Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

ARC 401 — Museum Archaeology

ARC department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

explain archaeology interfaces with the museum as a cultural resource
distinguish the different types of museums and their roles in society
characterise universal museums and articulate the extent to which they undermine the cultural patrimony of art producing countries; and
explain how illicit museum collections drive subsistence digging and the trade in antiquities

Course contents

: The course will cover the following topics: The museum concept and archaeology. Museum development in Africa. Local museums and universal museums. Museums as stewards of archaeological resources. Museum security and other challenges of conservation. Rogue museums, plunder, subsistence digging and trade in illicit antiquities.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study ARC 401.

ARC 401 — Museum Archaeology

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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