Research-led teaching lies at the heart of the framework for Masters degrees in Archaeological Science. The course enables the student to undertake a significant tailored research project, within the broad area of archaeological science, completed under the direct supervision of an expert in the field.
This 12 unit project can be designed to further develop training started in other 6 unit research project courses. This progressive build option is often selected by candidates using the masters program to train up ahead of a PhD.
Any project may use materials, data and/or fieldwork which are quite new - working alongside an ANU research team or individual in the field, or in the laboratory, or around a period of an internship. For example a research project may be designed around materials previously excavated professionally, or collected as reference material, or by researching background material for a publication. In all cases the result will be a research report or portfolio of materials of potentially publishable quality, or of a quality for submission as a poster or for wider public dissemination. The topic will be negotiated between the student and the supervisor, and/or moderated and supervised, if appropriate, by the course coordinator.
Where the project involves travel outside of Canberra (including to other parts of the ACT), students will only be permitted to undertake this travel upon completion of ANU required documentation and the approval of all documentation by the relevant delegate.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:- Design an archaeological research project with proposed methodology to a professional standard;
- Critically assess the key theoretical and scientific foundations underpinning the research project undertaken; and
- Explain and discuss the key theoretical and scientific foundations underpinning the research project undertaken.
Indicative Assessment
nnotated Bibliography, 3000 words (30%) [Learning outcomes 1, 2]Report designed either as a professional report or in publication format, 9000 words (70%) [Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3]
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Workload
260 hours of total student learning time made up from:a) 24 hours of contact over 12 weeks of tutorial support; and
b) 236 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
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 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 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $6360 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $9720 |
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.
Summer Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1736 | 01 Jan 2018 | 19 Jan 2018 | 19 Jan 2018 | 31 Mar 2018 | In Person | N/A |
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2848 | 19 Feb 2018 | 27 Feb 2018 | 31 Mar 2018 | 25 May 2018 | In Person | N/A |
Autumn Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5684 | 01 Apr 2018 | 20 Apr 2018 | 20 Apr 2018 | 30 Jun 2018 | In Person | N/A |
Winter Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6757 | 01 Jul 2018 | 20 Jul 2018 | 20 Jul 2018 | 30 Sep 2018 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7724 | 23 Jul 2018 | 30 Jul 2018 | 31 Aug 2018 | 26 Oct 2018 | In Person | N/A |
Spring Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9640 | 01 Oct 2018 | 19 Oct 2018 | 19 Oct 2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | In Person | N/A |