Admission to Honours
To be admitted to the Honours School in Archaeological Practice students must be eligible to take out their Bachelor of Archaeological Practice pass degree.

All students wishing to be admitted to the Honours School must include a minimum of 60 units from specified courses as follows:
(a) First year courses: Both of the first year Archaeology courses, ARCH1111 and ARCH1112;
(b) Specific later year courses: Research Design and Analysis in Archaeology ARCH3000 and one of the two fieldwork-based courses: Archaeological Field and Laboratory Methods ARCH3004A and ARCH3004B or  Landscape Archaeology ARCH2017. An average mark of 70% or more (Distinction level) must be obtained for these courses.
(c) An average mark of 70% or more (Distinction level) must be obtained for all the later year Archaeological Practice courses.
(d) Field or laboratory experience: It is expected that all intending Honours students will have had some field-work experience during their second/third years. This may be gained by assisting on School field projects or working with other researchers or archaeological consultants. Information is often posted on School noticeboards.
(e) Students will have to submit a preliminary thesis proposal for a Bachelor of Archaeological Practice Honours thesis during the semester before they enter the Honours School. This proposal should be discussed with a member of staff willing to be the supervisor for the proposed thesis. The School reserves the right not to admit a student unable to find a supervisor or a topic suitable to the School.

Archaeological Practice IVH
Work for the Honours in archaeology degree is a combination of course work and research.

Research: Students are required to undertake a research project approved by the School and to submit a B. Arch Pract Honours thesis of 12-15,000 words. 80% of the final grade will be awarded through examination of the thesis.
Coursework: The remaining 20% is made up of two Honours coursework courses which may include an assessed internship. Internships would be arranged with relevant organisations: archaeological consulting firms, indigenous archaeology consulting groups, museums or Heritage management organisations, such as NSW NPWS.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2009 website applies to the 2009 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2008 website.