{"id":30002,"date":"2025-03-31T18:08:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T16:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iaw.uni-mainz.de\/archaeologies-2016-b-a\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T11:18:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T09:18:05","slug":"archaeologies-2016-b-a","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iaw.uni-mainz.de\/en\/archaeologies-2016-b-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Archaeologies (2016) B.A."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The degree program, which has been passing since 2003 and was last revised in 2016, is a combined degree program (180 LP, without minor) that combines all five archaeological subjects represented at JGU<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Gaining practical experience is an essential part of archaeology degree programs. The examination regulations of the various degree programs take this into account with the practical module (scope: 24 CP for the B.A. Archaeology, 18 CP for the major subjects, 12 CP for the minor subjects) and the requirement to complete a certain number of excursion days. In the examination regulations, only general specifications were deliberately made for the practical module. You have the option of completing related internships from the JGU offer or from external internship providers (as an orientation value: 2 weeks correspond to 3 CP, 4 weeks to 6 CP) and\/or individual practical exercises. The type<\/em> of internship can and should be chosen by the students themselves according to their own interests and perspectives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The most popular internships are on excavations<\/em><\/strong> and prospecting, for which Mainz is an ideal location thanks to the numerous activities on site and in the region. Important contact points for those interested in excavations are the Pre- and Early Historical Archaeology working group with its “Archaeological Fieldwork” teaching unit and its numerous undertakings in the Mainz area, as well as the Rhineland-Palatinate State Monuments Office in Mainz (see address below). Classical Archaeology also currently offers students opportunities to become employees in field research, for example in Italy. If you would like to work on an excavation in the Mediterranean region or elsewhere abroad, you will generally need to have gained some experience on a domestic excavation. Interested parties for excavations of the German Department of Archaeology(www.dainst.org)<\/a> should contact the employees of the institutes here in Mainz for further information and placement. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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The second focus for internships is employees in museums<\/strong><\/em> and at exhibitions<\/strong><\/em>. Here, too, there are many opportunities, initially through initiatives by teaching staff in the archaeological subjects themselves, especially in Classical Archaeology, but then also in the region, especially at the Landesmuseum Mainz, whose archaeological department is currently undergoing changes as part of the reorganization of the Mainz archaeological collections. For this area as well as for the items<\/strong><\/em> (publishing houses, newspapers, television stations), students should, if possible, seek access on their own initiative with the support of their teaching staff (see the list of potential internship providers below). As the Bachelor’s degree is also designed for an appointment in the field of science communication, it is strongly advisable to also consider institutions from the cultural and scientific sector that are not related to archaeology. In the best case scenario, such practical experience gained during the program of study can lead directly to a subsequent appointment. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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Completion of the practical module also includes the submission of an INTERNSHIP REPORT <\/em><\/strong>(please use the cover sheets<\/strong> in the download area<\/strong>!). In the examination regulations valid from summer semester 2016, it refers to the entirety of the practical experience, but can highlight individual activities in particular. The report should be about 2 to 3 pages long and – in a form adapted to the respective activities – should address the following points as far as possible: Access to internships, concise description of the activity (if applicable, access to special internships) and, if applicable, the (external) institution where the internship was completed, own experiences, both positive and critical, with a view to own program of study and career goals. Please submit the report to the module leader (P. Schollmeyer; VFG: P. Haupt; Byzt. Arch.: V. Tsamakda). <\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

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The field trips (at least 6 field trip days in the B.A. Archaeology and in the major subjects, 2 to 4 days in the minor subjects) can be completed as day trips or in larger units (multi-day or major field trips). If possible, the field trips should be taken in the subject of specialization, but participation in different subjects is also very useful in the joint degree programs. The main purpose is to get to know finds and excavation sites at first hand, thus gaining a more precise view of the archaeological tradition than is possible in the seminar room, to develop a sense of the possibilities and limits of archaeological analysis on excavation sites and to deal with the requirements of modern monument preservation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The range of field trips on offer is relatively large, albeit unevenly distributed across the individual subject areas, so that demand can be met as far as possible and all students have the opportunity to take part in a major field trip during the course of their program of study. As a rule, participants are required to provide their own work, usually in the form of a guided tour presentation on site. Registration for field trips, especially for major excursions abroad, should be understood as binding<\/em>, as the organization requires a great deal of preparation on the part of the teaching staff. Due to budget constraints, students unfortunately have to bear a large part of the costs for major field trips themselves. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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When submitting an application, especially in the case of institutions not involved in archaeology, it is essential to state that internships are a compulsory part<\/em> of the study program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The umbrella organization of archaeological student representations has institutionalized an archaeological internship exchange<\/strong> under the name ArchaeNoah<\/strong>: www.dasv-ev.org\/archaeonoah\/index.php<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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State Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments<\/strong>
Dept. of Archaeological Monument Preservation
Gro\u00dfe Langgasse 29; 55116 Mainz
Tel. 06131\/201 630-0; Fax 06131\/201 6333
e-mail: archaeologie-mainz@t-online.de<\/a>
Information and requirements for internships at
www.theatrum-mainz.de\/index.php\/ausgrabung.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-modal>\n\n\n \n\n

Verlag Philipp von Zabern<\/strong>
For the attention of Ms. Alrun Sch\u00f6\u00dfler Tel. 28747-19
G\u00f6ttelmannstra\u00dfe 13 A
55130 Mainz
Internships of 8 weeks or more in the publishing house and in the editorial department of the journal “Antike Welt”
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis <\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-modal>\n\n\n \n\n

ZDF<\/strong>
Education and Training Department Tel. 70-4364\/4763
55100 Mainz
Detailed information on application requirements and modalities
on the ZDF homepage www.unternehmen.zdf.de\/index.php?id=225<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-modal><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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R\u00f6misch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum Mainz<\/strong>
Field of research Palaeolithic
Museum for the Archaeology of the Ice Age, Neuwied
www.rgzm.de<\/strong><\/a>
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Radio stations and newspapers<\/strong>
generally require the completion of the 4th semester as a prerequisite! An overview can be found on the website http:\/\/www.journalistenlinks.de\/<\/a> under the keyword “Internships and work shadowing”. <\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-modal>\n\n\n \n\n

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung – FAZ<\/strong>
For the attention of Mr. Hendrik Wieck Tel. 069\/75911683
Hellerhofstr. 2-4
60327 Frankfurt
Information on internships: www.faz.net\/praktikum<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-modal><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Archaeological Park\/Regional Museum Xanten<\/strong>
For the attention of Ms. Andrea H\u00fclsbrink Tel. 02801\/712115
Trajanstr. 4
46509 Xanten
“International Summer Academy”, 2 dates in summer, 4 weeks each
Call for proposals from the end of January at www.apx.de\/archaeologischerpark\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-modal>\n\n\n \n\n

S\u00fcdwestrundfunk – SWR<\/strong>
Human Resources Development Tel. 929-2731
for the attention of Ms. Claudia Storch
Am Fort Gonsenheim 139
55122 Mainz
Internships of 6 weeks duration
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The University of Mainz offers an unusually dense range of teaching and research in the field of archaeology among Germany’s higher education institutions. The entire area from the first diplomas of mankind to the advanced civilizations of the Near East and the Mediterranean world, the prehistoric cultures of Europe through to late antiquity and the early Middle Ages are represented by their own disciplines and institutes or departments. <\/p>\n\n

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