Master Anthropologie — Préhistoire

For Master Anthropologie — Préhistoire, tuition is 250 EUR per year.

Université Paris Nanterre offers a Préhistoire specialization within its Master Anthropologie program, based in Nanterre, France, focused on the study of human societies before written records. Prehistory, as a field within anthropology and archaeology, examines the material remains left by early human populations, including tools, structures, and other artifacts, in order to reconstruct how people lived, organized their societies, and interacted with their environment over long spans of time. Students in this specialization typically study archaeological methods and excavation techniques, the analysis of stone tools and other material culture, chronological frameworks for dating prehistoric sites, and the broader questions of human evolution and the emergence of technology, art, and social complexity. Laboratory work and analysis of archaeological material are usually paired with theoretical coursework on the interpretation of prehistoric evidence. Because prehistoric research draws on both the humanities and natural sciences, students often develop skills in scientific dating methods, spatial analysis, and comparative reasoning alongside more traditional anthropological training. Career paths for graduates include work as archaeologists on excavation projects, positions in museums and heritage institutions, roles in cultural resource management, and further doctoral research in prehistory or archaeology. This is a two-year master's degree, delivered in French, with a yearly tuition of 250 EUR and a start date in September. It generally follows an undergraduate degree in archaeology, anthropology, or history, and prepares students for specialized fieldwork and research into the deep human past.