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Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Studies Major
Bachelor of ArtsMajorYear: 2019
Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Studies Major
Contact information
Coordinator
Ancient Medieval Studies stream:
Email: koc@unimelb.edu.au
Medieval and Renaissance and Renaissance and Early Modern Studies stream:
Email: c.kovesi@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Contact Stop 1
Future students:
Overview
The course structure below applies to re-enrolling students who commenced their studies prior to 2008, course 105AA is no longer taking applications.
Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Three major streams are available:
- Ancient and medieval studies (1000BC - 1400AD)
- Medieval and Renaissance studies (600 - 1600)
- Renaissance and early modern studies (1300 - 1800)
Intended learning outcomes
see course objectives
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Structure
A major usually consists of eight 12.5 point subjects (totalling 100 points). It comprises:
One first-year subjects (12.5 points) which may be taken from the list of recommended first-year subjects below, or from any area of study; and
Seven second/third-year subjects from the lists below (totalling 87.5 points).
Students are encouraged to include in their major two subjects of language study (25 points) in the languages specified below. If this language requirement is completed in first year, seven non-language subjects must be taken across the second/third year of the major.
Students who commenced their degree before 2007 will need to complete 112.5 points toward this major in order to complete the major. For the specific major structure you must follow, refer to the handbook produced in the year you commenced your degree, available online at https://psc.unimelb.edu.au/.
If you have any questions about the major structure or subjects, please contact the Arts Student Centre.
Subject Options
Ancient and medieval studies recommended level 1 subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ANCW10008 | Intensive Akkadian 1 | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
ANCW10004 | Intensive Syriac Aramaic | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
AHIS10001 | Art History: Theory and Controversy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ANCW10001 | Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ANCW10006 | Ancient Egyptian 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST10007 | Medieval Plague, War and Heresy | No longer available | |
ANCW10009 | Intensive Akkadian 2 | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
ANCW10002 | Myth, Art and Empire: Greece and Rome | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ANCW10007 | Ancient Egyptian 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Ancient and medieval studies level 2 and 3 subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ANCW20018 | Intensive Syriac Aramaic | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
ANCW20022 | Ancient Greece: History and Archaeology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ANCW20019 | The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ANCW30004 | Beyond Babylon | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ANCW30011 | Underworld and Afterlife | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ANCW30020 | Intensive Syriac Aramaic | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
ANCW20015 | Classical Mythology |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ANCW20003 | Egypt Under the Pharaohs | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ANCW30021 | Imperial Rome: Mediterranean Superpower | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Medieval and renaissance recommended level 1 subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CLAS10006 | Latin 1 |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AHIS10001 | Art History: Theory and Controversy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST10007 | Medieval Plague, War and Heresy | No longer available |
Medieval and renaissance level 2 and 3 subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
AHIS20011 | European Renaissance Art | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENGL30046 | Romancing the Medieval | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AHIS30021 | The Medieval Image: Art and Culture | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
HIST20010 | The First Centuries of Islam | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST30006 | The Renaissance in Italy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST20052 | Venice and Cultures of Consumption | November (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
HIST30051 | Venice and Cultures of Consumption | November (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
Renaissance and early modern recommended level 1 subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
CLAS10006 | Latin 1 |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AHIS10001 | Art History: Theory and Controversy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Renaissance and early modern level 2 and 3 subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ENGL30013 | Gothic Fictions | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN20004 | French Translation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
FREN30006 | French Translation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST20010 | The First Centuries of Islam | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST30006 | The Renaissance in Italy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST20052 | Venice and Cultures of Consumption | November (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
HIST30051 | Venice and Cultures of Consumption | November (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
Links
http://shaps.unimelb.edu.au/Last updated: 30 January 2024
Majors, minors and specialisations
Ancient and medieval studies (1000 BC - 1400 AD)
This interdisciplinary program of studies focuses on the period 1000BC-1400AD. The program offers students the means to develop focused period-based study across a range of disciplines. Students may complete an undergraduate major and an honours degree in this program.
Students undertaking a major in ancient to early modern studies are encouraged to take language subjects in the following languages:
- Ancient Greek
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Italian
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French
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German
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Latin
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Old and Middle English
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Spanish
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Swedish
Last updated: 30 January 2024