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Bachelor of Archaeological Practice

3 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

Australian National University

Program Overview

This well-regarded degree is specifically designed to prepare you for a successful career in archaeology, either as a researcher or heritage consultant.You will be trained in methods of archaeological investigation and develop both skills, experience and knowledge of fieldwork, museums and heritage and community engagement. Unique to Australia, this degree takes a global outlook on the practice of archaeology and the production of knowledge about past societies.

Program Key Stats

$42960 (Annual cost)



Eligibility Criteria

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Additional Information & Requirements

Australian year 12 qualification or international equivalent, An approved tertiary preparation course

Career Options

  • Upon successful completion of a Bachelor of Archaeological Practice
  • graduates will be able to: Undertake archaeological fieldwork using different techniques and approaches to locate
  • map
  • record
  • collect and excavate archaeological materials by determining the conditions in which those techniques and approaches are optimal
  • Critically analyse archaeological materials
  • This includes the examination of human remains
  • artefacts
  • archaeo-fauna and archaeo-flora
  • archaeological sediments and other materials
  • Apply interpretative approaches and skills including archaeological theory and quantitative analysis
  • Design research frameworks and practise their application
  • Reconstruct archaeological sequences and culture histories
  • and environmental archaeology
  • Identify aspects of archaeological interpretations of human evolution and culture change

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