Yarmouk University

The Department of Archaeology offers a Bachelor Degree in Archaeology on the completion of the following requirements:

The fulfillment of the conditions stated in the bylaws for warding the Bachelor Degree in Humanities.

1- University Requirements: (27 Credit Hours) as follows:

a. Obligatory Courses: (21 Credit Hours) as follows:

Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours
Eng 100A	English (1)	3
Ar 100	Arabic (1)	3
100	Military Sciences	3
Eng 111	English (2)	3
Ar 102	Arabic (2)	3
Hist 106	Jerusalem 5000 Year	3
CS 100	Introduction to Computers and Applications	3

b. Elective Courses: (6 Credit Hours) to be chosen from the courses offered at the University, other than those offered by the Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology.

2- Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology Course requirements (18 Credit Hours) as follows:

Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours	Prerequisite/s
Arch 101	Introduction to Archaeology	3	-
Arch 102	Origins of Civilization	3	-
Arch 105	Ancient Writings	3	-
An 101	Introduction to Anthropology	3	-
CM 101	Introduction to Conservation and Management of Cultural Heritage	3	-
CIS 101C	Selected Programming Language (Visual Basics)	3

3-Department course requirements: (87 Credit Hours):

A- Single major course requirements (87 Credit Hours):

A-a Obligatory courses (63 Credit Hours):

Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours	Prerequisite/s
Arch 110	Introduction to Prehistory	3	-
Arch 120	Introduction to Classical Archaeology	3	-
Arch 130	Islamic Archaeology (1)	3	Arch 120
Arch 140	Introduction to the Application of Sciences in Archaeology	3	Arch 101
Arch 150	Canaanite Inscriptions	3	Arch 105
Arch 210	Bronze and Iron Ages in Southern Bilad al-Sham	3	-
Arch 220	Nabataean Culture	3	Arch 120
Arch 230	Islamic Archaeology (2)	3	Arch 130
Arch 240	Reconstruction of Past Technologies	3	Arch 140
Arch 250	Old Aramaic and Nabataean Inscriptions	3	Arch 105
Arch 301	Field Archaeology	3	Arch 101 CM 101
Arch 310	Stone Ages in the Near East	3	Arch 101 Arch 110
Arch 320	Classical Archaeology (1)	3	Arch 120
Arch 330	Islamic Archaeology (3)	3	Arch 230
Arch 340	Scientific Analysis of Archaeological Materials	3	Arch 140
Arch 350	Old Greek	3	Arch 105
Arch 410	Early Cities in the Ancient Near East	3	Arch 210
Arch 420	Classical Archaeology (2)	3	Arch 320
Arch 430	Islamic Archaeology (4)	3	Arch 330
Arch 440	Dating Methods and Chronology	3	Arch 240
Arch 450	Old South Arabic and Old North Arabic Inscriptions	3	Arch 250

A-b Elective courses (24 Credit Hours) to be selected from the following courses:

Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours	Prerequisite/s
Env 103	General Environmental Sciences	3	-
Geo 103	General Geology	3	-
Arch 111	Prehistoric Art	3	Arch 110
Arch 121	Classical Arts	3	Arch 120
Arch 131	Islamic Numismatics and Iconoclasm	3	Arch 130
Arch 141	Archaeological Metals, Ceramic and Glass	3	Arch 140
Arch 151	The Genesis and Development of the Arabic Script	3	Arch 105
Arch 231	Islamic Archaeology in Morroco and al-Andalus	3	Arch 130
Ar 241	General Syntax	3	-
Arch 251	The Relationship between Bilad al-Sham and the Arab Peninsula in the Light of the Inscriptions	3	Arch 105
Arch 311	Lithic Tools	3	Arch 110
Arch 312	Ancient Pottery	3	Arch 110
Arch 321	Irrigation and Agriculture Systems in the Classical Periods	3	Arch 120
Arch 331	Islamic Archaeology in Egypt and Arabian Peninsula	3	Arch 130
Arch 341	Environmental Archaeology	3	Arch 101 Env 103
Arch 342	Remote Sensing and Geophysics in Archaeology	3	Arch 140
Arch 351	Latin Language and Writings	3	Arch 105
Arch 441	Archaeology and Geographical Information Systems	3	Arch 140
Arch 499	Special Topics in Archaeology	3	-

Any course offered by the Department of Anthropology and the Department of Conservation of Cultural Heritage.

Any course offered by the Departments of Chemistry, Physics, Earth Sciences and Environmental Studies, Biology, History, Geography, Arabic Language and Literature, Public Administration, Faculty of fine Arts and Faculty of Law.

B- Major/Minor course requirements:

Students who follow this plan can have their major in Archaeology and their minor in the following: Anthropology, Conservation of Cultural Heritage, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies, Statistics, Sociology, English Language, Modern Languages, Biology, Law, History and Geography.

Major in Archaeology courses:

B-a Obligatory Courses (57 Credit Hours):

Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours	Prerequisite/s
Arch 110	Introduction to Prehistory	3	-
Arch 120	Introduction to Classical Archaeology	3	-
Arch 130	Islamic Archaeology (1)	3	Arch 120
Arch 140	Introduction to the Application of Sciences in Archaeology	3	Arch 101
Arch 150	Canaanite Inscriptions	3	Arch 105
Arch 210	Bronze and Iron Ages in Southern Bilad al-Sham	3	-
Arch 220	Nabataean Culture	3	Arch 120
Arch 230	Islamic Archaeology (2)	3	Arch 130
Arch 240	Reconstruction of Past Technologies	3	Arch 140
Arch 250	Old Aramaic and Nabataean Inscriptions	3	Arch 105
Arch 301	Field Archaeology	3	Arch 101 CM 101
Arch 310	Stone Ages in the Near East	3	Arch 101 Arch 110
Arch 320	Classical Archaeology (1)	3	Arch 120
Arch 330	Islamic Archaeology (3)	3	Arch 230
Arch 340	Scientific Analysis of Archaeological Materials	3	Arch 140
Arch 410	Early Cities in the Ancient Near East	3	Arch 210
Arch 420	Classical Archaeology (2)	3	Arch 320
Arch 440	Dating Methods and Chronology	3	Arch 240
Arch 450	Old South Arabic and Old North Arabic Inscriptions	3	Arch 250

B-b Elective Courses (9 Credit Hours) to be chosen from the following courses:

Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours	Prerequisite/s
Env 103	General Environmental Sciences	3	-
Geo 103	General Geology	3	-
Arch 111	Prehistoric Art	3	Arch 110
Arch 121	Classical Arts	3	Arch 120
Arch 131	Islamic Numismatics and Iconoclasm	3