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Ancient History

Unit of study table (Table A)

Major

A major in Ancient History requires 48 credit points from this table including:
(i) 6 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 6 credit points of 1000-level selective units
(iii) 12 credit points of 2000-level selective units
(iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level core units
(v) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units
(vi) 6 credit points of 3000-level interdisciplinary project unit

Minor

A minor in Ancient History requires 36 credit points from this table including:
(i) 6 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 6 credit points of 1000-level selective units
(iii) 12 credit points of 2000-level selective units
(iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level core units
(v) 6 credit points of 3000-level selective units
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

1000-level core units of study

ANHS1603
Thinking Like an Ancient Historian
6  

1000-level selective units of study

ANHS1602
Greek and Roman Myth
6 N CLCV1001
ANHS1604
Foundations for Greek and Roman History
6 N ANHS1600 or ANHS1601
GRKA1600
Introduction to Ancient Greek 1
6 N GRKA2620 or HSC Classical Greek or IB Classical Greek
LATN1600
Introduction to Latin 1
6 N LATN2620 or HSC Latin or IB Latin

2000-level selective units of study

ANHS2605
Ancient Greek Religion
6 P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Ancient History, Ancient Greek or History or (6 credit points at 1000 level in Ancient History and 6 credit points at 1000-level in either Latin, Ancient Greek, History, Philosophy or Archaeology)
ANHS2609
Alexander and the Hellenistic World

6 P 12 credit points at 1000 level from any combination of Ancient History, Latin, Ancient Greek, History, Philosophy, Archaeology
ANHS2610
The Roman Republic from Rise to Revolution
6 P 12 credit points at 1000 level from any combination of Ancient History, Latin, Ancient Greek, History, Philosophy, Archaeology
ANHS2614
The Julio-Claudian Emperors
6 P 12 credit points at 1000-level from any combination of Ancient History, Latin, Ancient Greek, History, Archaeology
ANHS2618
The Later Roman Empire: AD 284-476

6 P 12 Junior credit points of Ancient History Greek Ancient Latin or History or 6 Junior credit points of Ancient History and 6 Junior credit points of either History Latin Greek Ancient Philosophy or Archaeology
ANHS2619
The World of Ancient Epic

6 P 12 credit points at 1000-level from any combination of Ancient History, Latin, Ancient Greek, History, English
ANHS2622
Herodotus and His World
6 P 12 credit points at 1000 level from any combination of Ancient History, Latin, Ancient Greek, History, Philosophy, Archaeology, English
N ANHS3609
ANHS2635
Augustus and the Roman Revolution
6 P 12 credit points at 1000 level from any combination of Ancient History, Latin, Ancient Greek, History, Philosophy, Archaeology
ANHS2638
Sparta and Athens: A Tale of Two Cities
6 P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Ancient History
N ANHS2603 or ANHS2637 or ANHS3637
ANHS2639
Drama and Society in Greece and Rome
6 P 12 credit points at 1000 level from any combination of Ancient History or Latin or Ancient Greek or History or Philosophy or Archaeology or English
N ANHS2615 or ANHS2616
ARCO2007
Ancient Greece
6 P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Archaeology or 6 credit points at 1000 level in Archaeology and 6 credit points at 1000 level in Ancient History
N ARCA2612
HSTY2677
Being Australian
6 P 12 credit points at 1000 level in History or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Ancient History
PHIL2686
Greek Philosophy
6 P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Philosophy or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Ancient History
N PHIL2613 or PHIL3639

3000-level units of study

Core
ANHS3635
Historiography Ancient and Modern

6 P 12 credit points at 2000-level from Ancient History; or 6 credit points at 2000 level from Ancient History and 6 credit points at 2000 level from (History, Archaeology, Philosophy, Ancient Greek, or Latin)
Selective
ANHS3602
Law and Disorder at Rome
6 P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Ancient History or History or Philosophy or Ancient Greek or Latin
ANHS3608
The Long Fifth Century BCE: 546-371 BCE

6 P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Ancient History
ANHS3636
Rome and Carthage in an Age of Empires
6 P 12 credit points at 2000 level from Ancient History; or 6 credit points at 2000 level from Ancient History and 6 credit points at 2000 level from (History or Archaeology or Philosophy or Ancient Greek or Latin)
ANHS3638
Humans and Other Animals in Antiquity
6 P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Ancient History
RLST3604
Ancient Egyptian Religion and Magic

6 P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Studies in Religion or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Ancient History
N RLST2636

Interdisciplinary project unit of study

If you are completing two majors and both of your majors are from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your first major, and the Industry and Community Project unit of study for your second major.
If you are completing two majors but only one of your majors is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for that major.
If you are completing one major only and that major is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your major.
FASS3333
Industry and Community Project
6 P 72 credit points
C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major
FASS3999
Interdisciplinary Impact
6 P Completion of at least 90 credit points