Course description
Course overview
The Bachelor of Archaeology program at Flinders is one of the few specialised degrees in Australia that will give you the comprehensive training required to pursue a career in this exciting area.
This flexible program gives you a solid grounding in the basics of archaeology then allows you to follow a pathway of interest in the following areas of specialisation:
* Indigenous archaeology
* Maritime archaeology
* Historical archaeology
* Forensic archaeology
* Classical archaeology.
Regular field trips and laboratory and practical sessions are features of this program.
The Bachelor of Archaeology produces independent thinkers who can apply their skills to a range of settings, including working effectively in teams.
What is Archaeology?
Archaeology can involve the painstaking restoration and description of small artefacts, but it also takes in the big picture.
As a discipline, it crosses what was once seen as a divide between science and the humanities, incorporating such diverse fields as anthropology, art history, biology, earth sciences, environmental sciences, geography, geology, heritage management, history, human evolution and modern material culture.
As we become more aware of how the past can and should shape our future, archaeologists often are at the cutting edge of policy development and decision-making.
Why study Archaeology at Flinders?
The Bachelor of Archaeology at Flinders:
* provides more practical experience than any other archaeology degree offered in Australia
* includes exciting field experience options in a range of areas, including historical, Indigenous and maritime archaeology
* gives students a sound understanding of cultural heritage management and consultancy-based archaeology
* provides the opportunity to study abroad for a semester in 2nd or 3rd year
* is designed to provide students with a substantial grounding in theoretical, methodological and practical aspects of archaeology.
Professional recognition
Students who complete a 4 year degree (usually comprising a 3 year undergraduate degree and then either an honours or graduate diploma 4th year) are eligible for membership of a professional organisation such as the Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists Inc (AACAI).
To qualify for the Bachelor of Archaeology, a student must complete 108 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study:
* 42 units of core topics;
* 18 units of first level designated elective topics;
* 24 units of upper level topics designated Archaeology elective topics; and
* 24 units of upper level topics designated non-archaeology elective topics.
Students will be provided with a list of elective topics related to the following specialist areas:
* Archaeological Science
* Classical Archaeology
* Forensic Archaeology
* Historical Archaeology
* Indigenous Archaeology
* Maritime Archaeology
There is no restriction to choice of elective topics from any one of these specialist areas.
Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.
First Year
ARCH1001
Introduction to Archaeology
4.5
ARCH1002
World Archaeology
4.5
ARCH1003
Field Archaeology
4.5
ENGL1001
Professional English
4.5
plus 18 units of first level designated elective topics listed below
AGRE1101
Ancient Greek 1*
4.5
AGRE1102
Introduction to Latin and Ancient Greek 1*
4.5
ANTH1101
Ethnographic Research: The Making of Anthropology*
4.5
ANTH1102
Introducing Social Anthropology*
4.5
AUST1001
Australian Studies: Identities
4.5
AUST1004
An Introduction to Aboriginal Studies
4.5
BIOL1101
Evolution of Biological Diversity
4.5
BIOL1102
Molecular Basis of Life
4.5
BIOL1112
Biology and Society
4.5
CHEM1101
Chemistry 1A
4.5
CHEM1102
Chemistry 1B
4.5
CHEM1201
Introduction to Chemistry A
4.5
CHEM1202
Introduction to Chemistry B
4.5
CLAS1001
Classics: From Egypt to Ancient Greece*
4.5
CLAS1002
Classics: From Ancient Greece to Rome*
4.5
CPES1201
Physics for the Life Sciences A
4.5
CPES1202
Physics for the Life Sciences B
4.5
CRIM1003
Crime and Criminology
4.5
CRIM1004
Criminal Justice System
4.5
EASC1101
Earth and Environment 1
4.5
EASC1102
Marine Sciences 1
4.5
ENVS1701
Environmental Studies
4.5
ENVS1702
Environment, Economy and Culture
4.5
GEOG1001
Water Resources and Society
4.5
GEOG1002
Cities as Human Environments
4.5
GEOG1003
Introduction to Geographical Information Systems
4.5
HIST1201
Convicts, Race and Gender in Australia 1788-1840
4.5
HIST1203
A Brief History of Australia
4.5
HIST1702
New World Nations: 1800-1918
4.5
HIST1703
Turning Points in World History
4.5
HIST1704
History's Killing Fields
4.5
HIST1801
Modern Europe, 1900-1945
4.5
HIST1802
Europe, 1945 to the Present
4.5
HUMN1001
Working in the Humanities 1: Exploring Culture
4.5
HUMN1002
Working in the Humanities 2: Reading Across the Disciplines
4.5
HUMS1034
Contemporary Aboriginal Issues A#
4.5
HUMS1035
Aboriginal Cultures#
4.5
LATN1002
Latin 1*
4.5
LEGL1001
Australian Legal System
4.5
LEGL1003
Contemporary Legal Issues
4.5
WMST1001
Sex, Gender and Identities in Australia
4.5
WMST1002
Gender, Power and Change: Introducing Feminist Debates
4.5
Any First Year FREN, GERM, ITAL, or SPAN topics
4.5/9
* University of Adelaide topics
# University of South Australia topics
Second Year
ARCH2003
Cultural Heritage Management
6
ARCH2201
Archaeological Field Methods
6
plus 12 units of topics selected from the following:
ARCH2001
Archaeology of Indigenous Australia
6
ARCH2002
Historical Archaeology of Australia
6
ARCH2004
Australian Maritime Archaeology
6
ARCH2005
Human Evolution: Bio-Cultural Perspectives
6
ARCH2006
Forensic Archaeology
6
ARCH2101
Cultural Anthropology
6
ARCH2103
Quaternary Ecology
6
ARCH2301
The Museum
6
plus 12 units of topics selected from the following:
ANTH2001
Aboriginal Land Tenure and Sacred Sites in Australia*
6
ANTH2002
Aborigines and the State 2*
6
AUST2004
Indigenous Australian Art Today
6
AUST2005
Travelling Australia: A Cultural Guide
6
AUST2006
Reconciliation and Indigenous Knowledges
6
HUMS2012
Archaeology and Aboriginal Studies 1#
6
PROF2104
Finding Money: Researching and Submitting Grant Proposals
3
PROF2105
Tenders: Understanding the Tender Process
3
THEO2211A
Digging Up the Bible: Theology and Archaeology in Dialogue
6
WMST2003
Gender and Development
6
Any Second Year AGRE* topics where prerequisites are met
6
Any Second Year BIOL topics where prerequisites are met
3/12
Any Second Year CLAS* topics where prerequisites are met
6
Any Second Year CPES topics where prerequisites are met
3/12
Any Second Year CRIM topics where prerequisites are met
6/12
Any Second Year ENVS topics where prerequisites are met
6/12
Any Second Year GEOG topics where prerequisites are met
6/12
Any Second Year HIST topics where prerequisites are met
6/12
Any Second Year LATN* topics where prerequisites are met
6
* University of Adelaide topics
# University of South Australia topics
Third Year
ARCH3201
Archaeological Lab Methods
6
ARCH3301
Archaeological Theory and Method
6
plus 12 units of topics selected from the following:
ARCH3001
The Archaeology of Art
6
ARCH3004
Historical Archaeology in Global Perspective
6
ARCH3005
Underwater and Coastal Archaeology
6
ARCH3007
Archaeology for Global Justice
6
ARCH3009
Archaeological Science
6
ARCH3013
The Archaeological Imagination; Fact, Fantasy and Fiction in Archaeological Interpretation
6
ARCH3014
Indigenous Heritage Management
6
ARCH3015
Archaeology, Ethics and Globalisation
6
ARCH3016
Australian Rock Art
6
ARCH3105
Archaeology of Native North America
6
ARCH3203
Archaeology in the Field
6
ARCH3303
Historical Archaeology Field School
6
ARCH3304
Maritime Archaeology Field School
6
ARCH3305
Indigenous Archaeology Field School
6
ARCH3306
Ethnoarchaeology in Aboriginal Australia
6
ARCH3307
Rock Art Field School
6
plus 12 units of topics selected from the following:
ANATSC3101
Biological Anthropology*
6
INTR3061
Food, Frontiers and International Relations
6
LEGL3016
Law and Urban Change: The Impact of Built Heritage
6
LEGL3023
Cultural Heritage and the Law
6
WMST3004
Indigenous Women's Voices
6
Any Third Year AGRE* topics where prerequisites are met
9
Any Third Year BIOL topics where prerequisites are met
3/12
Any Third Year CLAS* topics where prerequisites are met
9
Any Third Year CPES topics where prerequisites are met
3/12
Any Third Year CRIM topics where prerequisites are met
6/12
Any Third Year ENVS topics where prerequisites are met
6/12
Any Third Year GEOG topics where prerequisites are met
6/12
Any Third Year HIST topics where prerequisites are met
6/12
Any Third Year LATN* topics where prerequisites are met
9
* University of Adelaide topics
HONOURS DEGREE
A student who has completed all the requirements of the Bachelor of Archaeology, or another qualification which the Faculty Board agrees is equivalent, may be accepted as a candidate for the honours degree providing a sufficiently high standard has been achieved in fulfilling the requirements for the bachelors degree.
To qualify for the honours degree, a student must complete satisfactorily 36 units of study as specified in the following program of study:
ARCH7000C
Honours in Archaeology (Part 1)*, and
9
ARCH7000D
Honours in Archaeology (Part 2)*
9
ARCH7004A
Honours Thesis (Part 1)*, and
9
ARCH7004B
Honours Thesis (Part 2)*
9
* Students must enrol in Part 1 and Part 2 to complete the requirements of this topic.
