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100 credit points
A major in Ancient World Studies comprises eight 12.5-point subjects:
Level 1
25 points / two subjects
- One level 1 Ancient World Studies subject and
- One Arts Foundation subject (this can count towards major credit points for a single major)
- One additional level 1 Ancient World Studies subject (for a double major). See Arts Foundation Structure page for further information.
Level 2
37.5 points / three subjects
- Three level 2 subjects Ancient World Studies subjects
Level 3
37.5 points / three subjects
- Compulsory Capstone subject ANCW30017: Interpreting the Ancient World and
- Two level 3 Ancient World Studies subjects
Total 100 points
Note: Note: Level 1 subjects must be successfully completed before progressing to level 2 subjects; level 2 subjects must be successfully completed before progressing to level 3 subjects. Only students completing a major in Ancient World Studies can enrol in the capstone subject.
Refer to the Bachelor of Arts Handbook page for further information.
A minor in Ancient World Studies consists of six 12.5-point subjects:
Level 1 (25 points)
- One Ancient World Studies subject
- One Arts Foundation subject
Level 2
- 25 points of level 2 subjects
Level 3
- 25 points of level 3 subjects
Total 75 points
The capstone subject is only available to students completing the major.
Subject Options
Level 1 Subjects
One Arts Foundation Subject and one of the following:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ANCW10004 | Intensive Syriac Aramaic | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
ANCW10001 | Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
ANCW10002 | Myth, Art and Empire: Greece and Rome | Semester 2 |
12.5 |
ANCW10006 | Ancient Egyptian 1 | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
ANCW10007 | Ancient Egyptian 2 | Semester 2 |
12.5 |
ANCW10008 | Intensive Akkadian 1 | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
ANCW10009 | Intensive Akkadian 2 | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
Level 2 Subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ANCW20018 | Intensive Syriac Aramaic | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
ANCW20019 | The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
ANCW20022 | History of Greece: Homer to Alexander | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
ANCW20015 | Classical Mythology |
Semester 1
Winter Term
|
12.5 |
ANCW20003 | Egypt Under the Pharaohs | Semester 2 |
12.5 |
PHIL20040 | Greek Philosophy | Semester 2 |
12.5 |
ANCW20026 | The Social History of the Roman World | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
ANCW20023 | Ancient Egyptian 3 | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
ANCW20024 | Ancient Egyptian 4 | Semester 2 |
12.5 |
ANCW20025 | Archaeology of the Roman World | Semester 2 |
12.5 |
ANCW20027 | Archaeology of the Classical Greek World | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
Level 3 Subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ANCW30020 | Intensive Syriac Aramaic | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
ANCW30023 | Practical Archaeology | Summer Term |
12.5 |
ANCW30011 | Underworld and Afterlife | Semester 2 |
12.5 |
ANCW30004 | Beyond Babylon | Semester 2 |
12.5 |
ANCW30016 | The Age of Alexander the Great | Semester 2 |
12.5 |
ANCW30021 | Imperial Rome: Mediterranean Superpower | June |
12.5 |
ANCW30025 | Field Archaeology | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
ANCW30026 | Roman Law in Context | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
Level 3 Capstone Subject
The capstone subject is compulsory for students completing a major in Ancient World Studies, and is not available to students in the minor or as breadth:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ANCW30017 | Interpreting the Ancient World | Semester 1 |
12.5 |
Links
http://shaps.unimelb.edu.au/classics-archaeology
Last updated: 18 December 2020