Archaeology Minor
Archaeology Minor - Overview
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The minor in archaeology provides students with the opportunity to explore archaeological techniques and evidence for human societies in different locations, for both prehistoric and historical periods.
Learning outcomes
- Development of an understanding of patterns and regional variation in the human past as revealed by the archaeological evidence.
- Understanding of how archaeologists reconstruct past cultures and lifeways.
- Understanding the long-term cultural changes in different parts of the world.
- Enhancing knowledge of human physical and cultural evolution.
Requirements
This minor requires the completion of 24 units, which must include:
A maximum of 12 units from completion of 1000-level courses from the following list:
ARCH1111 - Archaeology: Finding treasure and history (6 units)
ARCH1112 - From Origins to Civilisations (6 units)
A minimum of 12 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)
ARCH2035 - Decay and disturbance: Archaeological formation processes (6 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)
ARCH2057 - Archaeology Theory (6 units)
ARCH2058 - European Prehistory from Cultivation to the Celts (6 units)
ARCH2108 - Animals, Plants and People (6 units)
ARCH2130 - World Rock Art (6 units)
ARCH2600 - Archaeology of Buddhism (6 units)
ARCH3019 - Topics in Pacific Archaeology (6 units)
ARCH3021 - Field Archaeology Methods (6 units)
ASIA2203 - Chinese Foundations of Civilisation: Prehistory Through to Early History (6 units)
BIAN2013 - Human Evolution (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)
BIAN3016 - Analysis of Mammalian Remains (6 units)
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