English will normally be the language of communication.

Students are offered 6 months of thematic study under individual supervision by one of the instructors at the Institute. The theme must be chosen from the Institute’s special fields of competence, such as : Arctic archaeology, Saami archaeology, gender archaeology, heritage studies, ethnicity studies and the archaeology of northern Norway. The themes open to study may change due to sabbaticals among the members of the staff . It is essential that the student, prior to his or her arrival, has made an agreement with a staff member regarding supervision and the study topic.

Students are expected to exhibit ability in formulating and analysing research problems related either to a concrete archaeological material, a culture-historical topic or a theme within archaeological theory and method. At the beginning of the program, the student and supervisor will select cooperatively a literature of ca. 1500 pages. During the term the student will write an individual essay of maximum 30 pages based on this literature. The written work and themes from the selected literature will be discussed and evaluated in a final oral exam. The exam gives 30 ECTS Credits ( 10 vekttall).

The essay will be given a preliminary result which will be adjusted up or down into a final grade after the oral exam. For ECTS students the result will be given both in ECTS grades and in Norwegian grades.

The ECTS grading scale: The Norwegian grading scale:

A Exellent Laudabilis prae ceteris 1,0-1,5

B Very good Laudabilis 1,6-2,5

C Good Haud illaudabilis 2,6-3,2

D Satisfactory Non contemnendus 3,3-4,0

E Sufficient Immaturus Imm

Fx Fail

F Fail