Archaeology Major

Total units 48 Units

Areas of interest Archaeology
Major code ARCH-MAJ

Academic career Undergraduate

The major in archaeology provides students with the opportunity to learn archaeological techniques and comprehend the evidence of past human societies in different locations, for both prehistoric and historical periods. Courses cover a wide range of regional cultural sequences and archaeological methodologies.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Due to structural changes in the undergraduate program rules in 2012, the courses that make up the new 2012 majors may be different to the pre-2012 majors, and therefore some courses cannot be counted between majors. Students are advised to contact the CASS Student Office if they are unsure about their Majors.

Learning outcomes

Development of an understanding of patterns and regional variation in the human past as revealed by the archaeological evidence.
Familiarity and understanding of the nature of prehistoric and historic life and cultural transformations.
Critical appreciation of the archaeological evidence for the reconstruction of cultural systems and cultural change in specific regions.
Understanding the long-term cultural changes in different parts of the world.
Enhancing knowledge of human physical and cultural evolution.

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Requirements

This major requires the completion of 48 units, which must include:

12 units from completion of the following course(s):

Code	Title	Units
ARCH1111	Archaeology: Finding treasure and history	6
ARCH1112	From Origins to Civilizations	6

36 units from completion of the following course(s):

Code	Title	Units
ANCH2009	Artefacts and Society in the Greco-Roman World	6
ANCH2014	Homer and the Trojan War	6
ARCH2002	Britain before the Romans - from Stonehenge to the Celts	6
ARCH2004	Australian Archaeology	6
ARCH2005	The Archaeology of the Pacific Islanders	6
ARCH2006	History of Archaeology: Discovering the Past	6
ARCH2037	Post-Roman Archaeology of Britain: Arthur and the Anglo Saxons	6
ARCH2041	Introduction to Environmental Archaeology	6
ARCH2050	Archaeology of Southeast Asia	6
ARCH2052	Archaeology in Film and Fiction	6
ARCH2054	Archaeology of Death and Mortuary Practices	6
ARCH2055	Supervised Research in Archaeology	6
ARCH2056	Britons and Romans: Archaeology of the Western Roman Empire	6
ARCH2057	Thinking through the past: archaeological theory from 1950	6
ARCH2058	European prehistory from cultivation to the Celts	6
ARCH2108	Animals, Plants and People	6
ARCH2130	World Rock Art	6
ARCH2600	In the footprints of Siddartha: The Archaeology of Buddhism	6
ARCH3000	Research Design and Analysis in Archaeology	6
ARCH3019	Topics in Pacific Archaeology	6
ARCH3021	Archaeological Field Methods	6
ASIA2203	Chinese Foundations of Civilizations: Prehistory through to Early History	6
BIAN3113	Human Evolution	6
BIAN2115	'Race' and Human Genetic Variation	6
BIAN3125	Ancient Health & Disease	6
BIAN2128	Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology	6
BIAN2130	Ancient Medicine	6
BIAN3010	Scientific Dating and Isotope analysis for Archaeology and Palaeoanthropology	6
BIAN2015	Human Skeletal Analysis	6
BIAN3016	Analysis of Mammalian Remains	6
ARCH2059	International Archaeological Field School	6
ARCH2060	International Archaeological Field School Extension	6

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