Program Overview
The Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Program is a four-year program at the undergraduate level offered by the Faculty of Arts at Bethlehem University. The program offers its students an innovative approach to Archaeology and tangible and intangible Cultural Heritage. This program will contribute to a deeper understanding and extensive knowledge to students in and about their material heritage.
The program will avail to students the tools necessary to develop and present archaeological sites and cultural heritage to people in Palestine as well as tourists from all over the world through sustainable projects that tell the story of the place and its people. The program aims to build sustainable partnerships with the local community through research activities and field studies that students will carry out under the supervision of specialized professors and researchers.
These studies focus on the cultural heritage, and archaeological aspects in the countryside and cities in Palestine, through partnerships with European academic institutions and those working in the field of cultural heritage and archaeology.
This will certainly lead to the sustainability of research and teaching at Bethlehem University and other Palestinian higher education institutions and other governmental and non-governmental institutions working in the field of archaeology and cultural heritage.
Knowledge
The program aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills related to the fields of archaeology, history, anthropology, ethnography, tangible and intangible cultural heritage, and the ability to understand the different narratives related to Palestine’s tangible and intangible heritage.
- Demonstrate knowledge in the history and theory of the discipline.
- Demonstrate knowledge in Zionist ideologies and their impact on the Palestinian historical narrative Identify the methods used by entities and individuals who work illegally in the field of antiquities and cultural heritage.
- Demonstrate knowledge in the management of archaeological sites, museums, galleries, and exhibits of tangible and intangible cultural heritage materials.
Skills
The program aims to train students in acquiring the scientific and standardized skills in research and preservation of archaeological sites and cultural heritage artifacts.
- Demonstrate the skill of employing various tools and methodologies to document oral history and preserve cultural material such as, archaeological sites, pottery, manuscripts, coins, inscriptions, etc.
- Demonstrate skill in the use of advanced methods of preserving and studying historical manuscripts.
- Employ internationally recognized and most advanced tools and methods in the documentation of Palestinian cultural heritage.
Attitude
The program aims to help students acquire a positive attitude towards the cultural heritage, tangible and intangible and become activists in the different disciplines that are part of this program.
- Demonstrate solid core knowledge in the discipline that will enable them to pursue a career.
- Demonstrate a positive approach to the necessity to document and preserve archaeological sites, and tangible and intangible cultural heritage artifacts.
- Exhibit independent initiative, thinking, and logic in their approach to field research in archaeological sites, and tangible and intangible cultural heritage artifacts.
- Function as committed global citizens who understand the need to preserve archaeological sites and cultural heritage for the benefit of their own nation and of the world.
Tawjihi Stream: Scientific, Humanities (Arts) and Technological
Minimum Tawjihi Average: 65%