3 ECTS credits
75 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1020894BEW for working students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Possible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Om dit vak te kunnen registreren moet je minstens 30 stp. behaald hebben in de bachelor. Als je een verkort programma volgt, kan je dit vak zo opnemen. Vakcodes die eindigen op 'W' kunnen enkel door werkstudenten geregistreerd worden.
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Languages & Humanities
Department
History, Archaeology, Arts, Philosophy and Ethics
Educational team
Ralf Vandam (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
26 contact hours Lecture
60 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

This course is designed to provide a broad and general overview of the material culture of Egypt and the Near East (Mesopotamia, Levant and Anatolia). The course is chronologically and thematically organized, and for each period certain reoccurring themes, such as settlement archaeology and architecture, will be discussed. We will assess how these various themes developed through time and space, and how this fit within their societal context. The principal goal of this course is to help the students gain insights into the development of the archaeology and arts of Egypt and the Near East.

The course consists of interactive lectures (HOC). The students will write a short paper (ZELF) on an exhibited artefact related to the course.

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Canvas
Handbook (Recommended) : An introduction to the archaeology of ancient Egypt, Bard, K.A., John Wiley & Sons, 9781118896112, 2015
Handbook (Recommended) : The Ancient Near East, History, Society and Economy, Liverani M., Routledge, 9780415679060, 2013
Additional info

18 class hours.

Learning Outcomes

General competences

- The student knows the characteristics of the material culture per period.

-  The student is able to name examples of material culture and situate them in time and space.

-  The student can place the material culture in a broader cultural and societal context and can explain how this context influenced the material culture.

-  The student can draw conclusions about the society based on the material culture.

-  The student can reconstruct diachronic evolutions within the material culture.

- The student understands how material cultures act as drivers for changing cultural, social, economic and ideological values.

- The student can discuss the influence and interaction between different societies on the basis of the material culture.

- The student knows and understands the discussed archaeological and arts terminologies and typologies.

- The student understands the iconographic, stylistic and technical aspects of artistic and material culture.

- The student is able to independently collect adequate information from secondary sources and link it to the course material.

- The student can reason and argue archaeologically on the basis of the material culture.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 85% of the final mark.
SELF Paper determines 15% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Mondeling examen with a relative weight of 85 which comprises 85% of the final mark.

Within the SELF Paper category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Paper with a relative weight of 15 which comprises 15% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

The final grade is calculated based on the following criteria:
- HOC: Oral exam determines 85% of the final mark.
- ZELF: The paper determines 15% of the final mark.

Another exam will be given during re-sits

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Art Studies and Archaeology: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Arts in Art Studies and Archaeology: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Arts in Art Studies and Archaeology: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)