Bachelor of Science Pre-2021 - Archaeological Science Major
Program requirements
The program requirements (course list and program rules (PDF, 180KB)) set out the courses and rules you must follow to successfully complete this program.
You must also comply with UQ’s University Policies and Procedures.
What do the different requirements mean?
- Compulsory - all students must complete this course
- Prerequisite for major - a course required for this major
- Required 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 |
- 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 |
- Course is available in both semester 1 and 2.
Choose a study plan
Archaeobotany and Zooarchaeology
Semester | Required for Major | Recommended |
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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 |
[ ERTH2002 Paleobiology |
BIOL2203 Plant Biology BIOL2204 Zoology SCIE3050 Science Industry Placement (summer semester)2 |
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 Evolution |
2 |
ARCS3001 Advanced Research in Archaeology4 ARCS3010 Field Archaeology |
ARCA3000 Predicting the Past4 BIOL3227 Plant Identification and Vegetation Classification |
- Semester offering subject to change.
- 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.
- This course is offered every second year.
- Students wanting to pursue honours in Archaeological Science must complete ARCS3001 and ARCA3000. Entry requirements for honours can be found here.
Artifact Analysis
Semester | Required for Major | Recommended |
---|---|---|
1 |
ARCS2000 Science in Archaeology Choose at least 2 units from: [ ARCA2020 Archaeology of Australasia |
Choose courses from the BSc course list |
2 |
ARCS2010 Ancient Technologies: Experimental and Analytical Approaches to Understanding Past Technologies Choose at least 2 units from: [ ARCS2011 Lithic Analysis1 ] |
SCIE3050 Science Industry Placement (summer semester)2 |
Semester | Required for Major | Recommended |
---|---|---|
1 | ARCS3118 Managing Cultural Heritage: Ethics, History and Practice Choose at least 4 units from: [ ARCS3168 Human Evolution |
Choose courses from the BSc course list |
2 |
ARCS3001 Advanced Research in Archaeology3 ARCS3010 Field Archaeology |
ARCA3000 Predicting the Past3 |
- This course is offered every second year.
- 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.
- Students wanting to pursue honours in Archaeological Science must complete ARCS3001 and ARCA3000. Entry requirements for honours can be found here.
Geoarchaeology
Semester | Required for Major | Recommended |
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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 Environment |
2 |
ARCS2025 Archaeology of the Pacific Islands Choose at least 2 units from: [ ARCS2011 Lithic Analysis1 |
SCIE3050 Science Industry Placement (summer semester)3 Choose courses from the BSc course list |
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 |
2 |
ARCS3001 Advanced Research in Archaeology4 ] ARCS3010 Field Archaeology |
ARCA3000 Predicting the Past4 |
- This course is offered every second year.
- Semester offering subject to change.
- 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.
- Students wanting to pursue honours in Archaeological Science must complete ARCS3001 and ARCA3000. Entry requirements for honours can be found here.
Human Evolution
Semester | Required for Major | Recommended |
---|---|---|
1 | ARCS2000 Science in Archaeology | BIOM2020 Human Anatomy |
2 | BIOL2201 Evolution | BIOL2202 Genetics SCIE3050 Science Industry Placement (summer semester)2 |
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 |
BIOM3002 Human Biomedical Anatomy |
2 |
ARCS3001 Advanced Research in Archaeology4 |
BIOC3003 Human Molecular Genetics & Disease ARCA3000 Predicting the Past4 |
- Semester offering subject to change.
- 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.
- This course is offered every second year.
- Students wanting to pursue honours in Archaeological Science must complete ARCS3001 and ARCA3000. Entry requirements for honours can be found here.
Human Osteology and Palaeopathology
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 Anatomy |
2 |
BIOL2201 Evolution ] |
BIOL2202 Genetics SCIE3050 Science Industry Placement (summer semester)2 |
Semester | Required for Major | Recommended |
---|---|---|
1 | ARCS3118 Managing Cultural Heritage: Ethics, History and Practice Choose at least 4 units: [ ARCS3001 Advanced Research in Archaeology3 |
BIOM3002 Human Biomedical Anatomy |
2 |
ENVM3215 Fire Ecology and Management ARCS3010 Field Archaeology |
BIOC3003 Human Molecular Genetics & Disease ARCA3000 Predicting the Past3 |
- Semester offering subject to change.
- 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.
- Students wanting to pursue honours in Archaeological Science must complete ARCS3001 and ARCA3000. Entry requirements for honours can be found here.