Bachelor of ArchaeologyPre-Enrolment Information Session

Director of Studies Role in Department of Archaeology at Flinders University

Dr Alice Gorman• Provide undergraduate students with academic

planning advice and assist with enrolment for the Bachelor of Archaeology Degree and the Bachelor of Arts Minor Sequence in Archaeology

Bachelor of Archaeology Specialist Areas

• Human Evolution • Ancient Civilizations• Maritime Archaeology• Historical Archaeology• Indigenous Archaeology(See Pages 10-15 in Dept of Archaeology Handbook)

Structure of Degree and Degree Requirements

• Full-time study = 36 units per year (8 topics x 4.5 units)• All students must complete 108 units towards the degree

(3 years full time)• The 108 units is made up of:

- 49.5 units of core topics - 18 units of designated Archaeology elective topics- 40.5 units of designated non-Archaeology elective topics, comprising 13.5 units at 1st level and 27 units at 2nd and 3rd

levels

Bachelor of Archaeology Template

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ARCH1001Discovering Archaeology

COMS1001Academic and Professional

Communication

ARCH1006 Sex, Death and Ritual in the Ancient World

First Level Electivein related area

ARCH1002From Palaeolith to

Pompeii

ARCH1005Cultural Anthropology:

Human Diversity through Film

First Level Electivein related area

First Level Electivein related area

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ARCH2106Archaeological Field

Methods

ARCH2202 Archaeology of the First

Australians

ARCH2212 The Archaeology of Modern Society

Second Level Electivein related area

ARCH2213 Human Evolution and the Fossil

Record

Second Level ArchaeologyOption Topic

Second Level Elective

in related area

Second Level Electivein related area

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ARCH3107History of

Archaeological Thought

Second or Third LevelArchaeology Option Topic

Third Level Elective

in related area

Third Level Elective

in related area

ARCH3109 Society and Environment in

Prehistory

Second or Third LevelArchaeology Option Topic

Second or Third Level

Archaeology Option Topic

Third Level Elective

in related area

BArchaeology Course Content

• First Year – 4 archaeology core topics plus Academic and Professional Communication (COMS1001) and 3 non-archaeology elective topics

• Second Year – 4 archaeology core topics; 1 archaeology elective topics; 3 non-archaeology elective topics

• Third Year – 2 archaeology core topics; 3 archaeology elective topics; 3 non-archaeology elective topics

Student Workload

A standard system of unit points, based on student workload

Normally 1 unit point = approximately 2 hours of student effort per week

Includes both time spent in class and individual study timeTopics are worth 4.5 unit topics = approximately 9 hours

per week, therefore 4 topics x 9 hours = 36 hours per week

Professor Donald Pate

• Archaeological Science• Archaeological Chemistry• Past Diet and Health• Environmental Archaeology• Human Evolution• Bio-Archaeology and the Human Skeleton• Hunter-Gatherers• Archaeology of Native North America• Australian Indigenous Archaeology• Modern Material Culture

Professor Claire Smith

• Australian Aboriginal Archaeology • Indigenous Archaeology Globally• Teaching Archaeology for Fun• The Archaeology of Art• Gender Issues in the Academy• The Repatriation of Objects and Knowledge• Archaeological Ethics

Associate Professor Heather Burke

• European Constructions of Cultural Landscapes

• Standing Structures, Style and Social Identity

• Ideology and Capitalism• Mining• The Frontier and Contact• Working Class Archaeology• Women in Historical Archaeology• Heritage Interpretation and Archaeology• Archaeology of the Chinese in Australia

Dr Alice Gorman• Cultural Heritage Values and

Management of Space Exploration • Body Modification• Stone Artefacts• Indigenous Archaeology• Cultural Heritage Management• Gender in Archaeology• Usewear and Residue Analysis• Graduate Programs in Archaeology

and CHM

Dr Amy Roberts• Archaeology and Anthropology of

Indigenous Australia• Native Title• Cultural Heritage Management• Archaeological Science• Relationship between Archaeology and Anthropology• Archaeology, Anthropology and Intellectual Property• Indigenous Traditional Fishing• Murray and Mallee Archaeology and Anthropology• Yorke Peninsula Archaeology and Anthropology

• Archaeology of Australian Gatherer-Hunter Peoples

• Coastal Archaeology and Shell Midden Analysis

• Archaeology of Cross-Cultural Engagement

• Christian Missions and Aboriginal people

• Indigenous Cultural Heritage Management

• Indigenous Land and Sea Management

Dr Mick Morrison

Dr Wendy Van Duivenvoorde

• Maritime Archaeology • Ship Construction• Dutch East India Co. • Maritime Graffiti• Museum Studies• Underwater Cultural

Heritage Management

• Submerged Landscapes• Diver-Based Photographic

and Photogrammetric Recording of Underwater Sites

• Pleistocene-Holocene Transitions

• Applied Methodology in Maritime and Underwater Archaeology

Dr Jonathan Benjamin

Dr Ian Moffat

• Archaeological geophysics• Stable isotope analysis• Neanderthal bioarchaeology• Historic cemeteries• Repatriation and reburial• Rock art geochemistry• Indigenous engagement

Dr Martin Polkinghorne

• Southeast Asian archaeology

• Angkor Wat• Metallurgy• Cambodian bronze

sculptures• Antiquities trade• Ceramic analysis

Located in 215 Humanities Building and staffed by:

Ms Jo WillisTelephone: 8201 2590Email: jo.willis@flinders.edu.au

College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

How to contact Director of Studies

• Email: Alice.Gorman@flinders.edu.au• Rm 269 Humanities Building• Phone: 08 8201 2803• Archaeology Department Website:

http://www.flinders.edu.au/ehl/archaeology/

Enrolment Procedures

• Apply for credit if you have studied previously at TAFE or other universities.

• Complete your Commonwealth Assistance Form (CAF) online through the Enrolment website. You cannot enrol until you have completed this requirement.

• Plan your study for 2018. Decide which topics you wish to enrol in for both semesters. Topic and timetable information is available online.

• Follow the instructions in the “Enrolment 2018” flyer sent by the University.

• Enrolment in University of Adelaide topics: see Ask Flinders

Problems Enrolling?• Check the Enrolling@Flinders website for more detailed information• Visit Flinders Connect under the Central Library where staff will

assist with your online enrolment queries.• Call Flinders Connect during working hours on 8201 3950 or 1300

360 351 (local call fee within Australia) for general queries. • You can also email askflinders@flinders.edu.au

Keeping in the loop about Archaeology at Flinders…

• The Flinders University Archaeology Dept also has its own blog: http://flindersarchaeology.com/

• You can also stay up-to-date with Twitter accounts:– @FLINArchaeology– @FlindersHCA– @Flinders– @AustArchaeology

• And Facebook: – https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flinders-University-Dept-of-

Archaeology/210805928939275

• Be aware that some lecturers have strict policies about how they engage with students through social media

Keeping in the loop about Archaeology at Flinders…

We also have the Flinders University Archaeological Society (ARCHSOC), who organises social events, fieldwork, training courses etc through the year.

Look for the booth during O-week, and Society Committee members will come into classes during the first few weeks of semester and get you to sign up!

Archaeology Seminar Series

• To be advised