Bachelor of Arts (Archaeology (Extended))
UndergraduateUSQ-BAE-DEG2025
Course information for 2025 intake View information for 2024 course intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Duration
- 3 years full time or part time equivalent
- Total subjects
- 24
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
- CSP available
- Yes
Bachelor of Arts (Archaeology (Extended))
About this degree
On successful completion of the program, students should be able to:
- Evidence professional knowledge and skills in one or more disciplines which will equip students to be competitive in the regional and global workforce.
- Use creative and critical thinking processes to evaluate multiple sources of evidence, explore new ideas and possibilities, formulate arguments, and apply reasoning and reflection to develop solutions to complex real-world problems.
- Engage independently and collaboratively in informed debates, discussion, and activities to extend and advance effective communication skills in a range of oral, written and digital modes.
- Act as responsible, ethical professionals and global citizens by applying awareness of social responsibility and professional integrity to interactions with other professionals and the wider community.
- Show evidence of skills and capabilities, as well as initiative and resourcefulness, necessary to make a valuable contribution to the professional workplace, and respond to changing industry needs.
- Recognise and apply cultural awareness and tolerance for diversity within team, community and workplace settings.
- Archaeology can shed light on some of the most intriguing issues regarding our human past such as the colonisation of the New World, migration out of Africa, Old World globalisation and human-environment interaction. At UniSQ you will develop a thorough understanding of the present by digging deeper into the lifestyles and culture of past societies, whilst learning how to examine the physical evidence of human societies from across all ages – from hundreds of thousands of years ago, to recent history.
Recommended study pattern
Year 1
HAC1000 The Skilful Communicator
ANT1001 Cultural Diversity: an Introduction to Anthropology
HAC1001 The Professional Self: Building Career Identity
ANT1000 World Archaeology: An Introduction
4 x Electives
Year 2
ANT2002 Culture, Illness and Health
ANT2005 Culture, Religion and Belief
ANT2008 Archaeological Laboratory Methods: Analysis and Interpretation
STA2100 Evaluating Information
ANT2007 Ethnographic Methods: Making Anthropology
ANT2010 Archaeological Field Methods
HAC2000 Digital Worlds: Human Futures
1 x Elective
Year 3
ANT3000 Archaeology of Indigenous Australia
ANT3006 Indigenous Peoples in the Nation State
ANT3011 Cultural Heritage Management
ANT3012 Material Culture and Museums
HAC3001 The Emerging Professional
3 x Electives
Award requirements
Completion of 24 units as outlined in the Recommended Study Pattern section.Exit points
Associate Degree of Arts, Diploma of Arts.
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Indicative first year fee
$16,363
Indicative total fee $49,089
The amounts shown here are indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.
Fees may vary depending on:
- the subjects you choose
- credit from previous work experience
- your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.
To learn more, go to Fees or contact a student advisor.
As Australia’s #1 university for graduate starting salary (Good Universities Guide, 2022), University of Southern Queensland is the right place to make real progress. Regardless of your education history, your age or your aspirations, at UniSQ you’ll be inspired by quality learning experiences matched with top resources and research. Having delivered distance and online learning for over 40+ years, UniSQ supports you to learn at your own pace—exactly how it suits you.
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- QS Ranking 2024:
- 24
- Times Higher Education Ranking 2024:
- 24
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Entry requirements
- ATAR - 58.00 or equivalent; proof of meeting the English Language Proficiency requirements is also required.
- Completed VET qualifications can be used to derive an ATAR score or Selection Rank which may be used to meet the Entry Requirements for the program. We encourage you to reach out to the UniSQ team to discuss your options further.
- Work and Life experience may be used to derive an ATAR score or Selection Rank which may be used to meet the Entry Requirements for the program. We encourage you to reach out to the UniSQ team to discuss your options further.
- Exemptions/credit will be assessed based on the UniSQ Credit and Exemption Procedure. Claims for credit for previous study should be submitted prior to or at the time of enrolment. Each claim will be assessed on individual merit in line with UniSQ policy.
Career opportunities
Australian job snapshots
Data sourced from Australian Jobs 2023.
Role | Earnings | Employment change |
|---|---|---|
Archaeologists | N/A^ | N/A^ |
Gallery and Museum Curators | N/A^ | N/A^ |
Historians | $93K to $120K | N/A^ |
Policy and Planning Managers | Over $120K | Up 53.8% |
^ There is no data available