Master of Archaeology and Heritage Management

Program of study

To qualify for the Master of Archaeology and Heritage Management, a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study.

Students undertake 27 units of core topics and 45 units of option topics, of which at least 31.5 units must be chosen from Group A topics.

Core - Year 1 & 2 topics

27 units comprising:

ARCH8020  Research Methods in Archaeology  (4.5 units)
ARCH8309A  Advanced Research Projects  (4.5 units)
ARCH9001A  Archaeology and Heritage Management Research Project  (9 of 18 units) AND
ARCH9001B  Archaeology and Heritage Management Research Project  (9 of 18 units)

plus 45 units of Option topics. Up to 13.5 units may be taken from Group B. The remainder must be taken from Group A.

Option - Group A topics

ARCH8015   Research Funding and Ethics in Archaeology and Heritage  (4.5 units)
ARCH8017   Cultural Heritage and the Law  (4.5 units)
ARCH8018   Introduction to Cultural Heritage Management  (4.5 units)
ARCH8019   Heritage Management Planning    (4.5 units)
ARCH8021   Introduction to Professional Archaeology  (4.5 units)
ARCH8150   Maritime Archaeology in Australia  (4.5 units)
ARCH8151   History, Theory and Issues in Maritime and Underwater Archaeology GE  (4.5 units)
ARCH8154   Underwater Cultural Heritage: Legislation, Management and Interpretation  (4.5 units)
ARCH8401   Historical Artefact Analysis  (4.5 units)
ARCH8402   The Museum  (4.5 units)
ARCH8403   Directed Study in Cultural Heritage Management  (4.5 units)
ARCH8404   Directed Study in Archaeology  (4.5 units)
ARCH8405   The Archaeology of Australian Stone Artefacts  (4.5 units)
ARCH8406   Issues in Indigenous Heritage Management  (4.5 units)
ARCH8407   The Archaeology of Art  (4.5 units)
ARCH8408   Human Osteology  (4.5 units)
ARCH8409   Issues in Australian Rock Art  (4.5 units)
ARCH8410   Archaeology of the First Australians GE  (4.5 units)
ARCH8801   Archaeological Field Methods  (4.5 units)
ARCH8802   Conservation Field School  (4.5 units)
ARCH8803   Indigenous Australian Archaeology Field School A  (4.5 units)
ARCH8804   Ethnoarchaeology in Aboriginal Australia GE  (4.5 units)
ARCH8805   Australian Rock Art Field School A  (4.5 units)
ARCH8806   Historical Archaeology Field School  (4.5 units)
ARCH8807   Advanced Archaeology Field School  (4.5 units)
ARCH8808   Introductory Archaeological Geophysics  (4.5 units)
ARCH8518   Cultural Heritage Practicum  (4.5 units)
OR
ARCH8518A   Cultural Heritage Practicum  (9 units)

Option - Group B topics

Up to 13.5 units may be taken from the following topics:

BIOL8703   Vertebrate Palaeontology GE  (4.5 units)
ENVS7711  Environmental Management  (4.5 units)
ENVS8711  Australian Environmental Change GE  (4.5 units)
ENVS8732  Environmental Impact Assessment GE  (4.5 units)
ENVS9701  Sustainable Environmental Management  (4.5 units)
ENVS9712  Environmental Policy Development/Analysis  (4.5 units)
GEOG8700  Geographical Information Systems GE  (4.5 units)
GEOG8701  Introduction to Remote Sensing GE  (4.5 units)
SCME8001  Screen and Media Production 1, Production  (4.5 units)
SCME8002  Screen and Media Production 2, Post Production  (4.5 units)
SCME8010  3D Animation  (4.5 units)
TOUR8115  Essentials of Interpretation  (4.5 units)
TOUR8116  Essentials of Tourism  (4.5 units)
TOUR8118  Destination Image and Tourism  (4.5 units)
TOUR8119  Project Management – Developing a Business Plan  (4.5 units)
PHCA9502  Qualitative Research Methods  (9 units)