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In the list below we have tried to showcase all the major archaeological teaching programs available in Australia. We have included a web link to get you to the home page of the department for further details as well as a list of ‘Fields of Speciality’ for each institution. Please note that this may not cover all the courses or specialisations available at an institution. These change with changes in staff, research grants etc.

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AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Department	Fields of Speciality
Department of Archaeology & Natural History, Australian National University	Archaeological Science Environmental Archaeology (includes Bioarchaeology, Geoarchaeology, Quaternary Science and Palaeoenvironments) South East Asian Archaeology Pacific Archaeology Indigenous Archaeology Archaeology of Rock Art (*Masters and PhD Postgraduate Programs Only)
School of Archaeology & Anthropology, Australian National University	Archaeological Science Biological Anthropology Archaeological Method and Theory Material Culture Studies Palaeoecology and Zooarchaeology Community Archaeology Heritage and Museum Studies Palaeoanthropology and Human Evolution Rock Art Research Indigenous, Historic and Contact Archaeology Radiocarbon and U series Dating and Isotope Studies (with Research School of Earth Sciences) Southeast Asian Archaeology Pacific Archaeology European Archaeology Courses: BA in Archaeological Practice MA of Archaeological Science MA of Archaeological Science (Advanced)
Centre for Archaeological Research, Australian National University	Archaeological Science Archaeological Theory Materials Science in Archaeology Pacific Archaeology Vocational Training in Archaeology Indigenous Archaeology South East Asian Archaeology Quaternary Science & Dating

Department

Fields of Speciality

Department of Archaeology & Natural History, Australian National University

Archaeological Science
Environmental Archaeology (includes Bioarchaeology, Geoarchaeology, Quaternary Science and Palaeoenvironments)
South East Asian Archaeology
Pacific Archaeology
Indigenous Archaeology
Archaeology of Rock Art (*Masters and PhD Postgraduate Programs Only)

School of Archaeology & Anthropology, Australian National University

Archaeological Science
Biological Anthropology
Archaeological Method and Theory
Material Culture Studies
Palaeoecology and Zooarchaeology
Community Archaeology
Heritage and Museum Studies
Palaeoanthropology and Human Evolution
Rock Art Research
Indigenous, Historic and Contact Archaeology
Radiocarbon and U series Dating and Isotope Studies (with Research School of Earth Sciences)
Southeast Asian Archaeology
Pacific Archaeology
European Archaeology

Courses:

Centre for Archaeological Research, Australian National University

Archaeological Science
Archaeological Theory
Materials Science in Archaeology
Pacific Archaeology
Vocational Training in Archaeology
Indigenous Archaeology
South East Asian Archaeology
Quaternary Science & Dating

NEW SOUTH WALES

Department	Fields of Speciality
School of Humanities, University of New England	Indigenous Archaeology Palaeoanthropology Rock Art Studies Cultural Heritage Management
Department of Archaeology, University of Sydney	Classical Archaeology Indigenous Archaeology Historical Archaeology Near Eastern Archaeology
Archaeological Computing Laboratory, University of Sydney	Computer applications in archaeology Short Courses available Geographic Information Systems (GIS) laboratory
Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University	Classical Archaeology Egyptology
Palaeontology, Geobiology and Earth Archives Research Centre (PANGEA), University of New South Wales	Palaeoscience Research Centre Ancient Biomolecules Archaeology of Australia and New Guinea Archaeology of East Asia Archaeology Southeast Asia Biological Anthropology especially Palaeoanthropology Geomorphology Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology Palaeontology Stable isotope analysis
Geoarchaeology and Archaeometry Research Group, Southern Cross University	Stone tools sourcing Timing of human evolution Palaeoenvironmental reconstructions Palaeodiet Site formation processes and occupation history Characterisation of archaeological finds
Centre for Archaeological Science, University of Wollongong	Geoarchaeology Archaeochemistry Archaeochronometry Archaeomaterials…with usewear and residues! Bioarchaeology

NORTHERN TERRITORY

Department	Fields of Speciality
School of Creative Arts & Humanities, Charles Darwin University	Indigenous Anthropology & Archaeology Historical Archaeology

QUEENSLAND

Department	Fields of Speciality
School of Social Science, University of Queensland	Indigenous Anthropology & Archaeology Residue Analysis Ancient DNA Analysis Mesoamerican Studies Historical Archaeology Cultural Heritage Management Museum Management & Development
The School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, University of Queensland	Civilisations of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia Greece and Rome Art, Architecture and Culture of ancient Greece and Rome History and Civilisation of the Celts in the Classical Period
School of Anthropology, Archaeology & Sociology, James Cook University	Maritime Archaeology Indigenous Anthropology & Archaeology Forensic Archaeology Celtic Europe Historical Archaeology Cultural Heritage Management
Faculty of Arts, University of Southern Queensland	World Archaeology Australian Pre-European Archaeology
School of Arts, Griffith University	World rock art Australian archaeology Cultural evolution

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Department	Fields of Speciality
Department of Archaeology, School of Humanities, Flinders University	Maritime Archaeology Archaeological Sciences Indigenous Archaeology Historical Archaeology Professional Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Management Bioarchaeology
School of Humanities, Adelaide University	Classical Archaeology Greek Archaeology Roman Archaeology
Biological Anthropology and Comparative Anatomy Research Unit, Discipline of Anatomical Sciences, University of Adelaide	Bioarchaeology Biological Anthropology Forensic Anthropology Indigenous Health

TASMANIA

Department	Fields of Speciality
School of History & Classics, University of Tasmania	Classical Archaeology Historical Archaeology

VICTORIA

Department	Fields of Speciality
Department of Archaeology and History, La Trobe University	Indigenous Australian Archaeology Australian Historical Archaeology Palaeoanthropology and Human Origins African Archaeology Palaeolithic Archaeology South Asian Archaeology Near Eastern Archaeology Coastal and Island Archaeology Geoarchaeology and Geochronology Archaeometry Biomolecular Archaeology and Palaeodiet Archaeological Physics (e.g. Archaeomagnetism, Geophysical Survey) GIS and Landscape Archaeology
Centre for the Archaeology of the Modern World, La Trobe University	The archaeology of Indigenous-European interactions from the point of initial contact through to the present day The archaeology of migration, first from European source countries and later from Africa and Asia. The archaeology of human impacts on colonised lands, particularly in Australia and North America, but also significant across the colonial world. The archaeology of the modern city. The development of methodologies that foster our capacity to engage in global scale comparisons of archaeological assemblages.
Centre for Classics & Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne	Egyptian Archaeology Near Eastern Archaeology East Mediterranean Archaeology Cypriot Archaeology Black Sea Archaeology Prehistoric Greek Archaeology Archaeology of Gender Archaeological Theory
Centre for Ancient Cultures, Monash University	Egyptology Classical Archaeology
Centre for Indigenous Studies, Monash University	Indigenous Cultures and Histories
School of Geography & Environmental Science, Monash University	Indigenous Archaeology Methods and Theory Field Archaeology Geoarchaeology Bioarchaeology Post-Colonial Theory Rock-Art Torres Strait

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Department	Fields of Speciality
Archaeology, School of Social Sciences, University of Western Australia	Rock Art Palaeoanthropology Indigenous Archaeology World Archaeology Historical Archaeology Viking Archaeology Professional Archaeology
Archaeology, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Notre Dame Australia	Australian Historical Archaeology Maritime Archaeology Indigenous Archaeology

EVENT CALENDAR 29 November 2021

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