It was
natural for the department to be
concerned about the implications of the
post graduate studies for the
rehabilitation of senior cadres
specializing in scientific fields and to
contribute to teaching in the department
and raises the level of interest of the
researchers to qualify as specialists in
the different areas, all that encouraged
the starting of the post-graduate
studies in the department. The interest
that the university showed to facilitate
the system of post-graduate studies and
develop the specialized cadres had
encouraged the quick start of the
post-graduate program. The post-graduate
studies program has started since 1978.
However,
the section did not start until early
1980s when it was a section of the
Department of History, especially after
the availability of specialized
professors assuming teaching of the
post-graduate school and the supervision
of the thesis, The study was launched in
the field of Islamic Archaeology during
the academic year 1982 - 1983 and
continued sporadically until the present
time, It is instructive to note that the
department focuses on the award of a
certificate of higher specialization
(masters) rather than focus on the
granting of a certificate of fine
specialization (Ph.D.), although there
is one Ph.D. awarded in the section so
far. The department follows teaching
regulations set by university and the
study system of the faculty, which
summarizes that the students must pass a
series of subjects in the preparatory
year which prepare him/her to establish
a thesis that fulfills requirement of
the post-graduate studies (preliminary
year + six months to prepare a proposal
of research + 24 months preparing the
thesis ) this for the Masters program;
for the Ph.D. program a proposal is
submit and then the preparation of a
thesis is discussed.
The
development of post-graduate studies in
the department can be traced through the
three disciplines which the department
focuses on to develop the students.
These disciplines are:
Pre-history
Archaeology |
Classical
Archaeology |
Islamic
Archaeology |
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