Faculty of Arts Classical Studies and Archaeology

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1. Time commitment to study
2. Prerequisites
3. Diploma in Arts (Classical Studies)
4. Requirements for a major
5. Honours entry
6. Honours requirements
    6.1. Pure honours in Classical Studies and Archaeology
    6.2. Combined honours in Classical Studies and Archaeology
    6.3. Pure honours in Classics
7. Studying overseas
8. Further study
9. Career opportunities
10. For more information
Subject Lists
    First-year subjects
    Second/third-year subjects
    Third-year subject
    Fourth-year subjects

Students of classical studies and archaeology are uniquely placed to develop flexible and critical skills at a leading international centre for the study of the ancient world. The only program of its kind in Australia, classical studies and archaeology draws upon cutting edge research, the world class collection at the Ian Potter Museum of Art and a range of innovative multimedia resources. The Centre for Classics and Archaeology provides students with a multi-disciplinary perspective on ancient Graeco-Roman, Aegean and Near Eastern civilisations. A number of fieldwork options are provided in which students gain direct and practical project experience. Students also have the opportunity to study Ancient Greek (Language study streams) and Latin (Language study streams) and may specialise in a particular area or pursue broader interests. An articulated structure of higher degree study options exists for students seeking to build on their interests and the knowledge gained in this area. The study of classics and archaeology is designed to foster a wide range of critical skills in the historical, literary, archaeological, linguistic and art historical analysis of ancient civilisations. A diverse range of interests are accommodated by subjects that cover such topics as archaeology, religious, political and social life in ancient societies, classical literature and mythology, art and architecture. Classical studies and archaeology students graduate with transferable skills that draw on the analytical and research knowledge gained in this area of study and which can lead to a variety of career options and pathways.

1. Time commitment to study

As well as scheduled contact hours for lectures, tutorial and seminars a considerable additional time commitment is needed to complete the academic requirements of each subject.

A subject-specific time commitment to study will be provided by your lecturer or tutor at the beginning of semester to help you schedule your workload and successfully manage your time during the semester. In addition, general estimates of the total time commitment required to study a 12.5-point single semester subject in the Faculty of Arts can be found on Time commitment to study.

2. Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for first-year subjects in classical studies and archaeology.

The prerequisite for a second/third-year subject in classical studies and archaeology is usually one first-year subject in classical studies and archaeology (12.5 points).

The prerequisite for a third/fourth-year subject in classical studies and archaeology is usually three subjects at second/third-year in classical studies and archaeology (37.5 points).

Students who believe they have completed suitable alternative first-year subjects are advised to consult with the Centre for permission to enrol. Exemptions may also be granted where second/third-year subjects are taken as part of an approved interdepartmental program with its own entry requirements.

Students wishing to undertake Ancient Greek and/or Latin as a component of their study in classics and archaeology must ensure they satisfy the particular prerequisites for language study: see Ancient Greek and Latin.

3. Diploma in Arts (Classical Studies)

The Diploma in Arts (Classical Studies) is only available to students who are currently enrolled in a degree course at the University of Melbourne. It consists of a three-year sequence of study, and adds one year to the duration of your degree.

Students must complete 25 points of first-year subjects and 75 points of second/third-year subjects selected from the list below. Alternatively, students who have completed appropriate background studies at first year may complete 100 points of second/third-year subjects from the list below.

4. Requirements for a major

Classical Studies and Archaeology

A major in classical studies and archaeology usually consists of nine 12.5-point subjects, totalling 112.5 points. It comprises:

• two first-year subjects in classical studies and archaeology and/or ancient Greek and/or Latin (25 points); and

• second/third-year subjects in classical studies and archaeology and/or ancient Greek and/or Latin (totalling 87.5 points).

Classics

A major in classics usually consists of nine 12.5-point subjects, totalling 112.5 points. It comprises:

• two first-year subjects in classical studies and archaeology and/or ancient Greek and/or Latin (25 points); and

• second/third-year subjects in classical studies and archaeology and/or ancient Greek and/or Latin (totalling 87.5 points); and

• at least 50 points of the major must be ancient Greek and/or Latin ­subjects.

As well as Ancient Greek and Latin subjects, the following subjects can be included in the major in Classical Studies and Archaeology or the major in Classics.

5. Honours entry

The prerequisites for entry to fourth-year honours in classical studies and archaeology or fourth year honours in classics are:

• completion of all the requirements for the BA;

• completion of a major in classical studies and archaeology or a major in classics or equivalent;

• an average grade of H2B or higher over the second/third-year subjects within the major.

For information on how to apply see Applying for Honours.

6. Honours requirements

Honours coordinator:Mr Gary Hickey

6.1. Pure honours in Classical Studies and Archaeology

Students undertaking pure honours in classical studies and archaeology must complete:

• 107-518 Classical Studies and Archaeology Thesis (37.5 points); and

• five honours subjects in classical studies and archaeology (62.5 points).

• • Students may substitute up to two of these subjects with Latin and/or ancient Greek (intermediate and/or advanced).

  • With the approval of the honours coordinator one of these subjects (12.5 points) may be a related subject from art history or cinema ­studies.

6.2. Combined honours in Classical Studies and Archaeology

Students undertaking combined honours in classical studies and archaeology and another area of study must complete:

• 107-518 Classical Studies and Archaeology Thesis (37.5 points); and

• two honours subjects in classical studies and archaeology (25 points); and

• three honours subjects in the combined area of study (37.5 points).

or

• honours thesis in the combined area of study (37.5 points); and

• two honours subjects in the combined area of study (25 points); and

• three honours subjects in classical studies and archaeology (37.5 points).

6.3. Pure honours in Classics

Students undertaking pure honours in classics must complete:

• 107-533 Classics Thesis (37.5 points); and

• four honours subjects in ancient Greek and/or Latin (intermediate and/or advanced) (50 points); and

• one elective subject from the list below (12.5 points).

• • No more than 25 points of intermediate ancient Greek and Latin subjects may be taken.

  There is no combined honours in classics.

7. Studying overseas

The School of Art History, Cinema, Classics and Archaeology teaches a Classics and Archaeology subject in the Mediterranean in November/December 2005.

• 107-214 Island Archaeology: Malta and Gozo

or contact Australians Studying Abroad:
Email: enquiries@asatravinfo.com.au
Web: http://www.asatravinfo.com.au

8. Further study

An honours degree in classical studies and archaeology can lead to the MA or PhD.

9. Career opportunities

Some students who have majored in classical studies and archaeology become professional archaeologists - in museums, teaching, archaeological units, heritage parks, or working for either national or local government - or teachers of languages or civilisation courses. Most go on to seemingly unrelated careers - yet ones that build on the broad skills they have acquired with us. Such careers include media, business, industry and administration. This is due to the fact that graduates are literate, critically astute and adaptable, and in a changing world these are supremely marketable qualities.

10. For more information

Centre for Classics and Archaeology
School of Art History, Cinema, Classics and Archaeology
Room G13, Old Quadrangle
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Tel: +61 3 8344 5671/5565
Email: ahcca-info@unimelb.edu.au
Web: http://www.ahcca.unimelb.edu.au

First-year subjects

107-102 Pyramids and Princes: Egypt and the East
107-103 Ancient Rome: Myth and Empire
107-104 Ancient Greece: Myth, Art and Text
131-125 Great Civilisations: Egypt to Greece
131-126 Great Civilisations: Athens and Rome
760-131 Reason & Passion: Cultural Paradigms

Second/third-year subjects

107-004 Age of Heroes: the Aegean Bronze Age
107-005 Before Babylon: Ascent to Civilisation
107-007 Prehistoric Archaeology
107-009 The Great Archaeologists
107-211 Egypt Under the Pharaohs
107-212 Sea Peoples and the Fall of Troy
107-213 Imperial Insanity: Mad Emperors of Rome
107-214 Island Archaeology: Malta and Gozo
107-215 Pompeii
107-217 The Ancient Greeks: Home and Away
107-218 From Troy to the Land of Medea
107-221 The Epics of Homer
107-222 Classical Athens
107-226 Ancient Magic
107-229 Augustan Rome
107-231 Greek Tragedy and Roman Farce
107-232 Interpreting the Past
107-233 From Villages to Cities
107-234 The Art of Imperial Rome
107-237 From Cyrus to Alexander the Great
107-245 Underworld and Afterlife
107-247 Archaeology of Cult
107-249 The Art of Classical Greece
107-259 The Epics of Rome
107-235 Masculinity: From Classics to Modern Art
107-268 Myth and Media: from Homer to Hollywood
107-273 Sex and Gender in the Ancient World
107-274 New Kingdon Egypt and the World Beyond
106-015 Backgrounds to English Literature
106-213 Art, Ideology and Doctrine, 400-1000
131-042 Roman History: 500 Years of Oligarchy
131-043 Roman History: Three Centuries of Empire
131-075 The Graeco-Roman City in Antiquity
161-019 Greek Philosophy

Third-year subject

107-360 Special Study Research Project

Fourth-year subjects

107-404 Myth and Mythmaking in Euripidean Drama
107-410 Roman Religion: Current Issues
107-419 Olympic Games to Alexander the Great
107-518 Classical Studies and Archaeology Thesis
107-533 Classics Thesis
107-403 Fine Arts 4A
107-411 Archaeology of Complex Societies
107-412 Myth and Reality in Barbarian Europe
107-415 Cities of Greece and Rome
107-426 Current Issues in Aegean Archaeology
107-435 The Epic Cycle and Homeric Hymns
107-441 Ethnic Identity in the Greco-Roman World
107-450 Archaeology of the Black Sea

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