This course has been replaced and is only available to students who enrolled in it for the first time prior to 1 September 2014
Archaeology Honours students are required to meet both coursework and thesis requirements
Coursework: All students are required to take two honours courses (which, combined, contribute 40% of the final mark) and successfully complete all assessment requirements. The latter may comprise essays, annotated bibliographies or presentations. Full-time students will complete these in the first semester, part-time students can study them over two years.
Course One Key Players.
Course Two Research and your Thesis
Semester 1 Seminar on thesis aims, objectives, tasks and thesis structure
Semester 2 Seminar on specific research methodology and outcomes
Research: Students are required to undertake a supervised research project on a topic approved by the Archaeology staff of the School and to submit a BA Honours thesis of 20,000 words in length and suitably illustrated for examination. Its mark comprises 60% of the total requirements for honours. The research may be field, laboratory or library based.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
On completion of the course successful students will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of key facts, issues, concepts and theories within their chosen research area;
- Select, use and evaluate appropriate research methods and techniques of data collection and analysis for the study of field and/or other forms of archaeology;
- Execute field investigations involving survey and/or recording, analysis of data (including numerical analyses where appropriate) and interpretation of results;
- Select, use and evaluate appropriate research methods and techniques of data collection and analysis for the study of a particular archaeological dataset;
- Collect, synthesize and interpret evidence from a range of archaeological datasets and apply them in a balanced argument and set of conclusions;
- Learn to apply knowledge to problem solving and new situations;
- Demonstrate effective and sophisticated written and graphic communication through the production of a monograph.
Indicative Assessment
Course One Key Players (20%)
In depth review of four key researchers in area of relevant to thesis and their contribution to the field
Course Two
Each seminar (10%)
Thesis (60%)
This is an in-depth and critical supervised study of an approved topic The thesis should be 20,000 words in length and suitably illustrated for examination
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Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the School of Archaeology and Anthropology to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 12 to 24 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 12.00 | 0.25000 |
| 13.00 | 0.27083 |
| 14.00 | 0.29167 |
| 15.00 | 0.31250 |
| 16.00 | 0.33333 |
| 17.00 | 0.35417 |
| 18.00 | 0.37500 |
| 19.00 | 0.39583 |
| 20.00 | 0.41667 |
| 21.00 | 0.43750 |
| 22.00 | 0.45833 |
| 23.00 | 0.47917 |
| 24.00 | 0.50000 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $434 per unit |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $596 per unit |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1135 | 16 Feb 2015 | 06 Mar 2015 | 31 Mar 2015 | 29 May 2015 | In Person | N/A |
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1118 | 20 Jul 2015 | 07 Aug 2015 | 31 Aug 2015 | 30 Oct 2015 | In Person | N/A |
