Bachelor of Arts
Ancient History and Studies in Religion
| Program of Study | Credit Points | ||
| Prescribed Units for this Combined Major Complete 12 credit points from the following units: |
12 cps | ||
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Unit cps | |
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| ANCH/RELS | Select units at 100-level from either the Ancient History Major or the Studies in Religion Major or both. | ||
| Group A - Listed Units for this Combined Major Complete 30 credit points from the following units: |
30 cps | ||
| HIST343 | Islam in the Modern World | 6 | |
| HIST367 | Issues in Church History: Australia and America | 6 | |
| RELS382 | Philosophy East and West | 6 | |
| RELS384 | Religions of the Ancient Near East | 6 | |
| RELS385 | Women and Religion | 6 | |
| RELS386 | Buddhism: A History | 6 | |
| RELS387 | Earliest Christianity: Social Context and Sacred Text | 6 | |
| RELS388 | The Pagan Religions of Ancient Greece and Rome | 6 | |
| PHIL303 | Epistemology: The Enlightenment and Beyond | 6 | |
| Group B - And complete 30 credit points from the following units: | 30 cps | ||
| ANCH304 | Society and the Individual in Classical Greece | 6 | |
| ANCH305 | Greek Imperialism and Democracy 454-323 BC | 6 | |
| ANCH310 | Politics and Leadership in the Roman Republic | 6 | |
| ANCH312 | Rome of the Caesars 31BC-AD193 | 6 | |
| ANCH314 | Citizens and Society in Ancient Rome | 6 | |
| ANCH322 | Bronze Age Greece and the Aegean | 6 | |
| ANCH324 | Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids | 6 | |
| ANCH325 | New Kingdom Egypt | 6 | |
| ANCH351 | The Origins of Western Warfare | 6 | |
| Elective Units Complete 72 credit points: |
72 cps | ||
| Elective Units can be selected from any unit offered by the University subject to meeting overall course requirements and prerequisite and timetabling requirements for individual units. | |||
| Total | 144 cps | ||
| Suggested Elective Units to complement this Major: | |||
| ARPA351 | Australian Rock Art in World Perspective | 6 | |
| ASST100 | Asian Pasts | 6 | |
| EDCX476 | Religion in Australia | 6 | |
| HIST305 | Byzantine History AD 330-1056 | 6 | |
| HIST308 | The Crusades | 6 | |
| HIST342 | Gandhi and Non-Violent Action in the 20th Century | 6 | |
| HUMS100 | Colliding Worlds | 6 | |
| HUMS101 | The Art of Good Thinking | 6 | |
| HUMS102 | Learning Life-Long Academic Skills | 6 | |
| HUMS301 | Special Option A | 6 | |
| HUMS303 | Special Option C | 6 | |
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Suggested Full Time Course Plan
The following are standard patterns of enrolment or pathways for candidates studying on a full-time or part-time basis. They take into account unit pre-requisite, co-requisite and timetabling requirements. Candidates can each year choose to study less units than the full-time pattern or more units than the part-time pattern, but if doing so should use these standard patterns as guides as to how best to structure their studies.
For candidates studying Full-Time = 48 cps per year or 24 cps per semester. This equates to a workload of approximately 40-48 hours per week.
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| 1 | In their 1st year candidates should enrol in 2 ANCH/RELS units at 100-level for this Combined Major and 6 Elective Units. | 100-level ANCH/RELS Unit |
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| 2 | In Yr 2 candidates should enrol in 5 Listed Units from Group A for this Combined Major and 3 Elective Units. | Listed Unit from Group A |
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| 3 | In Yr 3 candidates should enrol in 5 Listed Units from Group B for this Combined Major and 3 Elective Units. | Listed Unit from Group B |
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| Note: Complete not more than 60 credit points at 100-level; At least 36 credit points at 300-level or above; and At least 108 credit points must be from units listed in the Approved Majors. Prescribed, Listed and Elective Units may vary within each Major. |
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Suggested Part Time Course Plan
For candidates studying Part-Time = 24 cps per year or 12 cps per semester. This equates to a workload of approximately 20-24 hours per week.
| Year | Notes | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
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| 1 | In their 1st year candidates should enrol in 2 ANCH/RELS units at 100-level for this Combined Major and 2 Elective Units. | 100-level ANCH/RELS Unit |
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| 2 | In Yr 2 candidates should enrol in 4 Listed Units from Group A for this Combined Major. | Listed Unit from Group A |
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| 3 | In Yr 3 candidates should enrol in 1 Listed Unit from Group A and 3 Listed Units from Group B for this Combined Major. | Listed Unit from Group A |
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| 4 | In Yr 4 candidates should enrol in 2 Listed Units from Group B for this Major and 2 Elective Units. | Listed Unit from Group B |
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| 5 | In Yr 5 candidates should enrol in 4 Elective Units. | Elective Unit |
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| 6 | In Yr 6 candidates should enrol in 4 Elective Units. | Elective Unit |
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| Note: Complete not more than 60 credit points at 100-level; At least 36 credit points at 300-level or above; and At least 108 credit points must be from units listed in the Approved Majors. Prescribed, Listed and Elective Units may vary within each Major. |
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