Classical Studies & Archaeology Major

Major/Minor/Specialisation !105-AA-MAJ+1012 (2009)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2009. Search for this in the current handbook

Year and Campus:	2009

Coordinator

Discipline Chair, Classics and Archaeology: Professor Antonio Sagona

Contact

Arts and Music Student Centre
Room 104, Ground Floor, Old Arts Building
Tel: +61 3 8344 5235
Fax: +61 3 9347 0424

Overview:	Classical Studies and Archaeology A major in classical studies and archaeology usually consists of eight 12.5-point subjects, totalling 100 points. It comprises: one first-year subject in classical studies and archaeology and/or ancient Greek and/or Latin (12.5 points); and second/third-year subjects in classical studies and archaeology and/or ancient Greek and/or Latin (totalling 87.5 points). Classics A major in classics usually consists of eight 12.5-point subjects, totalling 100 points. It comprises: one first-year subject in classical studies and archaeology and/or ancient Greek and/or Latin (12.5 points); and second/third-year subjects in classical studies and archaeology and/or ancient Greek and/or Latin (totalling 87.5 points); and at least 50 points of the major must be ancient Greek and/or Latin subjects. See the Classics major in the new generation for the full list of Ancient Greek and Latin subjects. Students who commenced their degree before 2007 will need to complete 112.5 points in these majors in order to complete either major. For the specific major structure you must follow, refer to the handbook produced in the year you commenced your degree, available online at http://www.unimelb.edu.au/HB/.
Subject Options:	Level 1 Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 107-102 Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia Semester 1 12.50 107-104 Myth, Art and Empire: Greece and Rome Semester 2 12.50 Level 2 Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 107-211 Egypt Under the Pharaohs Semester 1 12.50 107-229 Augustan Rome Semester 2 12.50 107-233 Ancient Greece: Archaeology and Art Semester 2 12.50 107-272 Myth and Cult in the Ancient Near East Semester 2 12.50 131-280 Classical Mythology Semester 1 12.50 Level 3 Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 107-360 Special Study Research Project Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 131-302 New Kingdom Egypt, the Aegean & the East Semester 2 12.50 670-343 Before Babylon: Ascent to Civilisation Semester 1 12.50 670-370 Pompeii Semester 2 12.50 670-378 Underworld and Afterlife Semester 1 12.50 673-362 From Pericles to Cleopatra Semester 1 12.50
Related Course(s):	Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor Laws Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Arts (Combined Theology) Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Teaching Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Computer) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical &Manufacturing) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Engineering (Software) and Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Geomatic Engineering and Bachelor of Arts

Overview:

Classical Studies and Archaeology

A major in classical studies and archaeology usually consists of eight 12.5-point subjects, totalling 100 points. It comprises:

one first-year subject in classical studies and archaeology and/or ancient Greek and/or Latin (12.5 points); and
second/third-year subjects in classical studies and archaeology and/or ancient Greek and/or Latin (totalling 87.5 points).

Classics

A major in classics usually consists of eight 12.5-point subjects, totalling 100 points. It comprises:

one first-year subject in classical studies and archaeology and/or ancient Greek and/or Latin (12.5 points); and
second/third-year subjects in classical studies and archaeology and/or ancient Greek and/or Latin (totalling 87.5 points); and
at least 50 points of the major must be ancient Greek and/or Latin subjects.

See the Classics major in the new generation for the full list of Ancient Greek and Latin subjects.

Students who commenced their degree before 2007 will need to complete 112.5 points in these majors in order to complete either major. For the specific major structure you must follow, refer to the handbook produced in the year you commenced your degree, available online at http://www.unimelb.edu.au/HB/.

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