Students are required to take all the core courses as indicated. Shaded totals represent the minimum required credits per semester basing on the specified core courses. A student may choose one additional optional course from the list provided under a relevant semester and not from elsewhere. AY 399 (Dissertation) can be opted only by invitation, that is, with permission of the Department.
Compulsory first-year Field Training in Archaeology (Survey) (AY 120) and second-year Field Training in Archaeology (Excavation) (AY 220) conducted for 8 weeks during the long vacation, i.e., outside the two classroom semesters, is not included in the total minimum/maximum count.
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First Year: Semester I |
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Code |
Title |
Status |
Credits |
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AY 100 |
Introduction to Archaeology |
Core |
12 |
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AY 106 |
Survey of World Prehistory |
Core |
12 |
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***CL 106 |
Communication Skills for Arts and Social Sciences |
Core |
12 |
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***PL 111 |
Introduction to Critical Thinking and Argumentation |
Core |
12 |
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***DS 112 |
Development Perspectives I |
Core |
12 |
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Total |
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60 |
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First Year: Semester II |
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AY 101 |
Principles of Archaeology |
Core |
12 |
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AY 102 |
Introduction to Anthropology |
Core |
12 |
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*HI 102 |
Survey of World Prehistory up ca. 1500 AD. |
Core |
12 |
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*HI 101 |
Basic Concepts and Perspectives in History |
Core |
12 |
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*DS 113 |
Development Perspectives II |
Core |
12
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A student must choose ONE of the following courses |
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*SO 115 |
Introduction to Culture and Society |
Elective |
12 |
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*SO118 |
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology |
Elective |
12 |
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First Year Special Practical Training during the long vacation (8 weeks) |
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**AY 120 |
Field Training in Archaeology (Survey) |
Core |
12 |
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Total |
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72 |
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Second Year: Semester I |
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Code |
Title |
Status |
Credits |
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AY 211 |
Development of Archaeological Thoughts |
Core |
12 |
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AY 203 |
African Civilizations |
Core |
12 |
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*HI 262 |
History of East Africa |
Core |
12 |
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*HI 260 |
Philosophies and Methodologies of History |
Core |
12 |
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A student must choose TWO of the following courses |
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*AS 220 |
Pan-African Thought and Practice I
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Elective |
12 |
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AY 207 |
Ceramic Analysis in Archaeology
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Elective |
12 |
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AY 213 |
Basics in Archaeometallurgy |
Elective |
12 |
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Total |
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72 |
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Second Year: Semester II |
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AY 202 |
Human Evolution |
Core |
12 |
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AY 214 |
Research Methods in Archaeology and Heritage |
Core |
12 |
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*HI 271 |
History of West Africa |
Core |
12 |
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*HI 261 |
History of Tanzania |
Core |
12 |
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Second Year Special Practical Training during the long vacation (8 weeks) |
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**AY 220 |
Field Training in Archaeology |
Core |
12 |
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A student must choose ONE of the following courses |
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AY 204 |
Lithic Analysis in Archaeology |
Elective |
12 |
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AY 212 |
Basics in Zooarchaeology
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Elective |
12 |
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AY 209 |
Archaeological Methodology |
Elective |
12 |
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Total |
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72 |
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Third Year: Semester I |
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Code |
Title |
Status |
Credits |
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AY 302 |
Archaeology of Tanzania |
Core |
12 |
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HM 302 |
Museum Studies |
Core |
12 |
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*HI 366 |
Topics in African Environmental History |
Core |
12 |
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*HI 368 |
Oral Histories in Tanzania |
Core |
12 |
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A student must choose TWO of the following courses |
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AY 309 |
Mortuary Archaeology
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Elective |
12 |
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AY 306 |
People and Cultures in Africa
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Elective |
12 |
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AY 321 |
Heritage Laws
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Elective |
12 |
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Total |
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72 |
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Third Year: Semester II |
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AY 300 |
Advanced Archaeological Theory |
Core |
12 |
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*HI 264 |
Africa and World Religions |
Core |
12 |
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*HI380 |
Ethnic Identities in Tanzania |
Core |
12 |
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AY 301 |
Cultural Heritage Management |
Core |
12 |
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A student must choose ONE OR TWO of the following courses |
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AY 304 |
Basics in Archaeology |
Elective |
12 |
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AY 307 |
Recent Research Approaches in Archaeology
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Elective |
12 |
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AY 399**** |
Independent Project in Archaeology/Heritage Management (Dissertation) ++ |
Elective |
24 |
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Total |
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60 |