BIRCHAM INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Faculty of Arts & Humanities

MODULE: Archaeology

Program delivered by distance learning higher education up to a maximum of 36 credits. This module may be combined or completed with other online university courses from this faculty.

DESCRIPTION:

Archaeology studies past human societies from their material remains. This program explores the development of archaeology as a scientific discipline. Archaeological methods and theories will be explained using case studies from the continents of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and the Americas. It includes all the latest developments and provides a comprehensive overview of the theories and methods of practicing archaeologists in the field, the laboratory, and the library.

Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 credits):

1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credit (30 hours of study).

Civilization & Culture

Prehistory: Human Ancestors

Academic Supervisor: Ana Isabel Navajas Jiménez

More information about this supervisor and online university course instructors at BIU Human Network.

This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. (Doctor) Programs. This distance learning degree program is designed at the postgraduate level – Master’s or Doctoral. This module may be easily adapted to complete the Specialist, Expert or Bachelor’s adult degree program requirements. A further option is the enrollment into the online university courses listed in this module.

* University Course (3 credits): Select 1 subject from this module.

* Specialist Diploma (15 credits): First 5 subjects or select 5 subjects from this module.

* Expert Diploma (21 credits): First 7 subjects or select 7 subjects from this module.

* Bachelor's Degree (130 credits): The Admission certificate issued after submission of the application for admission will show the amount of credit transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete this undergraduate program's major. Additional courses from other modules of this faculty will be assigned in case that the credits displayed on this module are not enough to complete the bachelor's required credits.

* Master's Degree (35 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 13 credits corresponding to a final project to the selected subjects.

* Ph.D. (Doctor) (45 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 18 credits corresponding to a final thesis to the selected subjects.

BIU issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the degree program's major. BIU can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission.

Courses Description (each subject accounts for 3 credits):

Civilization & Culture

This course studies how and why the first civilizations emerged and the preconditions necessary for state development: the domestication of plants/animals, the farming communities, the first cities, the religious ideologies, the evolution of language and its relationship to culture and the progress of each civilization.

Instructor: Sibylle Kisro-Volker

Prehistory: Human Ancestors

This course studies prehistoric human ancestors from three million years ago: their spread from Africa and Asia into the Americas, survival during ice ages, development of civilizations. It examines archaeological from Africa, Middle East, America, Egypt, China, India and Europe.

Instructor: Ana Isabel Navajas Jiménez

Prehistory: Migrations & Cultures

This course explores the beginnings of human culture to rise of civilizations, first tools made by humans, spread of humans out of Africa, other migrations, origins of agriculture, and rise of state society in different parts of the world.

Instructor: Ana Isabel Navajas Jiménez

Ancient Civilizations

This course describes the people, culture, archeological evidences, and influences of ancient civilizations, starting with early humans and moving chronologically through Sumer, Egypt, Nubia, India, China, Israel, Greece, Rome, and others.

Instructor: Ana Isabel Navajas Jiménez

Ancient History

The way we live now is the consequence and is affected by what happened in our past. Knowing our past is the best way to understand ourselves. This course covers a historic period ranging from ancient civilizations to the middle ages.

Instructor: Ana Isabel Navajas Jiménez

Archaeological Research

This course deals with the techniques, methods, and goals of archaeological research: Excavation and dating of archaeological materials, problems encountered in explaining archaeological phenomena, analysis of archaeological data by measuring and describing such artifacts as stone tools and ceramics, analysis of such environmental data as bones, plant remains, and sediments.

Instructor: Ana Isabel Navajas Jiménez

Archaeology: Human Origins

This course explores the early part of the prehistoric archaeological records in Africa and Eurasia, from 2,000,000 years ago until the spread of modern human beings; the development of stone and bone technologies; the ways of making a living; cultural adaptations; and intellectual and social development.

Instructor: Ana Isabel Navajas Jiménez

Archaeological Analysis: Ceramics

This course considers ceramic tools as evidence for technological innovation, continuity, and change of ancient human setting and civilizations; and as evidence for ancient economic systems involving production, consumption, and distribution. It examines a variety of approaches to the study of material culture, and especially ceramics.

Instructor: Ana Isabel Navajas Jiménez

Archaeological Analysis: Faunal Remains

This course studies the techniques and methods employed in analysis of faunal remains from a wide range of Pleistocene and Holocene settings, including archaeological sites, coupled with a laboratory focusing on identification of faunal remains from these settings.

Instructor: Ana Isabel Navajas Jiménez

Archaeological Analysis: Soil & Stone

This course deals with the identification, analysis, and interpretation of sediments and soils associated with archaeological remains: sediment description and chemical analysis, current approaches to lithic analysis, including types of information obtainable (technological, functional, social, ideological) and constraints affecting the formation and analysis of lithic assemblages.

Instructor: Ana Isabel Navajas Jiménez

Archaeology

This course explores the conceptual frameworks employed by archaeologists in obtaining explanation in culture history, cultural reconstruction, and prehistory. It considers terminology, typologies, and interregional comparisons.

Instructor: Ana Isabel Navajas Jiménez

Archaeological Field Research

This course examines the nature of the archaeological record, and methods and techniques of field research. It explains area mapping, map interpretation, exploration and excavation, sampling design, remote sensing, photogrammetry, findings and research presentation and legal issues.

Instructor: Ana Isabel Navajas Jiménez

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Professionally recognized and validated degrees.

Accredited (Non USA CHEA). International legalization available.

Non formal and independent education.