Area of studyUndergraduate

ARCHANHI02 Archaeology and ancient history

Faculty of Arts

Archaeology and ancient history (ARCHANHI02) is an area of study worth 24 credit points, listing 29 units, taught at Clayton. It is offered in 2 courses: Bachelor of Arts; and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts.

Credit points
24
Units
29
Campus
Clayton
Offered in
2 courses

This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2026 entry.

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Overview

The archaeology and ancient history program studies ancient societies from the greater Mediterranean world and Australia. You will explore how you can use the physical remains of communities to understand the past and its relevance to the present. The approach of this major is multi-disciplinary. You incorporate information from archaeology, history, classics, anthropology, art history, landscape studies, archaeozoology, and archaeobotany to create a broad and deep view of the ancient world. Core studies span 250,000 years of history and include pathways that focus on the Ancient Near East (Egypt, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, and Persia), Ancient Greece and Rome, and Indigenous Australia. Themes include the study of settlements and cemeteries, politics, technologies, economies, visual and literary cultures, religions, myth, gender and sexuality.

Availability
Archaeology and ancient history is listed in A2000 Bachelor of Arts at Clayton as a major and a minor, and in A0502 Diploma of Liberal Arts at Clayton as a major.

Structure

Rules
No more than 12 points at Level 1 may be credited to the minor.
Level 1 gateway units12 credit points
Level 2 and 3 elective units12 credit points
You must complete 12 credit points from the elective list below. It is highly recommended that you complete a Level 2 unit before enrolling in a Level 3 unit.

Courses that offer it

Contacts

Academic Coordinators
Dr Hilary Gopnik

Common questions

Which courses offer Archaeology and ancient history?

2 courses in 2024: Bachelor of Arts; and Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts.

What units are in Archaeology and ancient history?

It lists 29 units, including ATS1247, ATS1248, ATS2019, ATS2084, ATS2268, ATS2277, ATS2283 and ATS2288. The structure above shows which are required and which you choose.

Area of study details

Type
Area of study
Study level
Undergraduate
Credit points
24
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
School of Philosophical, Historical and Indigenous Studies
Handbook years
2020202120222023202420252026