Undergraduate - Area of study Ancient cultures

Minor in ancient cultures

Students completing a minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in ancient cultures must complete four units (24 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1247 Ancient cultures 1
• ATS1248 Ancient cultures 2

(b.) additional elective units from the list below (12 points)

Note: Students can take the second-year cornerstone units from the major as electives.

Major in ancient cultures

Students completing a majormajor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html) in ancient cultures must complete eight units (48 points), including:

(a.) two first-year gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

• ATS1247 Ancient cultures 1
• ATS1248 Ancient cultures 2

(b.) at least one second-year cornerstone unitcornerstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS2019 Perspectives on Indigenous art
• ATS2084 Classical mythology: Themes and approaches in Greco-Roman epic and drama
• ATS2349 The golden age of Athens
• ATS2351 The archaeology of death in ancient Egypt: The early dynastic period to the middle kingdom

(c.) at least one third-year capstone unitcapstone unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (6 points), chosen from:

• ATS3338 Understanding ancient cultures
• ATS3543 Archaeology of Indigenous Australia
• ATS3350 Kleopatra's Egypt

(d.) additional elective units from the list below (24 points)

A minimum of three units (18 points) must be completed at third-year level.

Note: Students can take the remaining cornerstone and capstone units as electives.

Extended major in ancient cultures

Students completing an extended major in ancient cultures (60 points), must complete an additional 12 points of third-year level units from the list of electives.

Elective units

• ATS1267 Latin introductory 1
• ATS1269 Latin introductory 2
• ATS2083 Bread and circuses: Understanding Roman culture
• ATS2344/ATS3344 Archaeological fieldwork in Tuscany: Introduction to the Etruscan civilisation*
• ATS2350 Kleopatra's Egypt**
• ATS2352/ATS3352 Egypt's golden age
• ATS2402/ATS3402 Ancient Greek theatre
• ATS2748 Introductory Ancient Greek A/2
• ATS2750 Introductory Ancient Greek B/2
• ATS2751 Intermediate Latin 1
• ATS2753 Intermediate Latin 2
• ATS2924 Ancient Egyptian language: The basics
• ATS2925 Ancient Egyptian language: Intermediary stage
• ATS3339 Egypt: The broken reed
• ATS3346 Imperial Rome: A study in power and perversion in early empire
• ATS3347 Minoans, Mycenaeans and Egypt
• ATS3349 The golden age of Athens***
• ATS3351 The archaeology of death in ancient Egypt: The early dynastic period to the middle kingdom***
• ATS3404 Eros and the body: Sexuality and body politics in the classical world
• ATS3544 Archaeological field work and laboratory methods*
• ATS3755 Intermediate Ancient Greek A/3
• ATS3757 Intermediate Ancient Greek B/3
• ATS3758 Latin Proficient 1
• ATS3759 Latin Proficient 2

* This unit will require payment of an additional fee that may cover items such as accommodation, entry fees, excursions, coaches, transfers, flights and university administration.

** If not already completed as a capstone unit.

*** If not already completed as a cornerstone unit.