Master Archéologie, Sciences pour l'Archéologie - parcours Quaternaire, Paléontologie et Préhistoire at Université de Perpignan Via Domitia

The parcours Quaternaire, Paléontologie et Préhistoire is specialised in archaeology centred on prehistory, at the crossroads of human sciences and life and earth sciences. It trains students in prehistoric archaeology, palaeontology, palaeoanthropology and the study of Quaternary palaeoenvironments, within the research themes of the UMR 7194 HNHP.

Duration: 2 years (4 semesters, 120 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time or work-study; taught in French (some teaching in English)  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Perpignan, Occitanie, France

What you will study

774 student hours over four semesters: core teaching in palaeoanthropology, prehistoric cultures and palaeoenvironments, specific teaching partly shared with UPVD Masters and the MNHN, and technical teaching. Fieldwork and laboratory analysis from year 1; placements include laboratory and field research, excavations, archaeological casting and photogrammetry; 24 hours of English, some shared MNHN teaching in English. Year 2 includes a placement and a dissertation.

Career pathways

Scientific and technical staff in research and higher-education institutions and in public and private heritage, preventive archaeology and conservation bodies; director, curator, researcher or restorer in prehistory, archaeology or natural-history museums and parks; exhibition and multimedia publication manager; doctorate in ED 544 INTERMED.

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