To be read in conjunction with the program of study requirements for the degree in which you are enrolled:
- Bachelor of Arts - Phasing out major – only available to students who commenced study in the BA prior to 2016
- Bachelor of Arts - Enhanced Program for High Achievers - Phasing out major – only available to students who commenced study in the BA prior to 2016
- Bachelor of Applied Geographical Information Systems
- Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood), Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Education (Primary R-7), Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Justice and Society
A student may complete a major sequence of 36 units in Archaeology by completing two Year 1 topics (9 units), two Year 2 topics (9 units) and two Year 3 topics (9 units) plus two additional topics (9 units) from the Year 2 or Year 3 topics listed in the program of study below.
A student may complete a minor sequence of 22.5 units in Archaeology by completing two Year 1 topics (9 units), two Year 2 topics (9 units) plus and additional topic (4.5 units) from the Year 2 or Year 3 Topics listed in the program of study below.
A student may complete an extended major sequence in Archaeology by completing the prescribed major topics (36 units), plus an additional two topics (9 units) from the Year 2 or Year 3 topics listed below.
An extended major in Archaeology is not available to students enrolled in the double Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Arts degrees.
Course aims
The major in Archaeology is designed:
- to provide students with a general grounding in archaeology as it is practiced in Australia and how the study of archaeology interrelates with Australian society - past and present.
- to provide students with an opportunity either to concentrate on a particular area of Australian archaeology or to sample a range of areas
- to achieve a balance in the methodological, theoretical and practical aspects of archaeology
- to provide a general grounding for students who wish to pursue study towards a professional career in archaeology.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the major students will:
- be able to demonstrate a general understanding of archaeology as it is practiced in Australia
- have gained basic knowledge regarding the development of archaeology in Australia including broad understanding of how theoretical and methodological aspects of the Australian 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 Australian archaeology or a broad range of areas of Australian 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 Introduction to Archaeology (4.5 units)
ARCH1002 World Archaeology (4.5 units)
ARCH1005 Cultural Anthropology (4.5 units)
Year 2 topics
Select 9 units from the year 2 topics listed below
ARCH2106 Archaeological Field Methods (4.5 units)
ARCH2107 Laboratory Methods and Data Analysis (4.5 units)
ARCH2108 Cultural Heritage Management (4.5 units)
ARCH2202 Australian Indigenous Archaeology (4.5 units)
ARCH2203 Australian Historical Artefacts (4.5 units)
ARCH2204 Australian Maritime Archaeology (4.5 units)
ARCH2205 Human Evolution: Bio-Cultural Perspectives (4.5 units)
ARCH2206 Archaeological Science (4.5 units)
ARCH2207 The Archaeological Imagination: Fact, fantasy and fiction in archaeological interpretation (4.5 units)
ARCH2208 The Museum (4.5 units)
ARCH2209 The Archaeology of Art (4.5 units)
Year 3 topics
Select 9 units from the year 3 topics listed below
ARCH3107 Archaeological Theory and Method (4.5 units)
ARCH3204 Archaeology of Native North America (4.5 units)
ARCH3205 Indigenous Heritage Management (4.5 units)
ARCH3206 Australian Rock Art (4.5 units)
ARCH3207 Frameworks in Historical Archaeology (4.5 units)
ARCH3208 History, Theory and Issues in Maritime and Underwater Archaeology (4.5 units)
ARCH3209 Modern Material Culture (4.5 units)
ARCH3210 The Politics of Archaeological Practice (4.5 units)
ARCH3212 Archaeological Research Methods (4.5 units)
ARCH3214 The Human Skeleton (4.5 units)
ARCH3308 Historical Archaeology Field School (4.5 units)
ARCH3309 Maritime Archaeological Field School (4.5 units)
ARCH3310 Indigenous Archaeology Field School A (4.5 units)
ARCH3314 Indigenous Archaeology Field School B (4.5 units)
ARCH3311 Ethnoarchaeology Field School (4.5 units)
ARCH3315 Community Archaeology Field School (4.5 units)
ARCH3312 Rock Art Field School (4.5 units)
ARCH3313 Archaeology in the Field (4.5 units)
plus an additional two topics (9 units) from the year 2 or 3 topics listed above.
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)
ARCH2107 Laboratory Methods and Data Analysis (4.5 units)
ARCH2108 Cultural Heritage Management (4.5 units)
ARCH3107 Archaeological Theory and Method (4.5 units)
Honours
Refer to Honours - Archaeology