Australian Indigenous archaeology - Faculty of Arts

Offered by the School of Geography and Environmental Science

Campus availability: Clayton

Relevant courses

0002 Bachelor of Arts (and associated double degrees)
3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
0202 Bachelor of Letters

Australian Indigenous archaeology specialises in archaeological studies of Aboriginal Australia and Torres Strait (see also Geography and environmental science area of study entry).

Sequences

First year sequence

A first-year sequence in Australian Indigenous Archaeology consists of the units AIA1000 and ANY1010.

Minor sequence

Students complete a standard minor chosen from the units below.

Major sequence

Students complete a standard major chosen from the units below.

Units

Minor

Core

AIA1000 World prehistory
ANY1010 Culture, power, difference: Indigeneity and Australian identity*
AIA2000/AIA3000 Archaeology of Indigenous Australia

* Prior to 2006 this unit was not listed as part of the AIA discipline - students who completed AIS1010 prior to 2006 may count it toward a minor or major in AIA.

Electives

Choose one of the following:

AIA2100/AIA3100 Archaeological theories and controversies
AIA2200/AIA3300 Archaeological field and laboratory methods (summer semester)
GES3880 Human evolution and environment

Major

AIA1000 World prehistory
ANY1010 Culture, power, difference: Indigeneity and Australian identity
AIA2000/AIA3000 Archaeology of Indigenous Australia
AIA2100/AIA3100 Archaeological theories and controversies
AIA2200/AIA3300 Archaeological field and laboratory methods (summer semester)
AIS2030 Land rights and native title*
GES3570 Quaternary ecology and ecosystem management
GES3880 Human evolution and environment

* Not offered from 2008.

Contact details

Enquiries (Clayton): Room S217, South Wing, Menzies building

Telephone +61 3 9905 2910

Email geography@arts.monash.edu.au

Visit http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ges