Year
2016
Units
4.5
Contact
1 x 1-hour seminar weekly
Prerequisites
1 Admission into BARCH-Bachelor of Archaeology
1a Admission into BA-Bachelor of Arts
1b Admission into BAGIS-Bachelor of Applied Geographical Information Systems
1c Admission into BJS-Bachelor of Justice and Society
1d Admission into BEDECBA-Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood), Bachelor of Arts
1e Admission into BLS-Bachelor of Law and Society
2 9 units of second level ARCH topics
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d or 1e) and 2)
Other requirements
Topic coordinator's approval required for enrolment
Enrolment not permitted
ARCH3203 has been successfully completed
Topic description
Educational aims
This topic aims to:

  • provide students with practical experience working in archaeology

  • introduce students to the range of tasks involved in field based and laboratory based archaeological research

  • enable students to begin developing a network of archaeological professionals

  • give students the opportunity to apply their theoretical and classroom based learning in the real world
Expected learning outcomes
On completion of this topic students will:

  • have demonstrated a basic understanding of the range of tasks that might be required during an archaeological project

  • have demonstrated an improved understanding of the skills, knowledge and attitudes of people working in the archaeological field

  • be able to orally describe their practical experiences and articulate the relationship between field practice and classroom based learning