| CODE | ARC3021 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Synoptic Study-Unit 1: Archaeology | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Classics and Archaeology | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit is meant to prepare final year students for the synoptic examination at the end of their degree programme. The students will be prepared via a series of seminars held at least twice weekly and organized by all the full-time members in Archaeology of the Department and the visiting lecturers who participated in the 3-year teaching programme. The seminars are intended to identify the links between different subjects and fields in three specific areas: Archaeological Method and Theory; Mediterranean Prehistory; Scientific Applications to Archaeology (including Conservation). Study-unit Aims 1. To verify and test the knowledge of the students after three years of full-time study in Archaeology in the Department of Classics and Archaeology; 2. To prepare students to answer questions in a synoptic fashion; 3. To demonstrate the links that exist between archaeological method and theory with emphasis on the prehistoric period of the Mediterranean; 4. To prepare students to structure their thoughts clearly and write on elaborate topics in a rigorous fashion under examination conditions. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Structure synoptic essays on different but related topics in the correct manner; 2. Draw from relevant case-studies to make a case thereby demonstrating a strong critical awareness on a wide range of subjects; 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Answer a wide range of questions chosen from three main topics synoptically: Archaeological Method and Theory; Mediterranean prehistory; Scientific Applications of Archaeology, including Conservation. 2. Link interrelated topics from a wide temporal and geographical scope; 3. Express eloquently and with critical acumen notions pertaining to the topics studied in the three-year programme. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings All the lecturers will draw on the material and readings covered in the three-year programme of studies. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Synoptic Study-Unit | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Huw S Groucutt Maxine Anastasi John Charles Betts Anthony Bonanno Patrick J. Schembri Nicholas Vella |
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