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Bachelor of Arts

Archaeology major sequence


The following is the program of study [November, 2008] for a 33-unit major sequence in Archaeology within a Bachelor of Arts and should be read in conjunction with the course rule for the BA.

First Year

ARCH1001

Introduction to Archaeology

4.5

ARCH1002

World Archaeology

4.5

* In addition, ENGL1001 Professional English and ARCH1003 Field Archaeology are offered as optional First Year topics. For admission to the honours program in Archaeology students will normally be required to have included in their program topics ARCH1003, ARCH3201, ARCH3301 and ARCH3302/ARCH2201.

Second and Third Years

12 units from the following:

ARCH2001

Archaeology of Indigenous Australia

6

ARCH2002

Historical Archaeology of Australia

6

ARCH2003

Cultural Heritage Management

6

ARCH2004

Australian Maritime Archaeology

6

ARCH2005

Human Evolution: Bio-Cultural Perspectives

6

ARCH2006

Forensic Archaeology

6

ARCH2101

Cultural Anthropology

6

ARCH2103

Quaternary Ecology ***

6

ARCH2201

Archaeological Field Methods

6

ARCH2301

The Museum*

6

plus 12 units from the following:

ARCH3001

The Archaeology of Art

6

ARCH3002

Archaeology of Native North America

6

ARCH3004

Historical Archaeology in Global Perspective

6

ARCH3005

Underwater and Coastal Archaeology

6

ARCH3007

Archaeology for Global Justice

6

ARCH3008

Modern Material Culture

6

ARCH3009

Archaeological Science

6

ARCH3013

The Archaeological Imagination

6

ARCH3014

Indigenous Heritage Management

6

ARCH3015

Archaeology, Ethics and Globalisation

6

ARCH3201

Archaeological Laboratory Methods

6

ARCH3301

Archaeological Theory and Method

6

ARCH3303

Historical Archaeological Field School

6

ARCH3304

Maritime Archaeology Field School

6

ARCH3305

Indigenous Australian Archaeology Field School

6

ARCH3306

Ethnoarchaeology in Aboriginal Australia

6

ARCH3307

Rock Art Field School

6

* Students may only count one of ARCH2301, CUTU2101 or HIST2057 towards their degree.

*** Students may only count one of ARCH2103 or ARCH3009 towards their degree.