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Preventive Archeology and Archaelogical Risk Management

A post-graduate program (Master in the Italian legal framework) that develops a strategic professional role within the design of public and private projects.

The program aims to train a professional profile of an archaeologist actively involved in the design chain of territorial planning. The innovation of the program lies in shifting the archaeologist’s role from a marginal, so to speak, “second phase” role to one actively integrated into the design chain of territorial planning.
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The program

The program (short name: Map), organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture (DG-ABAP; DG-MUSEI; ICA), Italferr SpA (Italian State Railways Group), and Archeoimprese, is an interdisciplinary course that combines humanities subjects, with a strong territorial specialization,
the most up-to-date methods of archaeological research, technologies typical of the exact sciences, and managerial elements for the management of the preventive verification phases of archaeological interest at different levels of planning.
The originality and specialization of the subjects, the professionalism, and the coherence between the scientific and managerial skills and experiences of the proposing entities (public and private) involved in the real application of the current regulations on Preventive Archaeology ensure a targeted and qualified scientific, technical, and economic preparation of the students.
The contents covered are characterized by a parallelism between archaeological sector skills and management elements. The course aims to train professional figures capable of participating in the design of territorial transformations, optimizing the interaction between archaeological heritage and infrastructural development, and at the same time enhancing the competitiveness of the clients, contributing to a better quality of projects, greater environmental sustainability of the works, correct management of archaeological risk, and cost optimization.

 

Contacts

Director: Prof. Salvatore De Vincenzo
devincenzo@unitus.it

Coordinator: Dr. Giancarlo Pastura
g.pastura@italferr.it

Administrative office of the program
map@unitus.it

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  • Target students

    The program is primarily aimed at:

    •  Professional archaeologists, already established in the labour market, who want to align their
      activity with the most recent Italian legislation;
    • Archaeologists working in private companies and cooperatives, or collaborators in various
      capacities with universities and public institutions who wish to update their training;
    • Specialists and postgraduates in archaeology, PhD holders or candidates in archaeological
      subjects, with work experience, even if brief;
    •  Recent graduates who are moving into freelance work or intend to collaborate with public
      and private institutions..

  • Teaching methodology

    The teaching activities are conducted through remote learning, using the ZOOM platform, accessible on the UNITUS Moodle platform dedicated to the program, where teaching materials are also published and made available to students.

    In addition to lectures, a series of practical activities and internships will be organized, focusing on the use of the ministerial template, the design of direct and indirect archaeological surveys, the management of the archaeological site and documentation, the execution of geophysical surveys,
    and the economic management of the preventive verification phases of archaeological interest.
    Seminars, guided tours, bibliographic references, and roundtable discussions are also planned for each of the themes covered by the program.

  • Enrollment Methods and Information

    The minimum number of participants required to activate the post-graduate program is 20; the maximum number of available spots is 30.

    Access Criteria and Methods
    Admission to the Master’s program is subject to the ranking based on qualifications. Should the number of admission applications exceed the maximum number of admissions, access to the course will be determined by the evaluation of the Ordering Committee. Public Administration personnel
    and students and graduates of UNITUS will be granted a 30% reduction in the program’s enrollment fee.

    Duration
    The post-graduate program awards 60 ECTS credits (CFU in Italian) and has a duration of 12 months, for a total of 360 hours of training.

    Enrollment Fee
    The enrollment fee is 1,800 euros. The deadline for admission applications is set for March 23, 2024. Enrollment is possible after reviewing the admission announcement through the admission form.

     

  • Modules

    1.  Lectiones Magistrales
    2. Preventive Archaeology in Italy
    3.  The phase of preventive verification of Archaeological Interest
    4. Remote sensing and proximal sensing. Non-invasive diagnostic methods
    5.  Enhancement and Dissemination/Public use
    6. The economic management of preventive archaeology
    7.  Analysis, management, and dissemination of data
    8.  The National Geoportal for Archaeology
    9. Territorial data systems and integration of other databases.

    More details about the structure of the master’s program are available in the attached document Educational Structure of the Master.