Basic subjects
Theory and methodology of historical and humanities research Source study expertise History of humanities knowledge Applied humanities research Cultural-historical anthropology
Specialized subjects
Traditional and instrumental methods in archaeology Archaeology of the ancient world and the Eurasian steppe Physical anthropology and paleogenetics Geology and soil science Protection of cultural heritage and GIS technologies Archaeology of southern Russia in the stone and early metal ages Medieval archaeology of southern Russia History of the Bosporan kingdom Archaeology of early civilizations and the Eurasian steppe Ancient epigraphy Field archaeological practicum Laboratory archaeological practicum Pedagogical practicum Research practicum
Program Overview
The master's program has a comprehensive interdisciplinary character and is aimed at providing master's students with advanced knowledge in archaeology and natural science methods applied in its subject area, which allow obtaining substantial and sometimes the most important or even the only information about archaeological objects. Within the multidisciplinary approach, master's students will acquire skills in comprehensive analysis of data from various social-humanitarian and natural science disciplines and the use of this data in historical reconstructions, as well as knowledge of the main natural science methods applied in modern archaeological science, and will become familiar with the experience of their application at monuments from different eras. The learning process includes a complex of online and offline work directions. The master's program has a practice-oriented character, and its concept is built on the practical mastery and theoretical understanding of the diversity of discovered and researched archaeological monuments; increasing the role of historical and archaeological research in conditions of growing anthropogenic impact on cultural heritage objects and the necessity of using the full range of methods, including natural science methods, to obtain the most complete picture of the historical past. Within the framework of the program, considerable attention is given to the practical work of master's students.
Prospects. Career & Employment
Graduates of the program will be in demand in the field of educational activities, in research organizations and specialized archaeological centers, archives, museums and other cultural institutions, in state bodies for the protection of cultural heritage and in government bodies at various levels, in excursion activities and tourism, and can also continue their studies in doctoral programs at Southern Federal University and other Russian universities (for example, Moscow State University, Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, etc.).RetryClaude can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.
Why is it important to pursue a higher education?
Master's applicants can be bachelors and specialists with a basic higher education who plan professional development in the field of archaeology and comprehensive interdisciplinary study of cultural heritage objects. Within the framework of the program implementation, training of a highly professional, universal, and in-demand specialist in the labor market is carried out, possessing modern knowledge, skills, and abilities in the subject area, as well as knowledge about the possibilities of using methods of natural sciences in this area, and capable of applying a comprehensive approach in their professional research activities.