Courses And Curriculum

MA IN ARCHAEOLOGY SYLLABUS OUTLINE

ACADEMIC YEAR- 2024-26

SEMESTER-I

Core

1. Introduction to Archaeology and History
2. History of Archaeological Theories
3. Introduction to Sciences in Archaeology
4. Prehistory of India and the World

Electives

1. Birth of Civilizations
2. Cultural History of India

SEMESTER- II

Core

1. Protohistoric Archaeology of South Asia
2. Methods in Field Archaeology
3. Indian Art, Aesthetics, Architecture and Its Impact

Electives

1. Digital Archaeology
2. Ethnoarchaeology
3. Epigraphy and Numismatics
4. Environmental Archaeology
5. Routes in Asia and Beyond

SEMESTER-III

Core

1. Experimental Archaeology
2. Historical Archaeology

Electives

1. History of Technology
2. Archaeology of Buddhism
3. Shared Past and Connected History: India and Southeast Asia
4. World Prehistory

SEMESTER-4

Core

1. Cultural Heritage Management
2. Dissertation

Electives

1. Archaeology of Bihar
2. Framing History: Historiography