Key facts
- Name of the Program: Master of Maritime and Coastal Archaeology – MoMArch, Department of Archaeology, Aix-Marseille University
- Direction :
- Since 2021 : Prof. Jean-Christophe Sourisseau (AMU, ARKAIA), Arnaud Schaumasse (DRASSM)
- From 2013 to 2021 : Prof. Jean-Christophe Sourisseau (AMU, CCJ), Michel L’Hour (DRASSM)
- Coordination :
- Since 2019 : Kalliopi Baika (AMU, CCJ), Franca Cibecchini (DRASSM)
- From 2013 to 2019 : Kalliopi Baika (AMU, CCJ, EUA), Souen Fontaine (DRASSM)
- Duration of the Program: 2 academic years
- Student per year: 8 (4 of French nationality, 4 international students)
- Tuition fees: 0€, including all fieldwork training (underwater and coastal operations) and hyperbaric training (professional diving certificates – INPP)
- Administration fees : 500€/year
- Fieldwork training: 8-12 weeks per academic year organised exclusively and offered by the Master course. Many other fieldwork opportunities also proposed every year according to the individual research interests
- Professional diving certificates: Different levels offered by the Masters course in collaboration with the INPP (Institut National de Plongée Professionnelle)
- Location: Aix-en-Provence (Maison Méditerranéenne des Sciences de l’Homme) and Marseille (Drassm)
- Call for Applications opens on February
- Keywords: Underwater archaeology, harbour and coastal archaeology, geoarchaeology, naval architecture, commercial networks.
A Propos du MoMArch
Labellisé Académie d’excellence par la fondation universitaire A*Midex, le master MoMArch forme, depuis la rentrée 2013, des spécialistes internationaux de l’archéologie des milieux immergés et des phénomènes d’aménagements anthropiques de l’interface terre/mer, des périodes protohistoriques à nos jours.
Fondé sur la mise en synergie des compétences scientifiques, des méthodes et des moyens d’Aix-Marseille Université et du Département des Recherches Archéologiques Subaquatiques et Sous-Marines (Ministère chargé de la Culture), MoMarch s’appuie sur les savoir-faire élaborés au cours des 50 dernières années au sein des institutions pionnières d’Aix et de Marseille. Cette synergie institutionnelle permet d’offrir une formation pluridisciplinaire de haut niveau, tant théorique que pratique, destinée aux futurs cadres et aux opérateurs de la recherche et de la protection du patrimoine archéologique maritime en France comme à l’étranger.
About Momarch
This Master is a two years full-time course aimed at training international specialists in underwater archaeology and coastal archaeology. The theoretical and practical training is led by the academic team of the Centre Camille Jullian (University and CNRS) supported by the Department of Underwater Archaeological Researches of The French Ministry of Culture (Drassm). Approved as Academy of Excellence by the Academic Foundation A*Midex, the M.A welcomes eight students per year. The courses are taught in French and in English.
