Overview
Submerged Prehistoric Landscapes - Geneva Summer Schools from University of Geneva aims at educating postgraduate students and young scientists to move across the boundaries of marine geosciences and archaeology, in order to shed light on the interaction between our ancestors with the dynamically changing environment.
Students at Submerged Prehistoric Landscapes - Geneva Summer Schools from University of Geneva will:
- Learn about marine geophysical (multibeam, side scan sonar, sub bottom profiler), marine geological methodologies as well as data acquisition, post-processing and interpretation
- Understand paleoclimate and sea-level changes and their interaction with isostatic and tectonic vertical movements
- Link climate, sea level and environmental changes to the archaeology of people who lived on and migrated across the continental shelf
- Familiarize with key themes in coastal prehistory
Programme Structure
Its objective is to give the opportunity for young archaeologists and geoscientists to:
- Learn about marine geophysical (multibeam, side scan sonar, sub-bottom profiler), marine geological methodologies as well as data acquisition, post-processing and interpretation.
- Understand paleoclimate and sea-level changes and their interaction with isostatic and tectonic vertical movements.
- Link climate, sea level and environmental changes to the archaeology of people who lived on and migrated across the continental shelf.
- Familiarize with key themes in coastal prehistory.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 5 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
History Landscape Architecture Ancient History View 4 other Short Courses in History in SwitzerlandAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- CV.
- Motivation letter.
- Reference letter (professor, employer...etc) (to be uploaded as a pdf or word document): the reference comes from a professional or academic acquaintance.
- Fill in the application form.
- Language requirement.
- be enrolled as a student in a university level academic institution, or have completed a university degree.
Tuition Fee
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International
750 CHF/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 750 CHF for the full programme during 5 days. -
National
750 CHF/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 750 CHF for the full programme during 5 days.
- 5 nights at Porto Cheli, shared rooms for 2-3 persons: CHF 750
- 5 nights at Porto Cheli, private room: CHF 950
Living costs for Genève
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.