The Graduate Diploma in Maritime Archaeology is a 36-unit program which is part of the Graduate Program in Maritime Archaeology offered by the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. It articulates with the Graduate Certificate in Maritime Archaeology and the Master of Maritime Archaeology.
Admission requirements
Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification majoring in archaeology from an approved tertiary institution, or have completed the Graduate Certificate in Maritime Archaeology. Under exceptional circumstances and subject to specific conditions, the Dean (Education) may admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
Course aims
The course aims to meet the needs of graduates in archaeology and related disciplines who wish to specialise in maritime archaeology.
The course is designed to provide students with a theoretical and methodological grounding in maritime archaeology and underwater cultural heritage management, an understanding and appreciation of the place and role of maritime archaeology in the interpretation of maritime sub-cultures as well as cultures in the wider context, and to allow students to understand the history of the practice of maritime and underwater archaeology.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, graduates will be able to:
- demonstrate a high-level knowledge of the history and practice of maritime and underwater archaeology
- understand the nature of underwater cultural heritage management practice and theory, and be able to initiate, plan, implement and evaluate it in a maritime archaeological context
- review, synthesise and analyse major issues in maritime archaeology and underwater culture heritage and conservation, and be able to apply this knowledge to a wide range of practical situations
- understand the requirements of undertaking maritime archaeological fieldwork and employ a wide range of advanced technical and research skills
- communicate maritime archaeology and heritage issues appropriately to a range of audiences
- undertake their work as independent professional archaeologists or cultural heritage managers in an ethical manner.
Credit
Students with significant prior studies in Maritime Archaeology may be granted up to 18 units of credit.
Program of study
To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Maritime Archaeology a student must complete 36 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study:
Core - Year 1 topics
ARCH8157 Methods in Underwater Archaeology (4.5 units)
Option- Year 1 topics
Plus 31.5 chosen from the following topics:
ARCH8018 Introduction to Cultural Heritage Management (4.5 units)
ARCH8021 Introduction to Professional Archaeology (4.5 units)
ARCH8150 Maritime Archaeology in Australia (4.5 units)
ARCH8151 History, Theory and Issues in Maritime and Underwater Archaeology GE (4.5 units)
ARCH8152 Maritime Archaeological Field School (4.5 units)
ARCH8153 The Archaeology of Submerged Landscapes (4.5 units)
ARCH8155 Seafaring in the Ancient World GE (4.5 units)
ARCH8156 Advanced Maritime Archaeology Practicum (4.5 units)
ARCH8158 Ships: Research, Recording and Reconstruction (4.5 units)
ARCH8159 Maritime Archaeology Practicum (4.5 units)
which can include up to 4.5 units of the following non-Maritime Archaeology options:
ARCH8017 Cultural Heritage and the Law (4.5 units)
ARCH8019 Heritage Management Planning (4.5 units)
ARCH8401 Historical Artefact Analysis (4.5 units)
ARCH8403 Directed Study in Cultural Heritage Management (4.5 units)
ARCH8410 Archaeology of the First Australians GE (4.5 units)
ARCH8801 Archaeological Field Methods (4.5 units)
ARCH8808 Introductory Archaeological Geophysics (4.5 units)
OR any other topic approved by the course coordinator for the relevant maritime archaeology program.
