ARCA4011 - Archaeology Honours A

Semester 1, 2013  |  Credit Points: 12

Coordinator: Roland J Fletcher
Phone: +61 2 9351 7813
Email: roland.fletcher@sydney.edu.au

Description

The Honours program in Archaeology consists of:
1. a thesis written under the supervision of one or more members of academic staff
2. two seminars that meet weekly for two hours (or equivalent) each for Semester 1.
The thesis should be of 18,000-20,000 words in length. Each seminar requires 6,000 words of written work or its equivalent.
The thesis is worth 60% of the final Honours mark and each of the seminars is worth 20%.
The following seminars are on offer in 2013:
History and Philosophy of Archaeology (Prof Roland Fletcher)
Approaches to Archaeological Research (Assoc Prof Alison Betts, Dr Annie Clarke, Dr Ted Robinson)
For more information, contact Dr Lesley Beaumont (Chair of Department 2012)/ Dr Annie Clarke (Chair of Department 2013).

Assessments

a thesis of 18000-20000 words and 6000 words of written work or its equivalent for each seminar

Classes

2x2-hr seminars/week, each seminar meets weekly for 2 hours for one semester (or equivalent)

Prerequisites

Credit average or better in 48 senior credit points of Archaeology (up to 18 credit points of cross-listed units admissable), inclusive of ARCA3601 or ARCA3602.

Additional Information

Please contact relevant Departmental staff for advice and assistance. All students with credit or above results are encouraged to apply for Honours.

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