Archaeology

The Bachelor of Archaeology requires three years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time) and the honours program an additional year (or the equivalent part-time).

The course is offered by the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.Enrolment in the honours program may be offered to a student who meets certain academic criteria and subject to the College being able to provide appropriate resources and staff to supervise the program of study.

To qualify for The Bachelor of Archaeology, a student must complete 108 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study:

• 45 units of Core topics;
• 27 units of designated Archaeology option topics; and
• 36 units of designated non-Archaeology option topics, comprising 13.5 units at First Level and 22.5 units at Upper Level.

Students will be provided with a list of option topics related to the following specialist areas:

• Ancient Studies
• Historical Archaeology
• Human Evolution
• Indigenous Archaeology
• Maritime Archaeology

There is no restriction of choice of option topics from any one of these specialist areas.

Core - Year 1 topics

18 units comprising

ARCH1001 Discovering Archaeology (4.5 units) ARCH1002 From the Palaeolithic to Pompeii: An Exploration of World Archaeology (4.5 units) ARCH1006 Sex, Death and Ritual in the Ancient World (4.5 units) COMS1001 Academic and Professional Communication (4.5 units)

Option - Year 1 Archaeology topics

Plus 4.5 units of topics from the following list:

ARCH1007 Ancient Egypt to the Aztecs: Foundations of Urban Life (4.5 units) BIOL1103 Human Evolution (4.5 units)

Option - Year 1 Non-Archaeology topics

plus 13.5 units of topics from the following list:

Any first year BIOL topics Any first year CHEM topics Any first year EASC topics Any first year ENVS topics Any first year GEOG topics Any first year HIST topics Any first year INDG topics Any first year STEM topics INNO1001 Innovative and Creative Thinking: Recognizing Opportunities (4.5 units) NMCY1001 Academic and Professional Numeracy (4.5 units)

Core - Year 2 topics

18 units comprising:

ARCH2109 Cultural Anthropology (4.5 units) ARCH2202 Archaeology of the First Australians (4.5 units) ARCH2212 The Archaeology of Modern Society (4.5 units) ARCH2213 Human Evolution and the Fossil Record (4.5 units)

Option - Year 2 Archaeology topics

plus 9 units of topics from the following list: ARCH2106 Archaeological Field Methods (4.5 units) ARCH2110 Lands Beneath the Winds: Archaeology of Southeast Asia (4.5 units) ARCH2203 Australian Historical Artefacts (4.5 units) ARCH2204 Australian Maritime Archaeology (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) ARCH2214 Europe before Europe, from Mesolithic to Medieval (4.5 units) ARCH2216 Seafaring in the Ancient World (4.5 units)

Option - Year 2 Non-Archaeology topics

plus 9 units of topics from the following list:

Any second year BIOL topics where pre-requisites are met (4.5 units) Any second year CHEM topics where pre-requisites are met (4.5 units) Any second year EASC topics where pre-requisites are met (4.5 units) Any second year ENVS topics where pre-requisites are met (4.5 units) Any second year GEOG topics where pre-requisites are met (4.5 units) Any second year HIST topics where pre-requisites are met (4.5 units) Any second year INDG topics where pre-requisites are met (4.5 units) Any second year STEM topics where pre-requisites are met (4.5 units) HIST2067 Ancient Greece and Rome: History, Art and Archaeology (4.5 units) NMCY1001 Academic and Professional Numeracy (4.5 units)

Core - Year 3 topics

9 units comprising:

ARCH3107 History of Archaeological Thought (4.5 units) ARCH3109 Environmental Archaeology (4.5 units)

Option - Year 3 Archaeology topics

plus 13.5 units of topics from the following list:

ARCH2110 Lands Beneath the Winds: Archaeology of Southeast Asia (4.5 units) ARCH2203 Australian Historical Artefacts (4.5 units) ARCH2204 Australian Maritime Archaeology (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) ARCH2214 Europe before Europe, from Mesolithic to Medieval (4.5 units) ARCH2216 Seafaring in the Ancient World (4.5 units) ARCH3204 Archaeology of Native North America (4.5 units) ARCH3208 History and Issues in Maritime Archaeology (4.5 units) ARCH3214 Forensic Anthropology of the Human Skeleton (4.5 units)

Option - Year 3 Non-Archaeology topics

plus 13.5 units of topics from the following list:

Any third year BIOL topics where pre-requisites are met (4.5 units) Any third year CHEM topics where pre-requisites are met (4.5 units) Any third year EASC topics where pre-requisites are met (4.5 units) Any third year ENVS topics where pre-requisites are met (4.5 units) Any third year GEOG topics where pre-requisites are met (4.5 units) Any third year HIST topics where pre-requisites are met (4.5 units) Any third year INDG topics where pre-requisites are met (4.5 units) Any third year STEM topics where pre-requisites are met (4.5 units) HIST2067 Ancient Greece and Rome: History, Art and Archaeology (4.5 units) NMCY1001 Academic and Professional Numeracy (4.5 units)

Honours

A student who has completed all the requirements of the Bachelor of Archaeology, or another qualification which the Dean (Education) agrees is equivalent, may be accepted as a candidate for the honours degree providing a sufficiently high standard has been achieved in fulfilling the requirements for the Bachelor degree.

Refer to Bachelor of Archaeology (Honours)

Combined degrees

The Bachelor of Archaeology may also be studied in a combined degrees program with:

• Bachelor of Applied Geographical Information Systems
• Bachelor of Science (Biodiversity and Conservation)
• Bachelor of Science (Coasts and Oceans)
• Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science)
• Bachelor of Science (Forensic and Analytical Science)
• Bachelor of Science (Geography) - not offered from 1 January 2021
• Bachelor of Science (Marine Biology)

The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.

On completion of this course students will:

• be able to demonstrate a substantial understanding of archaeology as it is practised globally
• be able to communicate archaeological knowledge and practice, both in writing and verbally, to a range of audiences
• possess a detailed knowledge of the theoretical and methodological aspects of archaeology in relation to the historical establishment of the discipline worldwide
• possess the ability to apply problem solving skills in a range of archaeological contexts
• possess the ability to assess how material culture can provide an additional source of data to improve knowledge about human behavioural variability in past and contemporary societies
• acquire skills in the application of knowledge, and in collaborating across boundaries
• develop independent and lifelong learning skills
• appreciate and apply ethical values.