Maritime Archaeology

The Graduate Certificate in Maritime Archaeology is an 18-unit program which is part of the Graduate Program in Maritime Archaeology offered by the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.

To qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Maritime Archaeology a student must complete 18 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study:

Option - Year 1 topics

Select 18 units of topics from the following list:

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) ARCH8152 Maritime Archaeological Field School (4.5 units) ARCH8153 The Archaeology of Submerged Landscapes (4.5 units) ARCH8155 Seafaring in the Ancient World GE (4.5 units) ARCH8157 Methods in Underwater Archaeology (4.5 units)* ARCH8159 Maritime Archaeology Practicum (4.5 units) ARCH8802 Conservation Practicum (4.5 units)

which can include up to 4.5 units of the following non-Maritime Archaeology options:

ARCH8403 Directed Study in Cultural Heritage Management (4.5 units) ARCH8808 Introductory Archaeological Geophysics (4.5 units)

OR any other topic approved by the course coordinator for the relevant maritime archaeology program.

*If you are undertaking full-time study and are planning on articulating into the Graduate Diploma in Maritime Archaeology, please ensure you complete ARCH8157 Methods in Underwater Archaeology when it is available.

Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution.

On completion of the course, graduates will be able to:

• demonstrate a sound knowledge of the history and practice of maritime and underwater archaeology
• understand the nature of underwater cultural heritage management practice and theory, and be able to initiate, plan, implement and evaluate it in a maritime archaeology context
• review, synthesise and analyse major issues in maritime archaeology and underwater culture heritage and conservation
• communicate maritime archaeology and heritage issues appropriately to a range of audiences
• undertake their work as independent professional archaeologists or cultural heritage managers in an ethical manner.