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Archaeology is the study of the cultural and social development of the past through physical traces of human activity.

Archaeology involves the excavation and dating of findings, such as rock carvings, church ruins, grave-mounds, iron-producing plants, ports and ship wrecks, coins, ceramics, jewellery, weapons tools, glass and textiles. These discoveries are fragments of several precedent cultural societies. Through these findings, our history may be reconstructed. Moreiver, it gives us the opportunity to obtain increased knowledge of life in immediate and distant past.

The bachelor’s programme in Archaeology comprises of archaeological research, excavations, public administration and museum activity. The interaction between theoretical insight and practical work is important in order to provide students with an understanding of the connection between the archaeological research activity and the mundane tasks awaiting archaeologists in several professions within administration and museums, as well as universities and other research institutions.

The programme of study aims to enable students to establish the existence of cultural traces, as well as to obtain knowledge of ancient cultures and societies from physical remnants. This requires thorough knowledge of the source material, and also to the theories and methods employed in the production of archaeological knowledge.

The specialization in Archaeology will provide students with knowledge of the development of societies in both prehistoric and historic past. Special emphasis is placed on regional development in an international perspective. An introduction to archaeological theory and method, including empirical data and field archaeology, will provide the students with an insight into how archaeological knowledge emerges.

The master’s programme in Archaeology aims to provide the students with extensive knowledge of the theory, method and administration practice of the field, as well as its dissemination and research. This will form the students’ basis for further research on and administration of cultural history.

An archaeologist is supposed to be able to establish and complete a scholarly project. The research community emphasises on the position and function of archaeology in society, as well as the foundation for evaluating the preservation and dissemination of cultural monuments.

Students may choose their specialization within the field of historical archaeology, technological archaeology, Southern Sami archaeology, or other specialization prepared in consultation with the assigned tutor.

Admission requirements
Higher Education Entrance Qualification. 40 students are admitted each year.

Internationalisation, studies abroad and exhange agreements
Some courses are offered in English, and students can get academic supervision in English.The programme is arranged so that students can study at other universities in one or two semester. The department has agreements with Oslo School of Architecture and various institutions in other countries: Landbouwuniversiteit Wageningen (Nederland), Technische Universität Dresden (Tyskland), Technische Universität München TUM (Tyskland), Universität Hannover (Tyskland), Universität für Bodenkultur (Østerrike), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (Spania), Ecole Nationale Superieure du paysage (ENSP) (Versailles, Frankrike), Universita degli studi di Genova (Italia), University of Western Australia (Perth, Australia), California Polytechnic (U.S.A.). In addition, UMB has several central agreements on student exchange.

The landscape architect works in the intersecting point between nature, design and human needs where the aim is to form and manage our surroundings in a sustainable and long-term perspective that corresponds to the aims in the European Landscape Convention that Norway has ratified.The study programme is profession-orientated, and a close cooperation with the profession landscape architect is emphasised. The students shall therefore become qualified for working with problem matters relating to landscape architecture both in public and private activities. The tasks are numerous, and vary from detail drawing of building areas, urban spaces and parks to regional planning, investigation tasks and green space management.

Technology – Structural Engineering and Architecture – master

The programme of study offers the combined scientific and technological qualifications that society needs in connection with operations and innovations in business activities, management and research. The programme represents a continuance of the former study programme Civil Engineering, and at UMB it is connected to subject areas that are central to the maintenance and development of a sustainable society.Graduates are qualified to work as property managers in larger businesses, as construction manager/project manager in construction companies or as a planner in an engineering or architect\’s office. They can also work as planners, consultants and chief building inspectors in municipalities and counties.