Major - Archaeology

To be read in conjunction with the program of study requirements for the degree in which you are enrolled:

A student may complete a major sequence of 36 units in Archaeology by completing two Year 1 topics (9 units), three Year 2 topics (13.5 units) and three Year 3 topics (13.5 units) selected from the topics listed in the program of study below.

A student may complete a minor sequence of 18 units in Archaeology by completing two Year 1 topics (9 units), one Year 2 topics (4.5 units) plus and one Year 3 topic (4.5 units) listed in the program of study below.*

A minor in Archaeology is not available to students who commenced the Bachelor of Education (Primary), Bachelor of Arts from 1 January 2019.

The minor sequence is not available to students who commenced the Bachelor of Arts, Master of Teaching (Primary) from 1 January 2020

Course aims
Learning outcomes
Program of study
Honours

Course aims

The major in Archaeology is designed:

to provide students with a general grounding in archaeology as it is practiced globally and how the study of archaeology interrelates with human behaviour and society - past and present.
to provide students with an opportunity either to concentrate on a particular area of archaeology or to sample a range of areas
to achieve a balance in the methodological, theoretical and practical aspects of archaeology.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the major students will:

be able to demonstrate a general understanding of archaeology as it is practiced globally
have gained basic knowledge regarding the development of archaeology including broad understanding of how theoretical and methodological aspects of the discipline relate to the historical establishment of archaeology worldwide
be able to demonstrate a sound understanding of how studies of material culture can provide an additional source of data to improve knowledge about human behavioural variability in past and contemporary societies
be able to demonstrate a general understanding of a particular area of archaeology or a broad range of areas of archaeology.

Program of study

The following is the program of study for a 36 unit major sequence in Archaeology and should be read in conjunction with the course rule for the degree in which you are enrolled.

Major - Archaeology

Year 1 topics

Select 9 units from the year 1 topics listed below

ARCH1001 Discovering Archaeology (4.5 units)*
ARCH1002 From the Palaeolithic to Pompeii: An Exploration of World Archaeology (4.5 units)*
ARCH1006 Sex, Death and Ritual in the Ancient World (4.5 units)
ARCH1007 Ancient Egypt to the Aztecs: Foundations of Urban Life (4.5 units)

Year 2 topics

Select 13.5 units from the year 2 topics listed below

ARCH2106  Archaeological Field Methods (4.5 units)
ARCH2109 Cultural Anthropology (4.5 units)
ARCH2110 Lands Beneath the Winds: Archaeology of Southeast Asia (4.5 units)
ARCH2202 Archaeology of the First Australians (4.5 units)*#
ARCH2203  Australian Historical Artefacts (4.5 units)
ARCH2204  Australian Maritime Archaeology (4.5 units)
ARCH2207  The Archaeological Imagination: Fact, fantasy and fiction in archaeological interpretation (4.5 units)
ARCH2209  The Archaeology of Art (4.5 units)
ARCH2212 The Archaeology of Modern Society (4.5 units)*#
ARCH2213 Human Evolution and the Fossil Record (4.5 units)*#
ARCH2214 Europe before Europe, from Mesolithic to Medieval (4.5 units)
ARCH2216 Seafaring in the Ancient World (4.5 units)
HIST2077 Crisis and Catastrophe: Past Experiences, Future Prospects (4.5 units)

Year 3 topics

Select 13.5 units from the year 3 topics listed below

ARCH3107  History of Archaeological Thought (4.5 units)*
ARCH3109 Environmental Archaeology (4.5 units)
ARCH3204  Archaeology of Native North America (4.5 units)
ARCH3208  History and Issues in Maritime Archaeology (4.5 units)
ARCH3214 Forensic Anthropology of the Human Skeleton (4.5 units)

For admission to the Honours program in Archaeology, students will normally be required to have included the following topics in their program

ARCH2106 Archaeological Field Methods (4.5 units)
ARCH3107 History of Archaeological Thought (4.5 units)

* Topics to be completed for the 18 units minor sequence. Students should only select 4.5 units from the three Year 2 topics marked with ^# .

Honours

Refer to Honours - Archaeology

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