ARCHAEOLOGY OF ANCIENT CIVILISATIONS
ARC1CIV
2019
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject reviews what archaeology has discovered about the world's great civilisations. We investigate how civilisations developed and the implications of this knowledge for our own survival. We embark on a survey of the variety of complex human societies that have arisen in the last 6,000 years: in Egypt and the Middle East, the Mediterranean and Western Europe, China, Southeast Asia and the Indian sub-continent, Mesoamerica and Peru.
School: School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Phillip Edwards
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: ARC1AAC
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | The Human Past | Prescribed | Scarre, C. (ed.) | THAMES & HUDSON, LONDON, 2013. |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Develop appropriate questions for archaeological case studies
- Activities:
- Identify research questions appropriate to a particular ancient civilisation. Write an essay answer to address those questions; demonstrate integration of themed knowledge in examination
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
02. Draw on literature on ancient civilisations to answer research questions about archaeological case studies
- Activities:
- Write a medium-length essay to address a substantive research question
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
03. In lectures and tutorials, discuss the cultural diversity of world civilisations and varying attitudes to individual human rights
- Activities:
- In tutorials, develop self-conscious critiques of the human rights records of ancient civilisations and compare them to modern Western concepts
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
04. Integration of key methodological and theoretical skills
- Activities:
- Tutorial sessions on transferable academic methods and theoretical skills
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Personal and Professional Skills(Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Ethical behaviour,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
05. Write a medium length essay using the Harvard referencing system, and tutorial assignments
- Activities:
- Discussion of case studies in lectures and training on essay -writing techniques in tutorials; write a medium-length essay to address a substantive research question
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
06. Accurately interpret the relationship between variables in a given dataset and draw supported conclusions
- Activities:
- Study the relationship between variables in graphical data presented in lectures and utilise this understanding to effectively answer quiz questions
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy,Cultural Literacy)
Melbourne, 2019, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Phillip Edwards
Class requirements
Lecture/FilmWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours lecture/film per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| eight on-line quizzes (1,000-word equivalent) | Eight on-line quizzes will be assessed with multiple submissions for each one possible until the deadline | 25 | 01, 02, 05, 06 |
| one 1,500-word essay | The essay will be evaluated as summative assessment. | 40 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 |
| one 1.5-hour examination (1,500-word equivalent) | The examination will be evaluated as summative assessment. The final examination promotes review of key knowledge and interpretations. | 35 | 01, 02 |