The course combines lectures, seminars, case studies, and practical exercises. It emphasizes active learning, critical thinking, and engagement with real-world challenges in Public Archaeology.

Each course session lasts a total of 3 hours and is structured progressively to combine theoretical content, critical reflection, and practical work. The session begins with an introductory lecture presenting key concepts, theoretical frameworks, and case studies related to the weekly topic, incorporating real-world examples from international contexts and encouraging student participation through questions and brief reflections. This is followed by a guided discussion or seminar focused on the critical analysis of assigned readings or case studies, promoting collective debate on their ethical, social, and political implications, as well as student contributions. The third part of the session consists of a practical activity or workshop in which students apply acquired knowledge through structured exercises, both individually and in groups, designed to simulate real professional scenarios in Public Archaeology. Finally, the session concludes with a wrap-up and reflection stage devoted to sharing outcomes, receiving instructor feedback, and connecting the session’s learning to the ongoing development of the final project. Some sessions may include field visits or excursions to heritage sites or other locations related to the course content.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Continuous Assessment

1. Students are required to actively participate in class discussions and seminars (20%).
2. Students must submit structured reports on the practical sessions carried out (30%).
3. Students must design and present a Public Archaeology project (40%).
4. Final written exam in which students are required to analyse one of the Public Archaeology project examples discussed throughout the course (10%).

Activities 2 and 3 may optionally be completed in groups (maximum 3 students).

Assessment Calendar

At the beginning of the course, students will be informed (via Moodle) of the deadlines for the completion and submission of the different assessment activities.

Requirements to Pass the Course

Students must complete and submit all assessment activities within the established deadlines. A minimum average mark of 5 out of 10 across all assessment activities is required to pass the course. Activities submitted after the deadline will not be considered for assessment. Students will receive a grade of “Not assessed” if they have submitted 30% or less of the assessment activities.

Review of Grades

At the time each assessment activity is assigned or submitted, the instructor will inform students (via Moodle) about the procedure and date for reviewing grades.

Single Assessment

This subject does not allow a single assessment.

Resit Procedure

Only students who have completed or submitted the supervised and independent activities within the established deadlines will be eligible for resit assessment. Only those activities that have received a minimum grade of 3.5 may be retaken.

Resit Calendar

Resit dates are established by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and are published on the faculty website in July of the previous academic year. Students are responsible for checking the date of their resit examination.

Plagiarism and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools is permitted exclusively for bibliographic research, information retrieval, and text correction or translation. Students must: (i) Identify the parts generated with AI; (ii) Specify the tools used; (iii) Include a critical reflection on how AI influenced the process and final outcome If, at any point during the assessment process, the instructor detects clear plagiarism, the activity will be graded as “Not submitted.” Lack of transparency in the use of AI will be considered a breach of academic integrity and will result in a grade of 0, with no possibility of resit.y regarding the use of AI will be considered academic dishonesty and will result in the assignment receiving a grade of 0.

In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject.