Bachelor of Social Science

Courses of study for an Honors degree will extend over a period of four academic years and will be divided into four parts: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV. Part I examination will be held after the completion the first year, Part II at the end of the second year, Part III at the end of the third year and Part IV at the end of the fourth year. Of the total marks in a particular theory course, 70% will be from the written examination to be held at the end of the course, 20% from tutorials and class test conducted through out the course and 10% will be evaluate on class attendance. For the practical courses 70% will from a final examination to be held on completion of the examination at the end of each part and 20% from regular assessment of the course and 10% will be evaluate on class attendance. For fieldwork courses 20% will be from the performance in the field (will be assessed by the field supervisor(s)) and 80% will be from field report submitted by the students (will be assessed by the chief field supervisor and external). The distribution of marks will be as shown in the details. Total marks will be 3400 including field works, practical and viva voice. Each student has to take all the courses of Part I ,Part II, Part III and 900 marks in total from the courses of Part IV . The fieldwork courses of the Part II , Part III and Part IV and Viva Voice of Part I, Part II, Part III and Part IV will be compulsory. Results of the students will be decided on the performance of the students in the four parts taken together.

 Part I

 

Part II

 

 Part III

Part IV

Course	Course Title	Unit	Marks
401	Medieval Art and Architecture (Excluding South Asia)	Full	100
402	Museum Studies	Full	100
403	Archaeology of Bangladesh (Prehistoric Period to Early Medieval Period)	Full	100
404	Conservation and Restoration of Archaeological Remains	Full	100
405	Ceramics: Analysis and Interpretation	Full	100
406	Theory and Practice in Archaeology	Full	100
407	Contemporary Issues in Archaeology (interpreting material culture and architectural space)	Full	100
408	Computer in Archaeology (theory)	Full	50
409	Computer in Archaeology (Practical)	Full	50
410	Islamic Civilization (Excluding South Asia)	Full	100
411	Medieval   Art and Architecture of South Asia   (Excluding Bengal)	Full	100
412	Field Work	Half	50
413	Viva Voce	Half	50
	Total marks		1100
** One has to select 900 marks including Viva-voce