Material Culture and Artefact Studies
| Specialisation of: | Archaeology |
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| Degree: | Master of Arts in Archaeology |
| Mode of Study: | Full-time |
| Duration: | 1 year |
| Start date: | September, February |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Location: | Leiden |
| Croho/isat code: | 60805 |
A key aspect of this programme is the interdisciplinary study of the materiality of culture. The central focus of this course lies on reconstructing the cultural biography of the material world, especially objects.
Career
The last few years have witnessed a favourable development in the Dutch archaeological job market. Since the Convention of Valetta (commonly referred to as the ‘Malta Convention’) on the management of archaeological heritage, funds for carrying out rescue excavations have become available in large building budgets. Employment can therefore chiefly be found in Dutch archaeology on a contract or project basis, either with commercial companies or with (semi-) government institutions: with university institutes, museums, government, provincial and local authority agencies. The archaeology programme in Leiden has been set up in such a way that additional disciplines also provide a sound basis for finding employment in the Netherlands.
