Compulsory	2	0	0	7,5
ARK5381 BH	MYTOLOGY AND ICONOGRAPHY I	Compulsory	2	0	0	7,5
ARK5382 BH	ARCHITECTURE HISTORY I	Compulsory	2	0	0	7,5
ARK5383 BH	ROMAN ARCHITECTURE I	Compulsory	2	0	0	7,5
ARK5384 BH	SCULPTURE ART II	Compulsory	2	0	0	7,5
ARK5385 BH	MYTOLOGY AND ICONOGRAPHY II	Compulsory	2	0	0	7,5
ARK5386 BH	ARCHITECTURE HISTORY II	Compulsory	2	0	0	7,5
ARK5387 BH	ROMAN ARCHITECTURE II	Compulsory	2	0	0	7,5
Total						60

1. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
ARK5403	ANCIENT SCULPTURES	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5405	MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5407	ANCIENT ARCHITECTS	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5409	ARCHITECTURAL ORNAMENTS OF HELLENISTIC PERIOD	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5411	ARCHEOMETRY	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5413	ANCIENT GREEK PAINTERS	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5415	HELLENISTIC GROUP SCULPTURES	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5417	POMPEII PAINTING ART	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5419	ANATOLIAN MOSAICS IN THE ROMAN PERIOD	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5421	ARCHAEO-METALLURGY	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5423	ARCHAEO-PALEOBOTANY	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5425	EARLY OTTOMAN ARCHITECTURE	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5427	THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE CENTRAL ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS AND ANATOLIA	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5429	THE KURGAN ARCHAEOLOGY CULTURES AND ANATOLIA IN THE BRONZE AGE	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5431	NUMISMATIC OF BITYHNIA – MYSIA REGIONS	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5433	GREEK COLONIZATION	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5435	ANATOLIAN SARCOPHAGI FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END OF THE ROMAN IMPERIAL PERIOD	Optional	2	0	0	5

2. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
ARK5406	ANCIENT GRAVE PLASTIC	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5408	HARBOUR ARCHAEOLOGY	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5410	ARCHITECTURAL THEORIES OF ANCIENT PERIOD	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5412	AMPHORAE END ECONOMY IN ANTIQUITY	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5414	ARCHITECTURAL ORNAMENTS OF ROMAN PERIOD	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5416	ASIA MINOR-GREECE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LATE BRONZE	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5418	PERGAMON SCULPTURE WORKSHOP AND ITS INFLUENCES	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5420	ANATOLIAN MOSAICS IN THE BYZANTINE PERIOD	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5422	ZOOARCHAEOLOGY	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5424	ARCHAEO-GEOMORPHOLOGY	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5426	CLASSICAL OTTOMAN ARCHITECTURE	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5428	THE RELATIONS OF ANATOLIAN ARCHAEOLOGY CULTURES IN THE BRONZE AGE	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5430	ARCHAEOLOGY CULTURES OF THE BLACK SEA IN THE BRONZE AGE	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5432	NUMISMATIC OF IONIA - KARIA REGIONS	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5434	ANCIENT WARFARE	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5436	THE LANGUAGE OF IMAGE IN GREEK	Optional	2	0	0	5
ARK5438	MONUMENTAL GRAVES OF BITHYNIA REGION	Optional	2	0	0	5