Prehistory and Early History

Prehistory and Historical Archaeology (601 [6] - Version 2024)

Orientation Course

• 060086 OV ( MIXED OV ) Information event for prehistory and historical archaeology students - Bachelor

Introductory and Orientation Period STEOP (20 ECTS)

BC PM 1 Principles of Thinking in Historical and Cultural Studies (5 ECTS)

• EXAM STEOP Module examination "Basics of Historical and Cultural Thinking"
• 070138 VO ( MIXED ) StEOP: Basics of Historical and Cultural Thinking

BC PM 2 Principles of Prehistory and Historical Archaeology (15 ECTS)

• EXAM PM2 Principles of Prehistory and Historical Archaeology
• 060004 VO ( STEOP ) StEOP: Concepts and Methods of Prehistory and Historical Archaeology
• 060006 VO ( STEOP ) StEOP: Introduction to Prehistory and Historical Archaeology
• 060009 VO ( STEOP ) StEOP: Introduction to archaeological prospection methods
• 060010 UE ( STEOP ) StEOP: Basics of Scientific Working

BC PM 3 Theories and Methods in Prehistory and Historical Archaeology (12 ECTS)

• 060012 VO Interpretations and theories in prehistoric and historical archaeology
• 060013 VO Archaeometry

Epochs of Prehistory (24 ECTS from three elective modules)

BC WM 1 Palaeolithic and Mesolithic (8 ECTS)

BC WM 2 Neolithic and Copper Age (8 ECTS)

• 060019 VO Introduction Neolithic Period and Copper Age
• 060024 KU Course Neolithic Period and Copper Age

BC WM 3 Bronze Age (8 ECTS)

BC WM 4 Iron Age (8 ECTS)

Epochs of Historical Archaeology (24 ECTS from three elective modules)

BC WM 5 Roman Empire and Late Antiquity (8 ECTS)

BC WM 6 Early Middle Ages (8 ECTS)

• 060027 VO Introduction Early Middle Ages
• 060029 KU Course Early Middle Ages

BC WM 7 Medieval Archaeology (8 ECTS)

BC WM 8 Archaeology of Modern Times and Contemporary History (8 ECTS)

BC PM 4 Excavation Techniques (14 ECTS)

• 060001 LP Field School Qurayyah
• 060030 LP [ de en ] Basics of surveying and stratigraphy in archaeology

BC PM 5 Basic Qualifications in Archaeology (18 ECTS)

• 060031 UE Methods in graphic documentation - artefacts
• 060033 UE AutoCAD for Archaeology
• 060034 UE GIS-applications for archaeologists
• 060035 UE Practical application of aerial archaeology
• 060038 UE [ de en ] 2-day excursion - Scenes from the 1809 battles of Aspern and Wagram
• 060039 UE [ de en ] Field Trip: Austria (2 days)
• 060040 UE [ de en ] 2-day excursion on the subject of prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps
• 060111 VU Bioarchaeological methods and their application in european prehistory

BC PM 6 Bachelor’s Thesis (8 ECTS)

• 060041 SE Seminar Bachelor Thesis
• 060042 SE Seminar: Historical Archaeology: Medieval and post-medieval archaeology
• 060113 SE [ de en ] Seminar Bachelor Thesis: Prehistoric Archaeology

Bachelor Prehistory and Historical Archaeology (601 [5] - Version 2019) - discontinued

Orientation Course

• 060086 OV ( MIXED OV ) Information event for prehistory and historical archaeology students - Bachelor

Introductory and Orientation Period (20 ECTS)

PM 1 Principles of Thinking in Historical and Cultural Studies (5 ECTS)

• EXAM STEOP Module examination "Basics of Historical and Cultural Thinking"
• 070138 VO ( MIXED ) StEOP: Basics of Historical and Cultural Thinking

PM 2 Theories and Methods in Prehistory and Historical Archaeology (15 ECTS)

• EXAM PM2 Principles of Prehistory and Historical Archaeology
• 060004 VO ( STEOP ) StEOP: Concepts and Methods of Prehistory and Historical Archaeology
• 060006 VO ( STEOP ) StEOP: Introduction to Prehistory and Historical Archaeology
• 060009 VO ( STEOP ) StEOP: Introduction to archaeological prospection methods
• 060010 UE ( STEOP ) StEOP: Basics of Scientific Working

PM 3 Methods of Natural Sciences in Prehistory and Historical Archaeology (12 ECTS)

• 060013 VO Archaeometry

Group of elective modules: Epochs of Prehistory (27 ECTS)

WM 1 Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Period (9 ECTS)

WM 2 Neolithic Period and Copper Age (9 ECTS)

• 060019 VO Introduction Neolithic Period and Copper Age
• 060024 KU Course Neolithic Period and Copper Age

WM 3 Bronze Age (9 ECTS)

WM 4 Iron Age (9 ECTS)

Group of elective modules: Epochs of Protohistory and Historical Archaeology (27 ECTS)

WM 5 Roman Empire and Late Antiquity (9 ECTS)

WM 6 Migration Period and Early Middle Ages (9 ECTS)

• 060027 VO Introduction Early Middle Ages
• 060029 KU Course Early Middle Ages

WM 7 Medieval Archaeology (9 ECTS)

WM 8 Archaeology of Modern Times and Contemporary History (9 ECTS)

PM 4 Excavation Techniques (15 ECTS)

• 060001 LP Field School Qurayyah
• 060030 LP [ de en ] Basics of surveying and stratigraphy in archaeology

PM 5 Basic Qualifications in Archaeology (11 ECTS)

• 060031 UE Methods in graphic documentation - artefacts
• 060033 UE AutoCAD for Archaeology
• 060034 UE GIS-applications for archaeologists
• 060035 UE Practical application of aerial archaeology
• 060038 UE [ de en ] 2-day excursion - Scenes from the 1809 battles of Aspern and Wagram
• 060039 UE [ de en ] Field Trip: Austria (2 days)
• 060040 UE [ de en ] 2-day excursion on the subject of prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps
• 060111 VU Bioarchaeological methods and their application in european prehistory

PM 6 Bachelor‘s Thesis (8 ECTS)

• 060041 SE Seminar Bachelor Thesis
• 060042 SE Seminar: Historical Archaeology: Medieval and post-medieval archaeology
• 060113 SE [ de en ] Seminar Bachelor Thesis: Prehistoric Archaeology

Master Prehistory and Historical Archaeology (801 [5] - Version 2024)

• 060090 OV ( MIXED OV ) Information event for prehistory and historical archaeology students - Master

Orientation Course

Group of Elective Modules: Seminars in Prehistory and Historical Archaeology (24 ECTS from three Elective Modules)

MC WM 1 Theory and Methodology Seminar (8 ECTS)

• 060043 SE The archaeological discourse on the basis of scientific events
• 060044 SE Site and Landscape

MC WM 2 Prehistory Seminar (8 ECTS)

• 060045 SE Intra-Alpine Bronze Age

MC WM 3 Historical Archaeology Seminar (8 ECTS)

• 060047 SE The archaeology of equestrian (warrior) nomadism - a European perspective on the study of the Huns, Avars, Bulgarrs, Chazars and Old Hungarians

MC WM 4 Cultural History of Archaeology Seminar (8 ECTS)

• 060043 SE The archaeological discourse on the basis of scientific events

Group of Compulsory Modules: Applied Academic Research and Writing and Science Communication (20 ECTS)

MC PM 1A Applied Academic Research and Writing and Science Communication (14 ECTS)

• 060048 UE Scientific practice

MC PM 1B Master’s Thesis Phase (6 ECTS)

• 060049 SE Master Thesis: finding a topic, structure and exposé
• 060050 SE Thesis Seminar
• 060051 SE Thesis Seminar
• 060052 SE Thesis Seminar

MC PM 2 Excavation Techniques (13 ECTS)

• 060001 LP Field School Qurayyah
• 060053 UE [ en ] Image Based Modelling for archaeology

MC PM 3 Interdisciplinary and Disciplinary Special Topics and Methods in Cultural Studies and Natural Sciences (10 ECTS)

• 060035 UE Practical application of aerial archaeology
• 060037 UE [ de en ] Runestones and Runic Inscriptions as Sources for Landscape and Historical Archaeology
• 060054 VO Advanced Underwater Archaeological Survey and Documentation Methods - The Scientific Diver
• 060055 UE Practical preparation of professional scientific documents with LaTeX for archaeologists
• 060056 VU [ de en ] Settlement and burial customs in Northern Europe in the 1st millennium A.D.
• 060057 VU Nordic Bronze Age
• 060064 UE [ en ] Lithic raw material classification (Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic)
• 060065 VU Material culture studies - Interpretation of grave- and setlement finds with textiles and tools, including excursions to textile collections
• 060066 UE Applied Statistics for Archaeologists I - Ceramic Find Analysis
• 060102 VO Hunter-Gatherer and Social Evolution
• 060107 VU [ de en ] Bronze Age mining, copper production and metal exchange networks in Europe
• 060112 UE Exposure, recovery and preparation of Ice Age megafaunal remains on archaeological sites - Langmannersdorf (Lower Austria) Upper Palaeolithic open air site of the LGM (Last Glacial Maximum)
• 060114 VO [ en ] Raw material economy in the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic

Group of Elective Modules: Practice and Specialisation (28 ECTS from four Elective Modules)

MC WM 5 Prospection and Landscape Archaeology (7 ECTS)

• 060035 UE Practical application of aerial archaeology
• 060054 VO Advanced Underwater Archaeological Survey and Documentation Methods - The Scientific Diver
• 060058 VO Magnetic archaeological prospection
• 060059 UE [ de en ] Practical archaeological prospection with ground-penetrating radar
• 060060 UE [ de en ] Historical maps 1 - Interpretation and preparation for archaeological investigations

MC WM 6 Museology and Collection Studies (7 ECTS)

• 060061 UE Narratives of the study collection
• 080001 VO Museum 360°: Perspectives, Debates and Challenges

MC WM 7 Archaeological Monument Preservation (7 ECTS)

• 060062 VO Archaeological Monument Preservation
• 060063 UE Archaeological Monument Preservation

MC WM 8 Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology (7 ECTS)

MC WM 9 Material Culture und Archaeological Sciences (7 ECTS)

• 060064 UE [ en ] Lithic raw material classification (Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic)
• 060065 VU Material culture studies - Interpretation of grave- and setlement finds with textiles and tools, including excursions to textile collections
• 060066 UE Applied Statistics for Archaeologists I - Ceramic Find Analysis
• 060107 VU [ de en ] Bronze Age mining, copper production and metal exchange networks in Europe
• 060112 UE Exposure, recovery and preparation of Ice Age megafaunal remains on archaeological sites - Langmannersdorf (Lower Austria) Upper Palaeolithic open air site of the LGM (Last Glacial Maximum)
• 060114 VO [ en ] Raw material economy in the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic

MC WM 10 Human Evolution and Bioarchaeology (7 ECTS)

Master Prehistory and Historical Archaeology (801 [4] - Version 2019) - discontinued

• 060090 OV ( MIXED OV ) Information event for prehistory and historical archaeology students - Master

Group of elective modules: Seminars of Prehistory and Historical Archaeology (24 ECTS)

WM 1 Theory and Methodology Seminar (8 ECTS)

• 060043 SE The archaeological discourse on the basis of scientific events
• 060044 SE Site and Landscape

WM 2 Prehistory Seminar (8 ECTS)

• 060045 SE Intra-Alpine Bronze Age

WM 3 Protohistory and Historical Archaeology Seminar (8 ECTS)

• 060047 SE The archaeology of equestrian (warrior) nomadism - a European perspective on the study of the Huns, Avars, Bulgarrs, Chazars and Old Hungarians

WM 4 Cultural History of Archaeology Seminar (8 ECTS)

• 060043 SE The archaeological discourse on the basis of scientific events

PM 1 Applied Academic Research and Writing (15 ECTS)

• 060048 UE Scientific practice
• 060050 SE Thesis Seminar
• 060051 SE Thesis Seminar
• 060052 SE Thesis Seminar

PM 2 Excavation Techniques (15 ECTS)

• 060001 LP Field School Qurayyah
• 060053 UE [ en ] Image Based Modelling for archaeology

PM 3 Interdisciplinary and Disciplinary Special Topics in Cultural Studies and Natural Sciences (12 ECTS)

• 060054 VO Advanced Underwater Archaeological Survey and Documentation Methods - The Scientific Diver
• 060102 VO Hunter-Gatherer and Social Evolution
• 060112 UE Exposure, recovery and preparation of Ice Age megafaunal remains on archaeological sites - Langmannersdorf (Lower Austria) Upper Palaeolithic open air site of the LGM (Last Glacial Maximum)
• 060114 VO [ en ] Raw material economy in the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic

PM 4 Interdisciplinary and Disciplinary Methods in Cultural Studies and Natural Sciences (17 ECTS)

• 060035 UE Practical application of aerial archaeology
• 060037 UE [ de en ] Runestones and Runic Inscriptions as Sources for Landscape and Historical Archaeology
• 060055 UE Practical preparation of professional scientific documents with LaTeX for archaeologists
• 060056 VU [ de en ] Settlement and burial customs in Northern Europe in the 1st millennium A.D.
• 060057 VU Nordic Bronze Age
• 060064 UE [ en ] Lithic raw material classification (Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic)
• 060065 VU Material culture studies - Interpretation of grave- and setlement finds with textiles and tools, including excursions to textile collections
• 060066 UE Applied Statistics for Archaeologists I - Ceramic Find Analysis
• 060107 VU [ de en ] Bronze Age mining, copper production and metal exchange networks in Europe
• 060112 UE Exposure, recovery and preparation of Ice Age megafaunal remains on archaeological sites - Langmannersdorf (Lower Austria) Upper Palaeolithic open air site of the LGM (Last Glacial Maximum)

Alternative compulsory module of Practice and Specialisation (7 ECTS)

APM 1 Prospection and Landscape Archaeology (7 ECTS)

• 060035 UE Practical application of aerial archaeology
• 060054 VO Advanced Underwater Archaeological Survey and Documentation Methods - The Scientific Diver
• 060058 VO Magnetic archaeological prospection
• 060059 UE [ de en ] Practical archaeological prospection with ground-penetrating radar
• 060060 UE [ de en ] Historical maps 1 - Interpretation and preparation for archaeological investigations

APM 2 Museology and Collection Studies (7 ECTS)

• 060061 UE Narratives of the study collection
• 080001 VO Museum 360°: Perspectives, Debates and Challenges

APM 3 Archaeological Monument Preservation (7 ECTS)

• 060062 VO Archaeological Monument Preservation
• 060063 UE Archaeological Monument Preservation

APM 4 Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology (7 ECTS)

PM 5 Field Trip: International Cultural Area (5 ECTS)

Docoral Degree Programme Prehistory and Early History (792)

Extension Curriculum Prehistory and Historical Archaeology I: Theories Methodology (068 [4] - Version 2024)

EC UHA I PM 1 Basics of Prehistory and Historical Archaeology (12 ECTS)

• 060004 VO ( STEOP ) StEOP: Concepts and Methods of Prehistory and Historical Archaeology
• 060006 VO ( STEOP ) StEOP: Introduction to Prehistory and Historical Archaeology
• 060009 VO ( STEOP ) StEOP: Introduction to archaeological prospection methods

EC UHA I PM 2 Theories and Methods in Prehistory and Historical Archaeology (4 ECTS)

• 060012 VO Interpretations and theories in prehistoric and historical archaeology
• 060013 VO Archaeometry

Extension Curriculum Prehistory and Historical Archaeology II: Epochs and PracticeOriented Basic Qualifications (069 [3] - Version 2024)

EC UHA II PM 1 Epochs and PracticeOriented Basic Qualifications in Prehistory and Historical Archaeology (15 ECTS)

• 060019 VO Introduction Neolithic Period and Copper Age
• 060027 VO Introduction Early Middle Ages
• 060034 UE GIS-applications for archaeologists
• 060035 UE Practical application of aerial archaeology
• 060038 UE [ de en ] 2-day excursion - Scenes from the 1809 battles of Aspern and Wagram
• 060039 UE [ de en ] Field Trip: Austria (2 days)
• 060040 UE [ de en ] 2-day excursion on the subject of prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps

Extension Curriculum Archaeological Sciences: Scientific Approaches to Archaeology (565)

EC AS PM 1 Basics of Biosciences in Archaeology (8 ECTS)

• 060067 VO Archaeobotany - From Sample to Report
• 060068 VO Archaeozoology - an Introduction

EC AS PM 2 Basics of Geosciences and Material Science in Archaeology (8 ECTS)

• 060069 VO Introduction to Archaeometallurgy

Extension Curriculum Prehistoric and Historical Archaeology I: Basics (068 [3] - Version 2019) - discontinued

PM 1 Theories and Methods in Prehistory and Historical Archaeology (12 ECTS)

• 060004 VO ( STEOP ) StEOP: Concepts and Methods of Prehistory and Historical Archaeology
• 060006 VO ( STEOP ) StEOP: Introduction to Prehistory and Historical Archaeology
• 060009 VO ( STEOP ) StEOP: Introduction to archaeological prospection methods

PM 2 Methods of Natural Sciences in Prehistory and Historical Archaeology (4 ECTS)

• 060013 VO Archaeometry

Extension Curriculum Prehistoric and Historical Archaeology II: Emphasis (069 [2] - Version 2019)

• 060040 UE [ de en ] 2-day excursion on the subject of prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps

PM 1 Epochs and Basic Qualifications in Prehistory and Historical Archaeology (15 ECTS)

• 060019 VO Introduction Neolithic Period and Copper Age
• 060027 VO Introduction Early Middle Ages
• 060034 UE GIS-applications for archaeologists
• 060035 UE Practical application of aerial archaeology
• 060038 UE [ de en ] 2-day excursion - Scenes from the 1809 battles of Aspern and Wagram
• 060039 UE [ de en ] Field Trip: Austria (2 days)