Ancient World Studies minor // Structure
Ancient World Studies minor
Contact information
Coordinator
Semester 1
Dr Lieve Donnellan
Email: lieve.donnellan@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Professor Frederik Vervaet
Email: fvervaet@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Structure
75 credit points
This minor requires the completion of:
- 25 credit points of Level 1 electives and Arts Discovery subjects including:
- A minimum of 12.5 credit points of Level 1 electives
- 25 credit points of Level 2 electives
- 25 credit points of Level 3 electives
Level 1 electives
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANCW10001 | Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ANCW10002 | Myth, Art and Empire: Greece and Rome | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ANCW10006 | Ancient Egyptian 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ANCW10007 | Ancient Egyptian 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ANCW10008 | Akkadian 1 | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| ANCW10009 | Akkadian 2 | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
Level 2 electives
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANCW20003 | Egypt Under the Pharaohs | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ANCW20015 | Classical Mythology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ANCW20019 | The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ANCW20022 | History of Greece: Homer to Alexander | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ANCW20023 | Ancient Egyptian 3 | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| ANCW20024 | Ancient Egyptian 4 | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| ANCW20025 | Archaeology of the Roman World | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ANCW20026 | Living and Dying in the Roman World | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ANCW20027 | The Ancient Greeks: Art & Archaeology | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| ANCW20028 | Interpreting Material Culture | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| PHIL20040 | Greek Philosophy | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
Level 3 electives
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANCW30004 | Beyond Babylon | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ANCW30011 | Underworld and Afterlife | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ANCW30016 | The Age of Alexander the Great | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ANCW30021 | Imperial Rome: Mediterranean Superpower | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ANCW30023 | Practical Archaeology | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| ANCW30025 | Field Archaeology | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
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Last updated: 4 March 2025