Undergraduate: Course rule and topic information
Bachelor of Archaeology
(BArchaeol)
Program of study
Honours program
INTRODUCTION
The Bachelor of Archaeology requires three years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time) and the honours program an additional year (or the equivalent part-time). The course is offered by the Faculty of Education, Humanities, Law and Theology.
Enrolment in the honours program may be offered to a student who meets certain academic criteria and subject to the school/department being able to provide appropriate resources and staff to supervise the program of study.
The degree is a joint initiative of South Australia's three universities. Some topics are provided by the University of Adelaide or the University of South Australia and require students to attend lectures at those institutions.
COURSE AIMS
The course is designed to give students a substantial grounding in all aspects of archaeology as a preparation for a professional career in the area. In particular, it is centred on the archaeology of Australia and how the study of archaeology interrelates with Australian society past and present.
The course aims to achieve a balance in the methodological, theoretical and practical aspects of Archaeology. It also looks at general and specific issues of cultural heritage management.
COURSE RULE
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.
PROGRAM OF STUDY [November, 2007]
To qualify for the Bachelor of Archaeology, a student must complete 108 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study:
- 42 units of core topics;
- 18 units of first level designated elective topics;
- 24 units of upper level topics designated Archaeology elective topics; and
- 24 units of upper level topics designated non-archaeology elective topics.
Students will be provided with a list of elective topics related to the following specialist areas:
- Archaeological Science
- Classical Archaeology
- Forensic Archaeology
- Historical Archaeology
- Indigenous Archaeology
- Maritime Archaeology
There is no restriction to choice of elective topics from any one of these specialist areas.
Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.
First Year
ARCH1001
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Introduction to Archaeology
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4.5
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ARCH1002
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World Archaeology
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4.5
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ARCH1003
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Field Archaeology
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4.5
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ENGL1001
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Professional English
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4.5
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plus 18 units of first level designated elective topics
listed below
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AGRE1101
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Ancient Greek 1*
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4.5
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AGRE1102
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Introduction to Latin and Ancient Greek 1*
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4.5
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ANTH1101
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Ethnographic Research: The Making of Anthropology*
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4.5
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ANTH1102
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Introducing Social Anthropology*
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4.5
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AUST1001
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Australian Studies: Identities
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4.5
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AUST1004
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An Introduction to Aboriginal Studies
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4.5
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BIOL1101
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Evolution of Biological Diversity
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4.5
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BIOL1102
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Molecular Basis of Life
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4.5
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BIOL1112
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Biology and Society
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4.5
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CHEM1101
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Chemistry 1A
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4.5
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CHEM1102
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Chemistry 1B
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4.5
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CHEM1201
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Introduction to Chemistry A
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4.5
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CHEM1202
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Introduction to Chemistry B
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4.5
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CLAS1001
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Classics: From Egypt to Ancient Greece*
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4.5
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CLAS1002
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Classics: From Ancient Greece to Rome*
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4.5
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CPES1201
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Physics for the Life Sciences A
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4.5
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CPES1202
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Physics for the Life Sciences B
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4.5
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CRIM1003
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Crime and Criminology
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4.5
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CRIM1004
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Criminal Justice System
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4.5
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EASC1101
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Earth and Environment 1
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4.5
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EASC1102
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Marine Sciences 1
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4.5
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ENVS1701
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Environmental Studies
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4.5
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ENVS1702
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Environment, Economy and Culture
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4.5
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GEOG1001
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Water Resources and Society
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4.5
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GEOG1002
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Cities as Human Environments
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4.5
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GEOG1003
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Introduction to Geographical Information Systems
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4.5
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HIST1201
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Convicts, Race and Gender in Australia 1788-1840
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4.5
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HIST1203
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A Brief History of Australia
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4.5
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HIST1702
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New World Nations: 1800-1918
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4.5
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HIST1703
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Turning Points in World History
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4.5
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HIST1704
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History's Killing Fields
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4.5
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HIST1801
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Modern Europe, 1900-1945
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4.5
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HIST1802
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Europe, 1945 to the Present
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4.5
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HUMN1001
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Working in the
Humanities 1: Exploring Culture
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4.5
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HUMN1002
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Working in the
Humanities 2: Reading Across the Disciplines
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4.5
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HUMS1034
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Contemporary Aboriginal Issues A#
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4.5
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HUMS1035
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Aboriginal Cultures#
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4.5
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LATN1002
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Latin 1*
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4.5
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LEGL1001
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Australian Legal System
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4.5
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LEGL1003
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Contemporary Legal Issues
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4.5
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WMST1001
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Sex, Gender and Identities in Australia
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4.5
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WMST1002
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Equal but Different? Introducing Feminist Debate
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4.5
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Any First Year FREN, GERM, ITAL, or SPAN topics
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4.5/9
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* University of Adelaide topics
# University of South Australia topics
Second Year
ARCH2003
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Cultural Heritage Management
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6
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ARCH2201
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Archaeological Field Methods
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6
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plus 12 units of topics selected from the following:
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ARCH2001
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Archaeology of Indigenous Australia
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6
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ARCH2002
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Historical Archaeology of Australia
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6
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ARCH2004
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Australian Maritime Archaeology
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6
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ARCH2005
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Human Evolution: Bio-Cultural Perspectives
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6
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ARCH2006
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Forensic Archaeology
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6
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ARCH2101
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Cultural Anthropology
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6
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ARCH2103
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Quaternary Ecology
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6
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ARCH2301
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The Museum
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6
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plus 12 units of topics selected from the following:
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ANTH2001
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Aboriginal Land Tenure and Sacred Sites in Australia*
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6
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ANTH2002
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Aborigines and the State 2*
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6
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AUST2004
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Indigenous Australian Art Today
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6
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AUST2005
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Travelling Australia: A Cultural Guide
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6
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AUST2006
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Reconciliation and Indigenous Knowledge
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6
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HUMS2012
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Archaeology and Aboriginal Studies 1#
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6
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PROF2104
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Finding Money: Researching and Submitting Grant Proposals
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3
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PROF2105
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Tenders: Understanding the Tender Process
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3
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THEO2211A
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Digging Up the Bible: Theology and Archaeology in Dialogue
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6
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WMST2003
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Gender and Development
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6
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Any Second Year AGRE* topics where prerequisites are met
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6
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Any Second Year BIOL topics where prerequisites are met
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3/12
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Any Second Year CLAS* topics where prerequisites are met
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6
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Any Second Year CPES topics where prerequisites are met
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3/12
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Any Second Year CRIM topics where prerequisites are met
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6/12
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Any Second Year ENVS topics where prerequisites are met
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6/12
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Any Second Year GEOG topics where prerequisites are met
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6/12
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Any Second Year HIST topics where prerequisites are met
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6/12
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Any Second Year LATN* topics where prerequisites are met
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6
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* University
of Adelaide topics
# University
of South Australia topics
Third Year
ARCH3201
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Archaeological Lab Methods
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6
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ARCH3301
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Archaeological Theory and Method
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6
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plus 12 units of topics selected from the following:
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ARCH3001
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The Archaeology of Art
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6
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ARCH3004
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Historical Archaeology in Global Perspective
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6
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ARCH3005
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Underwater and Coastal Archaeology
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6
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ARCH3007
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Archaeology for Global Justice
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6
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ARCH3009
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Archaeological Science
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6
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ARCH3013
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The Archaeological Imagination; Fact, Fantasy and Fiction in Archaeological Interpretation
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6
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ARCH3014
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Indigenous Heritage Management
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6
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ARCH3015
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Archaeology, Ethics and Globalisation
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6
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ARCH3016
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Australian Rock Art
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6
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ARCH3203
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Archaeology in the Field
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6
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ARCH3303
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Historical Archaeology Field School
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6
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ARCH3304
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Maritime Archaeology Field School
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6
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ARCH3305
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Indigenous Archaeology Field School
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6
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ARCH3306
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Ethnoarchaeology in Aboriginal Australia
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6
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ARCH3307
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Rock Art Field School
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6
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plus 12 units of topics selected from the following:
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ANATSC3101
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Biological Anthropology*
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6
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INTR3061
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Food, Frontiers and International Relations
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6
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LEGL3016
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Law and Urban Change: The Impact of Built Heritage
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6
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LEGL3023
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Cultural Heritage and the Law
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6
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WMST3004
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Indigenous Women's Voices
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6
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Any Third Year AGRE* topics where prerequisites are met
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9
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Any Third Year BIOL topics where prerequisites are met
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3/12
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Any Third Year CLAS* topics where prerequisites are met
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9
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Any Third Year CPES topics where prerequisites are met
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3/12
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Any Third Year CRIM topics where prerequisites are met
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6/12
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Any Third Year ENVS topics where prerequisites are met
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6/12
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Any Third Year GEOG topics where prerequisites are met
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6/12
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Any Third Year HIST topics where prerequisites are met
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6/12
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Any Third Year LATN* topics where prerequisites are met
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9
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* University of Adelaide topics
HONOURS DEGREE
A student who has completed all the requirements of the Bachelor of Archaeology, or another qualification which the Faculty Board agrees is equivalent, may be accepted as a candidate for the honours degree providing a sufficiently high standard has been achieved in fulfilling the requirements for the bachelors degree.
To qualify for the honours degree, a student must complete satisfactorily 36 units of study as specified in the following program of study:
* Students must enrol in Part 1 and Part 2 to complete the requirements of this topic.
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