Offered By	ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Areas of Interest	Archaeology

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

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

Requirements

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

 

12 units from the completion of the following compulsory courses:

ARCH1111 - Archaeology: Finding treasure and history (6 units)

ARCH1112 - From Origins to Civilizations (6 units)

 

36 units from completion of courses from the following list:

ANCH2009 - Artefacts and Society in the Greco-Roman World (6 units)

ANCH2014 - Homer and the Trojan War (6 units)

ARCH2002 - Britain Before the Romans - from Stonehenge to the Celts (6 units)

ARCH2004 - Australian Archaeology (6 units)

ARCH2005 - The Archaeology of the Pacific Islanders (6 units)

ARCH2006 - History of Archaeology: Discovering the Past (6 units)

ARCH2017 - Landscape Archaeology (12 units)

ARCH2036 - Archaeology of the Neanderthals: who were they? (6 units)

ARCH2037 - Post-Roman Archaeology of Britain: Arthur and the Anglo Saxons (6 units)

ARCH2039 - Origins and Dispersals of Agricultural Populations (6 units)

ARCH2041 - Introduction to Environmental Archaeology (6 units)

ARCH2050 - Archaeology of China and Southeast Asia (6 units)

ARCH2052 - Archaeology in Film and Fiction (6 units)

ARCH2054 - Archaeology of Death and Mortuary Practices (6 units)

ARCH2055 - Supervised Research in Archaeology (6 units)

ARCH2056 - Britons and Romans: Archaeology of the Western Roman Empire (6 units)

ARCH2108 - Animals, Plants and People (6 units)

ARCH3000 - Research Design and Analysis in Archaeology (6 units)

ARCH3004A - Archaeological Field and Laboratory Methods A (6 units)

ARCH3004B - Archaeological Field and Laboratory Methods B (6 units)

ARCH3019 - Topics in Pacific Archaeology (6 units)

ASIA2203 - Chinese Foundations of Civilisation: Prehistory Through to Early History (6 units)

BIAN2013 - Human Evolution (6 units)

BIAN2115 - 'Race' and Human Genetic Variation (6 units)

BIAN2125 - Ancient Health & Disease (6 units)

BIAN2128 - Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology (6 units)

BIAN2130 - Ancient Medicine (6 units)

BIAN3010 - Scientific Dating and Isotope analysis for Archaeology and Palaeoanthropology (6 units)

BIAN3015 - Human Skeletal Analysis (6 units)

BIAN3016 - Analysis of Mammalian Remains (6 units)

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