Undergraduate - Area of Study Archaeology and ancient history

NOTE: This area of study has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2011. For details of change/s, please consult the change register at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2012handbooks/2012-change-register.html.

Archaeology and ancient history is the study and reconstruction of past societies and their evolution. This major considers material culture (art, architecture, ceramics, objects of daily use) together with social structure, religious beliefs and cultural philosophy. The study of ancient literature and documentary evidence is stressed. The focus is on the study of the cultures of Egypt, Minoan Crete, Mycenaean Greece and Classical Greece, the Estruscans and Rome. Other cultures encountered are Assyria, Babylon, Persia and the early city-states of the Near East.

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in archaeology and ancient history must complete the following two units (12 points):

• ATS1247 Ancient civilisations 1
• ATS1248 Ancient civilisations 2

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in archaeology and ancient history must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

• a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the List A units below
• a major requires completion of a further six units (36 points) from the units listed below, including a minimum of four units from List A. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

List A

• ATS2342/ATS3342 Alexander the Great and his world
• ATS2343/ATS3343 Imperial Egypt and the Mediterranean world
• ATS2344/ATS3344 Archaeological fieldwork in Tuscany: Introduction to the Etruscan civilisation
• ATS2345/ATS3345 Archaeology of the Roman Mediterranean
• ATS2346/ATS3346 Imperial Rome: A study in power and perversion in early empire
• ATS2347/ATS3347 Minoans and Mycenaeans
• ATS2348/ATS3348 The middle kingdom in Egypt: From collapse to recovery and foreign rule
• ATS2349/ATS3349 The golden age of Athens
• ATS2350/ATS3350 Kleopatra's Egypt
• ATS2351/ATS3351 The early dynastic period and old kingdom in Egypt, 3050-2150 BCE
• ATS2352/ATS3352 Egypt's golden age and its aftermath
• ATS2924/ATS3924 Ancient Egyptian language: The basics
• ATS2925/ATS3925 Ancient Egyptian language: Intermediary stage

List B

Students can include a maximum of 12 points of the following units towards their major:

• ATS2608/ATS3608 Myth and meaning in ancient worlds
• ATS2610/ATS3610 Ancient religions
• ATS3543 Archaeology of Indigenous Australia
• ATS3544 Archaeological field and laboratory methods

Diplomas

• 2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
• 2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

• 0002 Bachelor of Arts
• 3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
• 4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
• 1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
• 3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
• 3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
• 3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
• 4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
• 2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
• 1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
• 1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
• 1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
• 1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
• 2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
• 1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
• 4042 Bachelor of Journalism
• 0202 Bachelor of Letters
• 1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
• 1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
• 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

• 3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
• 0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
• 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
• 0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
• 0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
• 0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
• 0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
• 1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
• 1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
• 0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
• 3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
• 0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
• 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
• 0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
• 3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
• 1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
• 1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
• 4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
• 4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
• 4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
• 3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
• 2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
• 1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
• 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
• 4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
• 4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
• 4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
• 0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
• 3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
• 1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing