Students in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary), Bachelor of Education (Primary and Secondary) and Bachelor of Education (Secondary and Special Education) may choose a 60 cp secondary discipline studies sequence or extend it to a 80 cp major.

Credit points

80

Major available at

  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne
  • Strathfield
  • Online

Note:

The major can be studied in fully online mode; therefore students in Blacktown and Canberra can study Archaeology as a teaching area.


Additional information

This rich archaeology major delves into Ancient Israel and its material remains including landscapes, architecture, artefacts, and people. You will gain deep knowledge and critical skills on archaeological evidence and theory combined with opportunities for hands-on experience in the field through a real archaeological excavation in Israel.

You will learn about ancient peoples in the Near East from earliest habitation through interactions of the ancient Israelites with the Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Canaanites, Philistines, Greeks and finally the Romans. Along the way, you can choose to study related units in history, languages and science depending on your personal interest. You can broaden your experience with an intensive study trip to Rome where you will learn about its past and heritage. Top achieving students can undertake a personalised special research project and progress to honours.

While this dynamic major is primarily offered through the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Arts (Western Civilisation), archaeology is interdisciplinary. This means you will also have the opportunity to choose archaeology as a major or minor within a range of other single and double degrees offered at ACU, such as theology, global studies, business, law, and education (availability of the major will vary across campuses).

The major is also a pathway to becoming a secondary-school history teacher when combined with a tertiary teaching qualification.


Admission requirements

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2025 Admission.



Completion requirements

A student must complete 80 cp of the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 20 cp from 100-level units (Part A)
  2. 40 cp from 200-level units (Part B)
  3. 20 cp from 300-level units (Part C)


*Students in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary), Bachelor of Education (Primary and Secondary) and Bachelor of Education (Secondary and Special Education) must complete 60 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of no more than 2 units at 100-level and at least 2 units at 300-level.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • ARCH100Archaeology of Ancient Israel10 CP

    Recommended for ITE students

  • ARCH101Introduction to Ancient Languages10 CP

    Not included in an ITE sequence

  • HIST116The Ancient Near East10 CP

    Recommended for ITE students

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • ARCH200Archaeological Evidence and Practice10 CP

    COMPULSORY UNIT; Recommended for ITE students

  • ARCH201Canaanites, Philistines, Judahites and the Rise of the Davidic Monarchy10 CP

    ITE students in double degrees need to study ARCH201 or ARCH202 or ARCH204

  • ARCH202Roman Judea: Occupation and Conflict10 CP

    ITE students in double degrees need to study ARCH201 or ARCH202 or ARCH204

  • ARCH204Archaeological Excavation in Israel20 CP

    Restriction: Approval of Head of School or Course Coordinator ITE students in double degrees need to study ARCH201 or ARCH202 or ARCH204

  • HIST240Ancient Israel: Empires and Exile10 CP

    Recommended for ITE students

  • HIST241Persians, Greeks and Romans: Cyrus to the Caesars10 CP

    Recommended for ITE students

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • ARCH300Near Eastern Art, Text and Literature10 CP

    ITE students need to study ARCH300 or HUMA319 or HUMA332

  • GEOG312Mapping for a Complex World10 CP

    Not included in an ITE sequence

  • HIST308Making History10 CP

    Recommended for ITE students

  • HUMA319Rome Field School: Landscapes Past and Present10 CP

    ITE students need to study ARCH300 or HUMA319 or HUMA332

  • HUMA332Arts and Humanities Special Project10 CP

    ITE students need to study ARCH300 or HUMA319 or HUMA332 *Restriction requirement for HUMA332. A quota applies to this unit. An application process applies for special projects on offer and academic merit will be considered. The student must have a GPA of at least 5.5 and be undertaking a major taught by the National School of Arts and Humanities (not including Mathematics and Design and Technology). Permission from the National Head of School is required prior to enrolling in this unit.

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