Masters program at University of the Peloponnese

Master of Science in Cultural Heritage Materials and Technologies
University of the Peloponnese
Kalamata
Greece

Contact

    CultTech MSc
    +30 27210 65145
    culttech<-at->uop<.>gr <culttech<-at->uop<.>gr>

See

    culttech.uop.gr

Applications are open for the 2016-2017 academic year.

The CultTech MSc programme is organized by the Laboratory of
Archaeometry of the University of the Peloponnese, Kalamata, Greece.

The language of the programme is English and the duration is one
full year.

Students from the fields of archaeology, cultural heritage
management, conservation, materials science and engineering are
welcomed to apply.

Courses for the new academic year will start on Monday 3 October
2016.

Requirements:

The MSc programme is mainly addressed to graduates of schools of
heritage conservation, archaeology, cultural heritage, material
science and engineering.  Graduates of similar or relevant fields
are also welcome to apply.

Minimum requirements for candidates

    Overall degree of Upper Second Class or above

    Academic IELTS of overall band score 6 or above

Courses:

Semester A
October 2016 - January, 2017

    A1 Landscape Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Management.

    Introduction to Landscape Archaeology, Natural and Cultural
    Landscape Formation Processes, Procedures and Methods,
    Interpreting Cultural Landscape, Excavating Space and Place,
    Anthropology and Management of Cultural Goods, Senses Revisited:
    Touch, Tactility, Haptics, Physical Catastrophe and the
    Archaeology of the Present, Sustainable Heritage Management,
    Interpreting Heritage

    A2 Archaeometry I: Approaches for Archaeology and Cultural
    Heritage.

    Studies on Archaeological and Geo-Archaeological Materials
    (Pottery, Glasses, Stones, Mortars, Metals, Organics):
    Production, Technology, Use and Provenance.  Absolute Dating in
    Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, Statistical Evaluation of
    Analytical Data/Chemometrics.

    A3 Archaeometry II: Non-Destructive and Innovative Methodologies
    for Cultural Heritage.

    X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis, Portable and Handheld XRF
    Analyzers, Micro-XRF Analysis of Ancient Metal Alloys, In-situ
    XRF Analysis of Ancient Pigments and Wall Paintings, Synchrotron
    Radiation Techniques, Analytical Applications and Advanced
    Topics to Ion Beam Technology, Spectroscopic and Laser
    Analytical Techniques in Cultural Heritage Materials
    Analysis, UV-Vis-IR, Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques.

Semester B (February
May 2016

    B1 Environmental and Remote Studies for Cultural Heritage.

    Geoarchaeology and Geochronology, Isotopic Studies, basics of
    environmental Chemistry and Physics, societal and cultural
    dimension of climate variability, impacts of air pollution on
    cultural heritage, introduction to environmental measurements
    and techniques, climate change, vulnerability of cultural
    heritage to climate change impacts, climate and weather.

    B2 Information Communication Technologies for Cultural Heritage.

    Overview, Cyber Archaeology/Archaeometry, Enhancement of Visitor
    Experience, Visitor Requirements, Digital Presence, Multimedia
    Applications, Digitalization and Management, E-Research,
    Synergies, Cultural Heritage in the City, Building on Existing
    Technologies.

    B3 Field Prospection and Computing Technologies for Cultural
    Heritage.

    Field Prospection Techniques, Procedures and Applications, GIS,
    UAV for Cultural Heritage, Monitoring Cultural Heritage from
    Space, Data, Information Visualization for the Environment,
    Reconstructing Archaeological Objects and Sites, Structural
    Modelling of Archaeological Materials.

Dissertation (June - September, 2017

Each course is credited with 10 ECTS and the dissertation with 30
ECTS. Total Credits: 90 ECTS.

Further information see

    <URL:http://culttech.uop.gr>

Check our facebook group (CultTech-MSc in Cultural Heritage
Materials, UOP), email culttech<-at->uop<.>gr or phone +30 27210 65145

Evangelia Kyriazi, MSc
Conservator of Stone, Fossils, Antiquities and Works of Art,
PhD Researcher
University of Peloponnese


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