Objectives
The primary objective of the ARCHMAT Master's Degree is to provide a common and integrated platform for students from diverse educational backgrounds (scientific and humanistic fields) to learn advanced scientific methods applied to the study of archaeological materials. The ARCHMAT Master's Degree aims to train highly specialized professionals with the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary for the emerging field of archaeometry, i.e., the set of physical, chemical, geological, and biological sciences applied to the study of archaeological materials. Upon completion of the ARCHMAT program, students acquire specialized knowledge in the multi-analytical characterization of a wide range of archaeological materials (stone, glass, wood, fibers, ceramics, bricks, textiles, metals, etc.). This, combined with the transversal skills acquired through exposure to non-university sectors (NGOs, SMEs, local authorities, museums, etc.), makes them fully qualified and ideally positioned to successfully pursue doctoral programs in archaeometry and/or applied sciences in various research fields, and/or pursue professional activities in the fields of archaeometry, museology, conservation and restoration of cultural heritage, and/or pursue a career in professional consulting by creating their own SME.
The educational objectives of the ARCHMAT program are consistent with those of the LM-11 class (Sciences for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage). More specifically, ARCHMAT graduates are characterized by achieving the following educational objectives:
mastery of the scientific method of investigation and data analysis and interpretation techniques, aimed at studying archaeological materials;
ability to combine scientific and humanistic disciplinary knowledge to address complex scientific problems related to archaeological materials;
ability to collaborate in the management of a conservation and museumization project for an archaeological site;
advanced knowledge in the field of archaeometry;
full international integration of the learning process, through the added value of a joint international diploma;
acquisition of working language skills in three European languages used in relevant archaeological literature, in addition to the official English language of instruction.
The ARCHMAT Master's Degree program provides a mandatory international mobility scheme for all students from UEVORA (30 ECTS) ⇨ AUTH (30 ECTS) ⇨ UNIROMA1 (30 ECTS), structured as follows:
UEVORA focuses its teaching primarily on advanced chemical/physical/geological analyses of archaeological materials and prehistoric/megalithic culture, as well as entrepreneurship in the field of archaeological heritage research.
AUTH shares its significant cultural background in archaeological and material issues from the Greek, Classical, and Byzantine periods, in chemical methods applied to the study of archaeological materials, and in various aspects of archaeological site conservation.
UNIROMA1 shares its expertise in archaeometric, environmental, and bioarchaeological research, in Roman archaeology, and in the application of information technology to the study and valorization of archaeological finds.
The fourth semester of the course (30 CFU) is dedicated to experimental thesis work at UEVORA or UNIROMA1 or AUTh, in collaboration with the partners associated with the ARCHMAT project.