6.01. Prehistory and Early History

A. Bachelor Degree Programme in Prehistory and Early History

1. Required Module - Orientation Period

2. Group of Elective Modules - Epochs of Prehistory

WM Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Age

WM Neolithic Age

WM Bronze Age

WM Iron Age

• 060009 BU Find Analysis: Iron Age
• 060023 VO Introduction to Iron Age
• 060024 PS Proseminar Iron Age
• 060081 EX Excursion to Iron Age sites in Austria - 2 days

3. Group of Elective Modules - Epochs of Early History and Historical Archaeologies

WM Roman Imperial Age

WM Migration Period

WM Medieval Archaeology

• 060012 PS Proseminar "Medieval Archaeology: Settlement and Economy"
• 060031 EX Excursion to medival archaeological sites in Austria (2 days)
• 060052 BU Exercise course of medieval small finds
• 060060 VO Introduction in medieval archaeology

WM Modern Archaeology

4. Group of Required Modules - Excavation Techniques

PM Excavation Techniques 1

• 060008 UE Field Archaeology: Basics of the Organisation
• 060014 UE Practices in Stratigraphy
• 060095 UE Surveying for Archaeologists
• 060103 LG Practical fieldwork 1/2 celtic fortification - Gallia/ 4 weeks - (Bibracte-Mont Beuvray, Vix-Mont Lassois)
• 060105 LG Practical fieldwork 1/2 Hillforts along the Danube (Linz-Göttweig) - 4 weeks
• 060109 LG Practical fieldwork 1/2, Dietstätt, Oberpfalz, Bayern - 4 weeks - 4 weeks
• 060158 LG Practical fieldwork 1/2: Krems-Wachtberg, palaeolithic open air site - 4 weeks

PM Excavation Techniques 2

• 060008 UE Field Archaeology: Basics of the Organisation
• 060014 UE Practices in Stratigraphy
• 060086 LG Archaeological excavation for advanced - 4 weeks
• 060095 UE Surveying for Archaeologists
• 060103 LG Practical fieldwork 1/2 celtic fortification - Gallia/ 4 weeks - (Bibracte-Mont Beuvray, Vix-Mont Lassois)
• 060105 LG Practical fieldwork 1/2 Hillforts along the Danube (Linz-Göttweig) - 4 weeks
• 060158 LG Practical fieldwork 1/2: Krems-Wachtberg, palaeolithic open air site - 4 weeks

5. Alternative Required Modules

APM Prospection Technique and Landscape Archaeology

APM Public Relations

APM Restoration and Documentation

6. Required Module - Final Stage of the Degree Programme

B. Master Degree Programme in Prehistory and Early History

1. Required Module - Prehistory

• 060001 SE Seminar: Defensive arms and their context of the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age - (with a guest lecture)
• 060011 SE Seminar: Mining and Quarring in Prehistory

2. Required Module - Early History/Historical Archaeologies

• 060004 SE Seminar Migrationperiod
• 060163 SE Archaeology and settlement history in the Medieval Age

3. Alternative Required Module - Methodology

APM Theory

• 060160 SE Archaeological Stratigraphy

APM Research History

APM Landscape Archaeology

4. Required Module - Master

• 060016 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060017 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060029 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060030 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060032 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060036 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060051 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060075 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060087 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060104 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060122 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060165 PV Exclusive tutorial

5. Required Module - Current Topics in Prehistory and Early History and Historical Archaeologies

• 060002 VO Economy, mining and craftsmanship in the Eastern part of the Hallstatt culture
• 060143 SV Special themes of early history
• 060149 SV The Mesolithic of Europe

6. Required Module - Excursion Abroad

• 060147 UE+EX Excursion to the Baltic sea - 10 days - with exercise course/tutorial

7. Alternative Required Module - Method

APM Theory and Interdisciplinary Topics

APM Archaeometry and Bioarchaeology

• 060020 VO Archaeobotanic: An Introduction
• 060076 PR Stone Raw Materials
• 060089 VO History of metallurgy and use of copper and its alloys - Geschichte der Metallurgie und Nutzung des Kupfers und seiner Legierungen
• 060161 VO Introduction to wood species analysis and dendrochronology
• 060162 VO History of metallurgy and use of wrought-iron, steel and cast-iron - Geschichte der Metallurgie und der Verwendung des Eisens, Stahls und Gußeisens

8. Alternative Required Module - Practical Training

APM Landscape Archaeology

• 060092 VO Aerial Archaeology and Landscape Archaeology
• 060096 UE Digital Documentation of Stratigrafic Excavations
• 060101 VU Geophysical Prospection: Theory and Practices

APM Culture Mediation

• 060049 VU Project Management in Archaeology
• 060100 VU Practices to finds in the Collection of the Department of Pre- and Early History
• 060164 VO Museology and museum didactics

APM Technology and Documentation

9. Alternative Required Module - Professional Practice

APM Excavation Techniques for Advanced Students

APM Culture and Museum Management

C. Diploma Degree Programme in Prehistory and Early History

1. First Stage of the Degree Programme

• 060008 UE Field Archaeology: Basics of the Organisation
• 060009 BU Find Analysis: Iron Age
• 060012 PS Proseminar "Medieval Archaeology: Settlement and Economy"
• 060016 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060017 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060023 VO Introduction to Iron Age
• 060024 PS Proseminar Iron Age
• 060029 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060030 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060031 EX Excursion to medival archaeological sites in Austria (2 days)
• 060032 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060036 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060051 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060052 BU Exercise course of medieval small finds
• 060060 VO Introduction in medieval archaeology
• 060075 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060077 EX Excursion to sites and collections of Iron mining, smelting and working - 2 days
• 060081 EX Excursion to Iron Age sites in Austria - 2 days
• 060087 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060095 UE Surveying for Archaeologists
• 060100 VU Practices to finds in the Collection of the Department of Pre- and Early History
• 060103 LG Practical fieldwork 1/2 celtic fortification - Gallia/ 4 weeks - (Bibracte-Mont Beuvray, Vix-Mont Lassois)
• 060104 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060105 LG Practical fieldwork 1/2 Hillforts along the Danube (Linz-Göttweig) - 4 weeks
• 060109 LG Practical fieldwork 1/2, Dietstätt, Oberpfalz, Bayern - 4 weeks - 4 weeks
• 060122 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060158 LG Practical fieldwork 1/2: Krems-Wachtberg, palaeolithic open air site - 4 weeks
• 060160 SE Archaeological Stratigraphy
• 060165 PV Exclusive tutorial

2. Second Stage of the Degree Programme

• 060001 SE Seminar: Defensive arms and their context of the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age - (with a guest lecture)
• 060002 VO Economy, mining and craftsmanship in the Eastern part of the Hallstatt culture
• 060004 SE Seminar Migrationperiod
• 060008 UE Field Archaeology: Basics of the Organisation
• 060009 BU Find Analysis: Iron Age
• 060011 SE Seminar: Mining and Quarring in Prehistory
• 060012 PS Proseminar "Medieval Archaeology: Settlement and Economy"
• 060014 UE Practices in Stratigraphy
• 060016 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060017 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060020 VO Archaeobotanic: An Introduction
• 060023 VO Introduction to Iron Age
• 060024 PS Proseminar Iron Age
• 060029 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060030 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060031 EX Excursion to medival archaeological sites in Austria (2 days)
• 060032 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060036 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060049 VU Project Management in Archaeology
• 060051 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060052 BU Exercise course of medieval small finds
• 060060 VO Introduction in medieval archaeology
• 060075 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060076 PR Stone Raw Materials
• 060077 EX Excursion to sites and collections of Iron mining, smelting and working - 2 days
• 060081 EX Excursion to Iron Age sites in Austria - 2 days
• 060086 LG Archaeological excavation for advanced - 4 weeks
• 060087 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060089 VO History of metallurgy and use of copper and its alloys - Geschichte der Metallurgie und Nutzung des Kupfers und seiner Legierungen
• 060092 VO Aerial Archaeology and Landscape Archaeology
• 060095 UE Surveying for Archaeologists
• 060096 UE Digital Documentation of Stratigrafic Excavations
• 060100 VU Practices to finds in the Collection of the Department of Pre- and Early History
• 060101 VU Geophysical Prospection: Theory and Practices
• 060103 LG Practical fieldwork 1/2 celtic fortification - Gallia/ 4 weeks - (Bibracte-Mont Beuvray, Vix-Mont Lassois)
• 060104 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060105 LG Practical fieldwork 1/2 Hillforts along the Danube (Linz-Göttweig) - 4 weeks
• 060122 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060143 SV Special themes of early history
• 060145 EX Excursion to prehistoric sites in Burgundy - 4 days
• 060147 UE+EX Excursion to the Baltic sea - 10 days - with exercise course/tutorial
• 060149 SV The Mesolithic of Europe
• 060158 LG Practical fieldwork 1/2: Krems-Wachtberg, palaeolithic open air site - 4 weeks
• 060159 LG Archaeological excavation for advanced -3 weeks
• 060161 VO Introduction to wood species analysis and dendrochronology
• 060162 VO History of metallurgy and use of wrought-iron, steel and cast-iron - Geschichte der Metallurgie und der Verwendung des Eisens, Stahls und Gußeisens
• 060163 SE Archaeology and settlement history in the Medieval Age
• 060164 VO Museology and museum didactics
• 060165 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060170 SE Seminar to special themes of the Prehistoric Methods
• 060174 EX Excursion to Berlin - 2 days
• 060175 EX Excursion to Bamberg - 2 days

D. Doctoral Degree Programme in Prehistory and Early History

• 060016 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060017 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060029 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060030 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060031 EX Excursion to medival archaeological sites in Austria (2 days)
• 060032 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060036 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060051 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060075 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060087 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060104 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060122 PV Exclusive tutorial
• 060147 UE+EX Excursion to the Baltic sea - 10 days - with exercise course/tutorial
• 060165 PV Exclusive tutorial