While most archaeological courses concern the Whats, Wheres and Whens of the past, this course addresses the Whys, Whos and Hows. This course will take a thematic approach to the changing ways archaeologists have interpreted past places, things and people since 1950 and to the development of regional archaeologies around the world.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- recognise and apply the key concepts, themes and narratives used by archaeological theoreticians and discuss them within larger disciplinary, historical and national contexts;
- critique the application of specific theoretical concepts and paradigms to the archaeological record;
- think, write and argue with these key concepts, themes and theories using supporting evidence from the archaeological record;
- identify and discuss the ways various topics within archaeological theory apply to the practice of archaeology, archaeological methods and the archaeological record of different regions; and
- develop novel approaches to the archaeological record through the application of concepts drawn from archaeological theory.
Indicative Assessment
- Book review podcast (5 min) (20) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Research reflections portfolio (1000 words) (15) [LO 3,4,5]
- Annotated bibliography (1000 words) (15) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Research Unessay (3500 words or equivalent) (30) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Unessay reflection (1000 words) (20) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks in the form of weekly 3 hour "lectorials"
b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
None
Assumed Knowledge
To enrol in this course you must have completed 6 units of ARCH (Archaeology) coded courses.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $4080 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $6000 |
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