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Undergraduate courseBachelor of ArchaeologyFAST FACTSTaught on-campus at Flinders. Available to Australian and international students. Course length: The course requires three years of full-time study or the equivalent part-time. An additional one-year Honours program is offered to selected students. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites and no knowledge is assumed. SATAC Code: 214021 [For Australian students] WHY STUDY ARCHAEOLOGY?Archaeologists are interested in material remains and what they can tell us about past cultures and civilisations, whether it be early hominid activities in Africa five million years ago or the material culture of the 20th century. Their work ranges from the painstaking description of small artefacts to the preservation of large monuments or entire sites. As a discipline, archaeology crosses the modern divide between science and humanities, incorporating such diverse fields of study as human physical evolution, human ecology, environmental history, economic and social organisation, and technological evolution.This course is an initiative of South Australia's three universities and designed to prepare students for a professional career in archaeology. In order to be eligible for membership of a professional organisation such as the Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists (AACA), students must complete a four-year honours degree, or graduate diploma. Flinders has negotiated exchange programs with the University of Leicester, the University of California and the University of New Mexico and there is an opportunity for students in their Second or Third Years to study abroad for at least one semester. WHAT JOBS WILL I GET?Archaeologists work in museums, academic institutions and government departments and increasingly are employed as consultants in preparing environmental impact statements, undertaking heritage clearances, dealing with Indigenous land claims and providing expert advice on heritage matters associated with developments.Our graduates will look for careers in research, policy development, hands-on surveying and excavation or consulting, or may prefer roles as curators or information officers. Potential employers include the Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Water Resources, National Parks and Wildlife Services, Australian Public Service. State Department of Environment and Heritage, the Historic Houses Trust, State and Federal Police, universities, local councils, Aboriginal communities, Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement, museums, and mining companies such as BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. To find out more about the jobs this degree can lead to, go to the Your Career section of our graduate careers website. WHAT WILL I STUDY?You'll take eight core topics (four in First Year, two in Second Year and two in Third Year) which provide a solid grounding in archaeological theory and method, archaeological practice (both in the laboratory and in the field) and the management of cultural heritage.In First Year you will take four elective topics (which can be selected from a wide range of approved discipline areas), and in Second and Third Year you will take two archaeology elective topics and two non-archaeology elective topics (in each year). Your elective topics will depend on which particular area(s) of archaeology you are especially interested in - these areas can generally be summarised as belonging to one of the following streams:
The full program of study is set out in the Course rule and topic descriptions for this degree. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
Year 12 applicants must have qualified for SACE and obtained Recorded Achievement in at least five two-unit SACE Stage 2 subjects. Included among the five must be four HESS General subjects.
Non-school leavers from various backgrounds, such as tertiary transfers, TAFE, Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) and other access schemes are eligible to apply. There are no prerequisites.
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