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Ancient World Studies
Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced)Specialisation (formal)Year: 2025
Ancient World Studies
Overview
Ancient World Studies embraces the broad study of Classical Greece and Rome, as well as Egypt and the Near East from 3000 BCE to the 4th century CE. Students can choose a variety of subject streams, which combine the study of texts in translation such as myth, literature, history, and philosophy with the study of archaeology, art, and architectural monuments. In addition, students can focus on a particular time period, geographic region, technical specialisation such as myth or ceramics, or thematic area of study. Students will gain insight into and understanding of contemporary society by exploring how ancient cultures have contributed to the development of our modern world, with regard to gender and ethnic identity, warfare, colonialism and imperialism, the propagandistic power of literary and visual imagery, and technology and economy. They will develop skills in research, writing, analysis, and communication that promote career flexibility.
The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) is an advanced level of study designed to allow students to specialise their knowledge across one area of study. Students accepted into the program undertake fourth-year level subjects and a short research thesis. The opportunity to specialise provides a strong foundation for the future direction of graduates, whether as a means of progressing to higher degree research in Arts at the Masters or PhD level, or improving the scope of employment options and professional advancement.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this specialisation, students should be able to:
- Gain knowledge of the literary and material culture in ancient Mediterranean civilisations, including Egypt, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, the Bronze Age, Greece, and Rome
- Acquire critical skills and methodologies (including historical, literary, and archaeological) for the analysis of ancient cultures
- Communicate their own ideas and interpretations of ancient texts and artefacts, both orally and in writing
- Receive advanced training in archaeological theory and practice
- Understand modern critical frameworks for the study of the ancient world
- Develop and sustain an argument based on research.
Last updated: 14 January 2025
Structure
100 credit points
Subject Options
Compulsory Subject
12.5 points
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANCW40014 | Research in Ancient World Studies | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Thesis Subject
50 points
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANCW40016 | Ancient World Studies Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| ANCW40017 | Ancient World Studies Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
Elective Subjects
37.5 points
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANCW40001 | Euripides, Seneca, and Mythmaking | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| ANCW40003 | Archaeology of Complex Societies | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ANCW40007 | Problems in Greek Prehistory | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| ANCW40012 | The Roman Way of Life | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| ANCW40015 | Gender and Sexuality in Greece and Rome | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ANCW40018 | The Roman Countryside | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| ANCW40019 | Frontiers of the Greek World | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| CLAS40038 | Ancient Greek Honours Seminar 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| CLAS40039 | Ancient Greek Honours Seminar 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| CLAS40040 | Latin Honours Seminar 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| CLAS40041 | Latin Honours Seminar 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| ANCW40020 | Internship in Ancient World Studies | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
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Last updated: 14 January 2025