Bachelor of Ancient History
Macquarie University
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Courses included
This course has been cancelled
About
The achievements of our ancient ancestors, as well as the challenges they encountered and the ways in which they responded to such challenges, provide valuable lessons for each and every one of us. With a broad and rich understanding of ancient times, we can better understand who we are today and where we are going in the future.
Macquarie's world-leading Bachelor of Ancient History – the longest-running and broadest of its kind in Australia – allows you to immerse yourself in the culture and languages of the ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds, both on campus and at archaeological dig sites overseas.
Areas of study
Ancient Egyptian and Near East archaeology, Byzantine emperors, cultural heritage and public history, introduction to archaeology, late antiquity, material culture and museum studies, myths and magic in the ancient world, Rome and the Caesars, societies and cultures of early Egypt and the ancient Near East through to classical Greece and Rome, state formation and collapse in antiquity, the Bronze Age to Byzantium, the Hellenistic Age. The following ancient languages can be studied as minors: Ancient Greek, Hieroglyphic Egyptian, Latin.
Career opportunities
Academic, archivist, collections officer, conservation consultant, cultural heritage specialist, diplomat, gallery or museum curator, government adviser, historian, journalist, museum education officer, policy adviser, preservation officer, researcher, tourism and travel consultant, writer.
Practical experience
Opportunities for international archaeological fieldwork are available.
Fees and charges
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Admission criteria
Applicants with recent secondary education
Guaranteed selection rank: 80.00
Other applicants
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Abbreviations
– = data is not available.<5 = less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made.
N/A = no offers were made on the basis of ATAR.
NC = new course
NP = Not provided by institution
NR = No reportable profile
NS = No Semester 1 offers
NN = Unavailable (other)
NO = Entry on other criteria
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