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MAArcheology

Tuition fee €2,500 per semester
Application fee €150 one-time

The application fee is discounted for Early Bird applicants:
EUR 100 (non-refundable) between 01/11/2024 – 30/11/2024 and between 01/02/2025 – 31/03/2025;
The regular application fee is:
EUR 150 (non-refundable) between 01/04/2025-31/05/2025

Examination fee €100 one-time
More information

elte.hu/en/archaeology-ma 

Overview

Short description
The goal of the program is to train professionals who are capable of practicing archaeology with their acquired general knowledge in archaeology and in selected specializations. The program provides comprehensive knowledge of a number of fields in the archaeology of Central Europe and Eurasia. It focuses on topics such as the archaeology of rituals, the archaeology of art, styles and identities, the archaeology of war, the archaeology of feasts and food, social archaeology, the archaeology of death, trade, transport and mobility. Graduates will gain proficiency in independently exploring and evaluating archaeological sources and sites, and managing museum collections. In addition to the archaeological material, they will acquire familiarity with other areas of cultural heritage and will be prepared to carry out basic tasks related to cultural heritage in all institutions in charge of unearthing, protection, processing and presentation of cultural heritage. They will have the knowledge necessary to fill the position of archaeological museologist in public collections. They will be prepared to continue their studies within a Ph.D. program.

This program is recommended to applicants who

—would like to acquire general knowledge of the theoretical and practical aspects of archaeological work.
—would like to specialize in the archaeology of the geographic and cultural region of the Middle Danube Basin.
—would like to broaden their knowledge of the classical world, the Ancient Near East and Central Asia.
—would like to acquire the necessary skills in the following fields: , archaeozoology, s, aals
—would like to pursue their doctoral studies in archaeology at ELTE.

This program enables students to

The program is aimed at students who have at least a BSc degree in Archaeology or in a related field.

Specializations:

—Archaeology of Prehistoric Europe and the Near East
—Classical and Roman Archaeology
—Early Medieval and Historical Archaeology
—Archaeometry
—Archaeological heritage

Strength of program
The Institute of Archaeological Sciences at ELTE University is one of the few European academic centres that provide a wide-ranging archaeological education and research covering the millennia from the Palaeolithic to the Early Modern Ottoman period, with a focus not only on Europe, but also on the Near East and Central Asia (regeszet.elte.hu). The Institute conducts excavations at the important settlements of Bibracte (France) and Grd-i Tle (Iraqi Kurdistan), as well as on the Neolithic site at Polgár and the Roman town of Brigetio in Hungary. The Institute coordinates the HistoGenes ERC Synergy Grant bioarchaeological project (2020–2026) and hosted the 28th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists in 2022. The Institute’s foreign-language book series and English-language journal offers an insight into its diverse academic activities (Dissertationes Pannonicae, Dissertationes Archaeologicae (dissarch.elte.hu/index.php/dissarch). Most of the program’s lecturers have international teaching experience and they regularly held lectures on international conferences. The Institute’s researchers are involved in several international scientific collaborations. Several professors of the Institute are members of international scientific committees or honorary members of scientific organizations (e.g. DAI, ÖAW, Académie française). The archaeological training offered by Eötvös Loránd University is regularly among the best in international rankings.

Programme structure

Find the detailed structure of the program on the site of the Faculty:
www.btk.elte.hu/master-programmes

Career opportunities

Career opportunities
Graduate students will be prepared to manage archaeological museum collections, perform basic tasks related to archaeological heritage, and also to explore, protect, process and present the cultural heritage. They will be qualified for a career as researchers, lecturers, archaeologists-museologists of public collections or a position in the public administration dealing with archaeological heritage. Our graduates will be able to apply for Ph.D. studies either at Eötvös Loránd University or anywhere in the world.

Job examples
—archaeologist in a museum (museologist of public collections)
—archaeologist in a researcher institute
—archaeologist in a private company
—lecturer
—archaeologist in the public administration dealing with archaeological heritage

Apply now! September 2025/26
Application deadline
30 Nov 2024, 23:59:59
Central European Time
Studies commence
1 Sept 2025
Apply now! September 2025/26
Application start
1 Feb 2025
Application deadline
31 Mar 2025, 23:59:59
Central European Time
Studies commence
1 Sept 2025
Apply now! September 2025/26
Application start
1 Apr 2025
Application deadline
31 May 2025, 23:59:59
Central European Time
Studies commence
1 Sept 2025
Apply now! September 2025/26
Application deadline
30 Nov 2024, 23:59:59
Central European Time
Studies commence
1 Sept 2025
Apply now! September 2025/26
Application start
1 Feb 2025
Application deadline
31 Mar 2025, 23:59:59
Central European Time
Studies commence
1 Sept 2025
Apply now! September 2025/26
Application start
1 Apr 2025
Application deadline
31 May 2025, 23:59:59
Central European Time
Studies commence
1 Sept 2025
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