Undergraduate | LTU-ARC2SCI | 2024
Introduction To Archaeological Science
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Start dates
- 4 Mar 2024
- Entry requirements
- Prior study needed
- Duration
- 12 weeks
Price from
$1,118
Upfront cost
$0
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Introduction To Archaeological Science
About this subject
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Locate and appropriately use relevant sources investigate and present justifiable arguments about the validity and usefulness of scientific techniques applied to archaeological questions.
- Explain and discuss common archaeological science techniques used in the field. The principles behind the techniques and what they are used for and their limitations.
- Examine and analyse scientific data applied to archaeological problems, generating arguments based on appropriate graphical and numerical manipulations
- Demonstrate an understanding of current trends and arguments in areas of archaeological science and how these areas have contributed to archaeological knowledge by composing a well justified argument using correct referencing
- Scientific techniques in archaeology
- Scientific dating
- Materials analysis
- Bioarchaeology
In this subject, you will learn how scientific techniques can be used to answer archaeological questions. Through the exploration of a virtual simulated site, students are introduced to the theory behind a range of common archaeological science techniques, applying this to their own archaeological datasets. Together with the Dig Team, students uncover, analyse and interpret archaeological data on past landscapes, dating, materials analysis, biochemical techniques and bioarchaeology. We will investigate how to interpret scientific data and how this is used in archaeological interpretation, improving scientific literacy in both academic and professional contexts.
This is a level 2 subject. Please consider the subject pre-requisites before enrolling. This subject includes live sessions with the expectation of student attendance and participation.
- Five 250 word workshop assignments. (Total 1250 words equivalent) (40%)
- One 2000 word referenced report. (40%)
- On-line quizzes (through LMS) completed fortnightly throughout the semester between Weeks 3 through 11 (750 words equivalent). (20%)
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Entry requirements
Others
Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed the following subjects are ineligible to enrol in this subject: ARC3SCI (Diets, Dating and DNA: Archaeological Science)
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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What to study next?
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
UndergraduateLAT-BUS-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-ART-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-CYS-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-TEC-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-PYS-DEG
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