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University of Western Australia

This major is designed to provide students with a general grasp of world archaeological studies with particular emphasis on Australia. Our expertise includes Indigenous, historical and maritime archaeology, unraveling the full breadth of Australia's rich Indigenous and colonial history. Archaeology is of crucial significance for the understanding of Australia's past as the only discipline able to study the nearly 60,000 years of human settlement on this continent. The analytical and practical elements of the discipline are taught within laboratory and fieldwork units which are held annually for two or three weeks. These are in combination with specialist units on rock art, Indigenous archaeology, historical archaeology, European prehistory, the origins of humans, and archaeological heritage. With an active focus on research and strong industry links, it is home to Centre of Rock Art Research and Management Eureka Archaeological Research and Consulting.
Good knowledge of history.
Major studies includes study of human activity in the past, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes (the archaeological record). Archaeology studies human prehistory and history from the development of the first stone tools
After pursuing this degree, Students can pursue further studies at honors level as well as other postgraduate studies including the Master of Professional Archaeology.
Archaeologists are in great demand by government departments, the mining and resources industries and other organizations both in Australia and overseas to advise them about archaeological matters. They are either employed by these organizations directly or they work as private consultants. Examples of other career prospects are in museums as curators and researchers or in the education sector. Students can pursue career as Archaeologist, Conservation Officer, Contract, Program and Project Administrators, Curator - Gallery or Museum, Environmental Consultant, University Lecturer.
$24866, per year.
3 years (BA), 4 years (BPhil(Hons))