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Archaeology Bachelor's Degree Program

Academic Unit Presenting the ProgramArchaeology
Program DirectorProgram Manager or Equivalent Prof. Dr. Hatice KALKAN (Bölüm Başkanı) / Dr. Öğr. Üy. Seher Selin ÖZMEN (Bölüm Bologna Koordinatörü)
Program TypeBachelor's Degree Program
Level of Degree EarnedThe Level of Degree The Level of Degree Undergraduate (Bachelor’s Degree).
Degree EarnedHaving a Bachelor's Degree from the Department of Archeology, she/he graduates with the title of "Archaeologist".
Education TypeTam zamanlı.
Registration Acceptance ConditionsApplication and Acceptance Principles Those who have successfully completed their secondary education in the field of social sciences are eligible for the undergraduate four-year course of study.
Recognition of Prior LearningThe Recognition of Prior Education Students who will transfer from the Archeology Department of another university or from another department are exempted from the equivalent courses (if they are successful) by comparing the ECTS, Credits and Content in their transcripts with the curriculum.
Degree Requirements and Rules The students studying in this undergraduate program are required to have a Cumulative Grade Points Average (Cum.GPA) of not less than 2.00/4.00 and have completed all the courses with at least a letter grade of DD/S in the program in order to graduate. The minimum number of ECTS credits required for graduation is 240. It is also mandatory for the students to complete their compulsory internship in a specified duration and quality.
Program ProfileThe Profile of the Programme Under the name of the Department of Archaeology, our department aims to offer a comprehensive course content in the fields of Prehistoric Archaeology, Protohistory and Prehistory Archaeology and Classical Archaeology, starting from the Paleolithic period to the end of the Roman period, and to provide our students with field experience by enabling them to participate in excavations carried out within the borders of the Republic of Turkey as well as theoretical courses.
Occupational Profiles of GraduatesEmployment Opportunities for Graduates Along with an academic career, our graduates can be appointed as expert archaeologists in public and private museums, conservation boards, municipalities, and they can also act as experts in judicial matters, subject to the prerequisite of having a bachelor's degree in archeology.
Access To Upper DegreeVertical Transfer to Higher Level Programmes Upon successful completion of their undergraduate programme of study, the students are encouraged to embark on advanced academic studies on the graduate level (master’s and doctoral) on condition of having received the required score in ALES exam and possessing sufficient knowledge of English or another foreign language.
Exams, Assessment and Grading

Assessment and Evaluation

Exams to be held within one semester of education are midterm exams, semester / year-end exams, make-up exams, make-up exams, single course and additional exams. Exams can be online or written, written-oral or practical, or written-oral practical.

A course has at least one midterm exam in each semester. The dates of the midterm exams are determined and announced by the Dean or Director within the first three weeks of each semester. In one day, midterm exams of at most two courses, except for the common compulsory courses of a class, are held. It is essential for students to attend the midterm exams. However, students who cannot attend the midterm exam due to an excuse accepted by the relevant board of directors are given an excuse exam if they apply within seven days after the end of their excuse. Health reports obtained from the University hospital or other health institutions for health reasons are submitted to the approval of the relevant board of directors. With the approval of the Rector, students who take part in national and / or international folkloric, sportive, cultural, artistic and scientific events representing Turkey or the University in national and / or international folkloric, sportive, cultural, artistic and scientific fields take the exams that they cannot take because they have to participate in these events on the dates determined by the relevant board of directors.

Semester / year-end exams are the exams held to determine the success status of the student in the courses taught in the semester / year that has ended. Exam programs, except for short-term exams, are prepared by the relevant department / department / department of arts and / or dean's office / directorate and announced at least seven days before the exams. In order to take the semester / year-end exam of a course; It is necessary to register for the course, to attend the course, to be successful in the applications of the applied courses and to fulfill the other necessary conditions.

Students who have the right to take the semester / year-end exams, but who cannot take these exams with or without an excuse, and students who fail even though they have taken them, take the make-up exam. Make-up exams are held at least seven days after the semester / year-end exams. There is no make-up exam for make-up exams.

For detailed information:

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Grades

Exams are graded out of 100. The semester / year-end grade of a course is the sum of 30% of the arithmetic average of the midterm or midterm exams and 70% of the grade taken in the semester / year-end exam or make-up exam. However, the semester / year-end grade of a course; Provided that it is decided by the relevant faculty / school board and announced at the beginning of the semester, it can be calculated between 30% and 50% of the arithmetic average of the midterm or midterm exams, between 70% and 50% of the grade taken in the semester / year-end or make-up exam, and the sum of the ratios can be calculated as 100%. As a result of the calculation, if the first number after the decimal point is less than five, it is increased to the lower integer, and if it is five or more than five, it is increased to the upper integer and finalized. In order to be successful in a course, the semester / year-end grade must be at least 60 out of 100. The grading system based on the evaluation of students' achievements is expressed in the following grades and letters:

Grade

Letter Grade

Local Grade

Status

90-100

AA

4.00

Pass

80-89

BA

3.50

Pass

70-79

BB

3.00

Pass

65-69

CB

2.50

Pass

60-64

CC

2.00

Pass

50-59

DD

1.50

Fail

30-49

FD

1.00

Fail

0-29

FF

0.00

Fail

 

Students are required to retake the courses from which they received DD, FD or FF during the first oncoming semester in which these courses are offered.

Graduation Requirements
Teaching Methods

Education and Training Methods

Teaching Methods

Teaching methods are determined so as to improve skills, such as teaching-learning strategies, self-discipline, life-long learning, observation, sharing knowledge, presentation, critical thinking, teamwork, effective use of informatics.

Moreover, the choice of teaching methods pays heed to supporting students with different skills. The teaching methods used in the program are listed below*:

TEACHING METHODS*

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

MEANS

Course

Listening and interpretation

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector

Discussion Course

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector

Special Support / Structural Examples

Special skills planned beforehand

 

Playing a Role / Drama

Special skills planned beforehand

Standard classroom technologies, special equipment

Problem Solving

Special skills planned beforehand

 

Case Study

Special skills planned beforehand

 

Brainstorming

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development, team work

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector

Small Group Discussion

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector

Presentation

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling

Real or virtual environment suitable for observation

Simulation

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, informatics skills

Real or virtual environment suitable for observation

Seminar

Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, informatics, listening and interpretation, management skills

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment

Group Study

Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, informatics, critical thinking, question development, management skills, team work

 

Field / Land Study

Observation / situation handling, research – lifelong learning, writing, reading

 

Laboratory

Observation/situation handling, informatics, management skills, team work

Special equipment

Homework

Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, Informatics

Internet database, library database, e-mail

Oral Exam

 

 

Survey and Questionnaire Study

Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading

 

Panel

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment

Guest Speaker

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment

Student Club Activity / Projects

Observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development, team work, research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, management skills, special skills planned beforehand

 

(*) Depending on the characteristics of the course, one or more of the methods mentioned here can be applied.

Program Outcomes

1-To be able to acquire skills to work with related persons and institutions in the field of archeology, to share various opinions with these persons and institutions and to bring solutions to the problems.
2-To be able to have professional maturity in different perspectives and objective interpretation of archaeological concepts by having the knowledge about the history of archeology and the understandings formed at different periods.
3-To be able to acquire skills to conduct scientific works correctly by having knowledge about the legislation and applications related to archeology.
4-To be able to acquire skills in using contemporary scientific research techniques by terminology and methods of archeology.
5-To be able to have knowledge and skills to use information access tools such as bibliographic repertoire, archive inventory, electronic references.
6-To be able to acquire skills to conduct activities for informing and awareness-raising in the society about archeology and cultural heritage by using various communication methods.
7-To be able to acquire skills in taking responsibility, problem solving and working experience for a common purpose, acting according to scientific ethics.
8-To be able to identify and interpret archaeological findings by having knowledge about basic archaeological material.
9-To be able to acquire skills in collecting data, to evaluate, to report the results and to transmit these information oral and written by taking interdisciplinary opinions if it is needed.
10-To be able to update archeological knowledge and to establish the relationship between past and current events by having national and international knowledge in a comparative perspective.
11-To be able to have both theoretical (university education, museum experiences, etc.) and practical (excavations, surveys) knowledge and experience related to profession.
12-Understanding the importance of lifelong learning, to be able to acquire skills in professional evolution and contribution following the current issues and technology in the field of archeology.

Curriculum

Archaeology


1st Class

2025-2026 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
ARB103 Anatolian Prehistory 3 0 5
KRYP01 Career Planning 1 0 2
YDİ101 Foreign Language I (English) 2 0 2
ARB105 Hellenic Mythology 3 0 5
ARB107 Historical Geography 3 0 5
ARB111 History and Development of Archaeological Science 2 0 2
ARB101 Introduction to Archeology I 3 0 5
ATİ101 Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution I 2 0 2
TDİ101 Turkish Language I 2 0 2
Total ECTS: 30

2025-2026 Spring Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
ARB106 Aegean Archeology 3 0 5
ARB108 Anatolian Civilizations in the 2nd and 1st Millennium 3 0 5
ARB104 Excavation Techniques and Urban Archeology 2 1 5
YDİ102 Foreign Language II (English) 2 0 2
ARB102 Introduction to Archeology II 3 0 5
ATİ102 Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution II 2 0 2
TDİ102 Turkish Language II 2 0 2
Elective 1. SINIF BAHAR DÖNEMİ() 4
ARB114 Archeometry 3 0 4
Total ECTS: 30
Total ECTS(Year): 60
2nd Class

2025-2026 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
ARB229 Archaic Architecture 3 0 4
ARB231 Geometric Pottery 3 0 4
ARB233 Greek Numismatic I 3 0 4
ARB207 Introduction to Thracology I 3 0 4
ARB203 Prehistoric Sculpture Art 3 0 4
Elective 2. SINIF GÜZ DÖNEMİ (10)() 10
ARB213 Anatolian Grave Types 2 0 2
ARB235 Greek Language and Epigraphy I 3 0 4
ARB221 Hellenic History 3 0 4
Total ECTS: 30

2025-2026 Spring Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
ARB234 Archaic Pottery 3 0 4
ARB204 Archaic Sculpture Art 3 0 4
ARB232 Classical Age Architecture 3 0 4
ARB236 Greek Numismatic II 3 0 4
ARB208 Introduction to Thracology II 3 0 4
Elective 2. SINIF BAHAR DÖNEMİ (10)() 10
ARB238 Greek Language and Epigraphy II 3 0 4
ARB240 Prehistoric Diet and Nutrition 2 0 2
ARB220 Roman History 3 0 4
Total ECTS: 30
Total ECTS(Year): 60
3rd Class

2025-2026 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
ARB303 Classical Period Sculpture Art 3 0 4
ARB329 Classical Pottery 3 0 4
ARB301 Hellenistic Architecture I 3 0 4
ARB331 Roman Numismatic I 3 0 4
ARB305 Scientific Research and Writing Methods I 3 0 4
Elective Üniversite Genel Seçmeli Dersler() 3
UNİSEC-FEF 007 Anatolian Cultural History and Archeology 2 0 3
Elective 3. SINIF GÜZ DÖNEMİ (6 AKTS)() 7
ARB313 ethnoarchaeology 2 0 2
ARB319 Phrygian Archaeology 3 0 4
ARB333 Sources in Archaeology 1 0 1
Total ECTS: 30

2025-2026 Spring Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
ARB322 Hellenistic Architecture II 3 0 4
ARB324 Hellenistic Pottery 3 0 4
ARB304 Hellenistic Sculpture Art 3 0 4
ARB326 Roman Numismatic II 3 0 4
ARB306 Scientific Research and Writing Methods II 3 0 4
Elective 3. SINIF BAHAR DÖNEMİ() 3
UNİSEC-FEF 006 Basic Archeology Information 2 0 3
Elective 3. SINIF BAHAR DÖNEMİ (10)() 10
ARB328 Ancient Authors and Sources 3 0 4
ARB312 Near Eastern Mythology 2 0 2
ARB334 Prehistoric Architecture 3 0 4
Total ECTS: 33
Total ECTS(Year): 63
4th Class

2025-2026 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
ARB407 Graduation Thesis I 0 2 4
ARB409 Museology I 3 0 4
ARB401 Roman Architecture I 3 0 4
ARB405 Roman Pottery 3 0 4
ARB403 Roman Sculpture Art 3 0 4
Elective 4. SINIF GÜZ DÖNEMİ (10)() 10
ARB419 Coroplastic 3 0 5
ARB411 Social Life in Antiquity 3 0 5
Total ECTS: 30

2025-2026 Spring Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
ARB406 Byzantine Architecture and Art 3 0 4
ARB408 Graduation Thesis II 0 2 4
ARB410 Museology II 3 0 4
ARB404 Restoration 2 1 4
ARB402 Roman Architecture II 3 0 4
Elective 4. SINIF BAHAR DÖNEMİ (10)() 10
ARB420 Anatolian Metalwork 3 0 5
ARB422 Environmental Archaeology 3 0 5
Total ECTS: 30
Total ECTS(Year): 60