Archaeological Massive Open Online Courses
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are online courses that are offered over a certain period and in regular repetition by renowned universities or research institutes. They usually focus on a special topic and are also aimed at students who are interested in topics that may not be offered at their university. This means that MOOCs should be seen as a supplement to the course offerings of your university. Talk to your lecturers to what extent it could possibly be credited. Participation in the courses is free. Some however, require a fee for the certificate. Philipp Friedrich (student assistant at Digtal Geoarchaeology) has put together various courses on archaeology, GIS and remote sensing (updated 27-10-2020).
| Topic and Link | University/ Institute | Lecturer | Language | Duration [week] | Work Load [h] | Certificate [€] | Difficulty | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Art and Archaeology | University of Arizona | David Soren | English | 6 | 25 | Roman Art, Archaeology, Ancient Rome | ||
| Recovering the Humankind's Past and Saving the Universal Heritage | Sapienza University of Rome | Andrea Vitaletti et al. | English | 8 | 16-32 | 0 | Humanities, Archaeology, Cultural Heritage | |
| Egiptologia (Egyptology) | Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona | José Lull, Josep Cervelló Autuori | Spanish | 9 | 36 | 32 | Beginner | History, Egyptology, Archaeology |
| At the Origins of the Mediterranean Civilization: Archaeology of the City from the Levant to the West - 3rd-1st millennium BC | Sapienza University of Rome | Lorenzo Nigro | English | 8 | 11 | 41 | Beginner | Archaeology, Mediterranean Civilization |
| The Changing Landscape of Ancient Rome. Archaeology and History of the Palatine Hill | Sapienza University of Rome | Paolo Carafa | English | 8 | 8 | 45 | Beginner | Archaeology, Ancient Rome, Landscape |
| Osteoarchaeology: The Truth in Our Bones | Leiden University | Andrea Waters-Rist | English | 5 | 27 | 41 | Beginner | Osteoarchaeology, Human Skeleton |
| Archaeology: from Dig to Lab and Beyond | University of Reading | Amanda Clarke et al. | English | 2 | 6 | 49 | Beginner | Archaeology, Archaeological Excavation |
| Pyramids of Giza: Ancient Egyptian Art and Archaeology | Havard University | Peter Der Manuelian | English | 8 | 16-32 | 126 | Beginner | Archaeology, History, Art, Egyptian |
| Archaeology and the Battle of Dunbar 1650: From the Scottish Battlefield to the New World | Durham University | Charlotte Roberts et al. | English | 6 | 12 | 64 | Beginner | Archaeology, Science, Dunbar |
| Exploring Stone Age Archaeology: The Mysteries of Star Carr | University of York | Andy Langley et al. | English | 4 | 16 | 49 | Beginner | Archaeology, Stone Age |
| Hadrian's Wall: Life on the Roman Frontier | Newcastle University | Ian Haynes | English | 6 | 24 | 64 | Beginner | Hadrian Wall, Roman Empire, Archaeology |
| Discover Palestine | An-Najah University | Ahmed Ghodieh | English | 9 | 36 | 0 | Beginner | Palestine, Archaeology, Ruins, Hstory |
| Discovering Greek & Roman Cities | Aarhus University u.a. | Alain Duplouy et al. | English, Französisch, Deutsch | 8 | 16-24 | 0 | Beginner | Archaeology, History, Roman, Greek |
| Archaeology of Portus: Exploring the Lost Harbour of Ancient Rome | University of Southampton | Various Instructors | English | 6 | 24 | 0 | Beginner | Portus, Ancient Rome, Archaeology |
| Archaeoastronomy | Politecnico di Milano | Giulio Magli | English | 7 | 0 | Beginner | Astronomy, Archaeology | |
| Wonders of Ancient Egypt | University of Pennsylvania | David Silverman | English | 4 | 9 | 0 | Advanced | History, Art, Mythodology |
| The Fall and Rise of Jerusalem | Tel Aviv University | Oded Lipschits | English | 4 | 14 | 0 | Beginner | History, Jerusalem, Archaeology |
| Introduction to Ancient Egypt and Its Civilization | University of Pennsylvania | David Silverman | English | 4 | 8 | 0 | Advanced | History, Egypt |
| Ancient Egyptian Civilization | Bibliotheca Alexandrina | Ahmed Borham | English | 5 | 21 | Beginner | History, Egypt | |
| The Ancient Greeks | Wesleyan University | Andrew Szegedy-Maszak | English | 7 | 20 | 0 | Beginner | Greek, History, Mythodology |
| England in the Time of King Richard III | University of Leicester | Deirdre O'Sullivan | English | 6 | 18 | 59 | Beginner | Medieval, History |
| Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology | Durham University | Rebecca Gowland, Tim Thompson | English | 6 | 18 | 74 | Beginner | Forensic, Archaeology, Bones |
| Anthropology: Understanding Societies and Cultures | University of Newcastle Australia | Hedda Askland, Daniela Heil | English | 3 | 9 | Beginner | Archaeology, Anthropology | |
| The Art and Archaeology of ancient Nubia | Emory University | Peter Lacovara | English | 8 | 24 | 0 | Beginner | Archaeology, History, Nubia |
| Archaeology's dirty little Secret | Brown University | Sue Alcock | English | 8 | 32 | 0 | Beginner | Anthropology, Archaeology |
| Copernicus MOOC | University of Luxembourg | English | 12 | 24 | 0 | Beginner | Copernicus, Remote Sensing | |
| Spatial Data Science: The New Frontier in Analytics | ESRI | English | 6 | 12-18 | Advanced | GIS, Analytics, Spatial Data | ||
| Echos in Space: Introduction to Radar Remote Sensing | Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena | English | 5 | 25 | 0 | Advanced | Remote Sensing, GIS, Radar Data | |
| Remote Sensing Image Acquisition, Analysis and Applications | University of New South Wales | John Richards | English | 15 | 23 | 0 | Advanced | Remote Sensing, GIS |
| Spatial Analysis and Satellite Imagery in a GIS | University of Toronto | Don Boyes | English | 5 | 14 | 0 | Beginner | GIS, Remote Sensing, Spatial Analysis |
| Introduction to GIS Mapping | University of Toronto | Don Boyes | English | 6 | 14 | 0 | Beginner | GIS, Remote Sensing, Spatial Analysis |