Master of Archaeological Science
Students in the Master of Archaeological Science are required to take 48 units of courses as outlined below:
COMPULSORY REQUIREMENTS
For the 48 unit Masters degree students must complete:
1. ARCH8032 Introduction to Archaeological Science (12 units) (or as 2 x 6 units from Sem 2 2011 onwards)
2. ONE (12 unit combination) from the following :
- Completion of either ARCH8030/ARCH8031 (6 units) + ARCH8036 Internship in Archaeological Science (6 units)
- Completion of either ARCH8030/ARCH8031 (6 units) + ARCH8002 Advanced Field Techniques in Archaeological Science(6 units)
- Competion of either ARCH8030/ARCH8031 (6 units) + ARCH8037 Master Class in Archaeological Science (6 units)
- Completion of ARCH8029 Supervised Project in Archaeological Science (12 units)
- Completion of ARCH8002 Advanced Field techniques in Archaeological Science (6 units) + ARCH8038 Graduate Reading Course (6 units)
3. 24 units minimum of core courses:
- ARCH6041 - Introduction to Environmental Archaeology
- ARCH6051 - Introduction to Cultural Heritage Management
- ARCH6500 - Research Design and Analysis in Archaeology
- ARCH6504B - Archaeology Field and Laboratory Methods B
- ARCH8026 - Quantitative Analysis in Archaeology
- ARCH8027 - Archaeological Research in Australia
- ARCH8029 - Supervised Project in Archaeological Science
- ARCH8030 - Archaeological Science Project 1
- ARCH8031 - Archaeological Science Research Project 2
- ARCH8033 - Archaeology, Climate Change and Society
- ARCH8034 - Managing, Mapping and Detecting Archaeological Sites
- ARCH8035 - Research Seminars in Archaeological Science
- ARCH8036 - Internship in Archaeological Science
- ARCH8037 - Master Class in Archaeologcial Science (variable content, may be taken multiple times)
- ARCH8038 - Graduate Reading Course in Archaeological Science
- BIAN6510 - Scientific Dating and Isotope Analysis for Archaeology and Anthropology
- BIAN6512 - Ancient Health and Disease
- BIAN6515 - Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology
- BIAN6517 - Human Skeletal Analysis
- BIAN6518 - Analysis of Mammalian Remains
- BIAN6510 - Scientific Dating and Isotope Analysis
- EMSC8706 - Introduction to Natural Hazards
- ENVS6015 - Introduction to Remote Sensing and GIS
- ENVS6023 - Vegetation and Soils: Landscape Co-evolution
- ENVS6309 - Applied Geographic Information Systems
- ENVS6312 - Geomorphology: Landscape Evolution under Changing Climate
- ENVS6529 - Palaeo-environmental reconstruction
- ASIA6050 - From Angkor Vat to Rapa Nui: UNESCO World Heritage and in SE Asia and the Pacific
- EMSC6014 - Surficial Processes, Source to Sink
- EMSC8706 - Introduction to Natural Hazards
- EMSC8015 - Imaging Earth Structure
- SCOM8020 - Science Communications and Creative Teaching
- SCOM8021 - Ethics Issues and Consequences of Science
- SCOM8027 - Science and Public Policy
Elective Courses
Students may select 12 units of electives from any postgraduate course across the ANU subject to approval by the convenor. Students often select courses in relation to projects and lines of specialization they are developing.
Popular electives include:
ARCH6004 - Australian Archaeology
ARCH6005 - Archaeology of the Pacific Islanders
ARCH6041 - Introduction to Environmental Archaeology
ARCH6051 - Introduction to Cultural Heritage Management
ARCH8024 - Contemporary Issues in Archaeology
BIOL8020 - Genomics & Biotechnology
BIOL8021 - Health and Disease in a Changing World
EMSC8015 - Imaging Earth Structure
EMSC8707 - Understanding Geological Hazards
ENVS6015 - Introduction to Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System
ENVS6309 - Applied Geographic Information Science
ENVS6529 - Palaeo-Environmental Reconstruction
HGEO8001 - Thinking about Hazards and People
HGEO8002 - People At Risk from Hazards in Asia-Pacific
HUMN8008 - World Rock Art: Global Perspectives on Rock Art Research
HUMN8016 - Introduction to Rock Art Research: community consultation and documentation
MUSC8006 - Indigenous Collections and Exhibitions
SCOM8014 - Communicating Science with the Public
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