Civilization and Culture Course
Discover how artefacts, symbols, and texts uncover the narratives of civilisations. This Civilisation and Culture Course equips humanities professionals with practical tools to analyse objects, pose precise questions, and develop compelling, evidence-based interpretations. Participants gain confidence in handling material culture through structured research, comparative methods, and concise analytical writing, culminating in a focused project of 1,200–1,800 words.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This Civilisation and Culture Course provides a straightforward, hands-on approach to analysing material culture effectively. Master essential terminology, artefact classification, and provenance techniques. Select a civilisation, develop targeted research questions, conduct comparative analyses, interpret symbolism and texts, assess source reliability, and produce a succinct 1,200–1,800 word project featuring robust evidence and acknowledged limitations.
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Develop skills
- Artefact analysis: classify objects by type, date, origin using professional methods.
- Material culture research: utilise museum catalogues, reports, and digital archives.
- Comparative history: connect artefacts to trade, power, gender, and social change.
- Iconography reading: interpret symbols, texts, and beliefs across civilisations.
- Analytical writing: produce rigorous, well-cited artefact studies with clear limitations.
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