Erasmus Mundus on the Quaternary and Prehistory - Introduction

• Programme coordination

• Programme Academic Committee

• Offer

• Language

• Catalan
• Spanish
• English

• Introduction and objectives

The main aim of doctoral studies is to train students to carry out high-quality advanced research. The general objectives of this doctoral programme are the following:

• To incorporate the doctoral students in a research group.
• To broaden the students' abilities so that they can specialise intensively in the research lines defined by the programme.
• To foster initiative in undertaking research projects with the methodology and the scientific principles of the research line in which they are working.
• To promote the acquisition of general skills related to personal and group work, participation in research projects, management of bibliographic databases, etc.
• To train students to acquire the capacity for archaeological management.
• To develop strategies for dissemination and communication of science.
• To prepare the doctoral thesis.

• An inter-university doctorate

The Erasmus Mundus doctoral programme on the Quaternary and Prehistory is coordinated by the Università degli Studi di Ferrara and jointly organised by the following universities:

Participating universities

• Career opportunities 

Students who successfully complete the doctoral programme will be able to work in the following areas:

• Research in research centres and national and international universities in the fields of prehistory, human evolution and quaternary, and their respective specialities.
• University teaching.
• Socialisation of science in museums, education companies and other public and/or private companies teaching prehistory and cultural and heritage management.
• Preventive archaeology in national and international companies or public bodies.