Study Planner Information
Year 1 Study Planner
What do the different requirements mean?
- Compulsory – all students must complete this course
- Prerequisite for major – a course required for this major
- Recommended – a course which complements the major, but can be substituted for an elective
- Elective – an elective course from the course list, or as permitted by the program rules
Course Code & Title | Requirements |
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SCIE1000 Theory & Practice in Science | Compulsory |
ARCA1000 Discovering Archaeology1 | Prerequisite for major |
ERTH1000 Planet Earth: The Big Picture1 | Recommended |
BIOL1020 Genes, Cells & Evolution | Recommended |
1 Course is available in both semester 1 and 2.
Course Code & Title | Requirements |
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STAT1201 Analysis of Scientific Data | Compulsory |
ARCS1001 Doing Archaeology | Prerequisite for major |
GEOS1100 Environment & Society1 | Recommended |
BIOL1040 Cells to Organisms | Recommended |
1 Course is available in both semester 1 and 2.
Year 2 to 3 Study Planner
What do the different columns mean?
- Required for Major – a course required for this major
- Recommended – a course which complements the major, but can be substituted for an elective
Choose a study plan
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Archaeobotany and Zooarchaeology
Year 2
Semester Required for Major Recommended 1 ARCS2000 Science in Archaeology
Choose at least 2 units from:[ ARCS2080 Plants and Archaeology: Food, fuel, foraging and farming in the human past
BIOL2010 Ecology 2
Choose at least 2 units from:[ ERTH2002 Paleobiology
ARCS2025 Archaeology of the Pacific Islands ]BIOL2203 Plant Biology
BIOL2204 Zoology
SCIE3050 Science Industry Placement (summer semester)2Year 3
Semester Required for Major Recommended 1 ARCS3118 Managing Cultural Heritage: Ethics, History and Practice
Choose at least 4 units from:[ ARCS3168 Human Evolution
CONS3017 Landscape Ecology
BIOL3209 Organism Diversity and Evolution2 ARCS3001 Advanced Research in Archaeology4
ENVM3215 Fire Ecology and Management ]
ARCS3010 Field ArchaeologyARCA3000 Predicting the Past4
BIOL3227 Plant Identification and Vegetation Classification1 Semester offering subject to change.
2 Students may apply to undertake this course as an elective, or participate in other summer placement or research opportunities, at the end of second or third year during the summer semester.
3 This course is offered every second year.
4 Students wanting to pursue honours in Archaeological Science must complete ARCS3001 and ARCA3000. Entry requirements for honours can be found here.
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Artifact Analysis
Year 2
Semester Required for Major Recommended 1 ARCS2000 Science in Archaeology
Choose at least 2 units from:
[ ARCA2020 Archaeology of Australasia
ARCS2070 Bioarchaeology: Human remains and ancient disease
ERTH2003 Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Palaeoenvironments
ERTH2005 Mineralogy
GEOS2100 Environmental SystemsChoose courses from the BSc course list 2 ARCS2010 Ancient Technologies: Experimental and Analytical Approaches to Understanding Past Technologies
ARCS2025 Archaeology of the Pacific Islands
BIOL2201 Evolution
ERTH2002 Palaeobiology
GEOS2103 Biogeography & Geomorphology ]Choose at least 2 units from:
[ ARCS2011 Lithic Analysis1 ]
SCIE3050 Science Industry Placement (summer semester)2 Year 3
Semester Required for Major Recommended 1 ARCS3118 Managing Cultural Heritage: Ethics, History and Practice
Choose at least 4 units from:[ ARCS3168 Human Evolution
BIOL3209 Biodiversity Analysis, Discovery & Systematics
ERTH3205 Geochemistry and GeochronologyChoose courses from the BSc course list 2 ARCS3001 Advanced Research in Archaeology3
GEOS3107 Plants, People & the Environment ]
ARCS3010 Field ArchaeologyARCA3000 Predicting the Past3 1 This course is offered every second year.
2 Students may apply to undertake this course as an elective, or participate in other summer placement or research opportunities, at the end of second or third year during the summer semester.
3 Students wanting to pursue honours in Archaeological Science must complete ARCS3001 and ARCA3000. Entry requirements for honours can be found here.
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Geoarchaeology
Year 2
Semester Required for Major Recommended 1 ARCS2000 Science in Archaeology
Choose at least 2 units from:[ ERTH2003 Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Paleoenvironments
GEOM2001 Geographical Information Systems
GEOM2000 Introduction to Remote Sensing of Environment2 ARCS2025 Archaeology of the Pacific Islands
GEOS2103 Biogeography & Geomorphology ]
Choose at least 2 units from:[ ARCS2011 Lithic Analysis1
ARCS2060 Archaeology Field School2 ]SCIE3050 Science Industry Placement (summer semester)3
Choose courses from the BSc course listYear 3
Semester Required for Major Recommended 1 ARCS3118 Managing Cultural Heritage: Ethics, History and Practice
Choose at least 4 units from:
[ ARCS3168 Human Evolution
ERTH3103 Sedimentary EnvironmentsCONS3017 Landscape Ecology 2 ARCS3001 Advanced Research in Archaeology4 ]
ARCS3010 Field Archaeology
ARCA3000 Predicting the Past4 1 This course is offered every second year.
2 Semester offering subject to change.
3 Students may apply to undertake this course as an elective, or participate in other summer placement or research opportunities, at the end of second or third year during the summer semester.
4 Students wanting to pursue honours in Archaeological Science must complete ARCS3001 and ARCA3000. Entry requirements for honours can be found here.
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Human Evolution
Year 2
Semester Required for Major Recommended 1 ARCS2000 Science in Archaeology BIOM2020 Human Anatomy 2 BIOL2201 Evolution BIOL2202 Genetics
SCIE3050 Science Industry Placement (summer semester)2Year 3
Semester Required for Major Recommended 1 ARCS3118 Managing Cultural Heritage: Ethics, History and Practice
Choose at least 4 units from:[ BIOL3209 Organism Diversity and Evolution
PSYC3262 Evolutionary Approaches to Human BehaviourBIOM3002 Human Biomedical Anatomy 2 ARCS3001 Advanced Research in Archaeology4
ARCS3168 Human Evolution
ARCS3010 Field ArchaeologyBIOC3003 Human Molecular Genetics & Disease
ARCA3000 Predicting the Past41 Semester offering subject to change.
2 Students may apply to undertake this course as an elective, or participate in other summer placement or research opportunities, at the end of second or third year during the summer semester.
3 This course is offered every second year.
4 Students wanting to pursue honours in Archaeological Science must complete ARCS3001 and ARCA3000. Entry requirements for honours can be found here.
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Human Osteology and Palaeopathology
Year 2
Semester Required for Major Recommended 1 ARCS2000 Science in Archaeology
Choose at least 2 units from:[ ARCS2070 Bioarchaeology: Human remains and ancient disease
ARCS2003 Forensics: The Archaeology of Death & Crime Scenes
BIOM2020 Human Anatomy2 BIOL2201 Evolution ]
BIOL2202 Genetics
SCIE3050 Science Industry Placement (summer semester)2Year 3
Semester Required for Major Recommended 1 ARCS3118 Managing Cultural Heritage: Ethics, History and Practice
Choose at least 4 units:[ ARCS3001 Advanced Research in Archaeology3
ARCS3168 Human Evolution
BIOL3209 Biodiversity Analysis, Discovery & Systematics
ERTH3205 Geochemistry & GeochronologyBIOM3002 Human Biomedical Anatomy 2 ENVM3215 Fire Ecology and Management
PSYC3262 Evolutionary Approaches to Human Behaviour ]
ARCS3010 Field ArchaeologyBIOC3003 Human Molecular Genetics & Disease
ARCA3000 Predicting the Past31 Semester offering subject to change.
2 Students may apply to undertake this course as an elective, or participate in other summer placement or research opportunities, at the end of second or third year during the summer semester.
3 Students wanting to pursue honours in Archaeological Science must complete ARCS3001 and ARCA3000. Entry requirements for honours can be found here.