Graduate
Master of Maritime Archaeology
Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
About this program
The Graduate Program in Maritime Archaeology at Flinders is the top named degree of its kind in Australia. You'll learn practical skills in the classroom and gain valuable, career-ready experience in the field, with field schools and training led by award-winning, internationally recognised experts in maritime and underwater archaeology. Get hands on in the lab with the latest digital technology, including 3D recording of artefacts and landscapes, marine geophsyics, conservation and diverse topics from historic shipwrecks to ancient submerged landscapes. Participate on archaeological projects interstate and overseas and obtain field experience through formal training in our field schools and practical topics. In the Masters Program, you'll graduate with theoretical and practical training with an option to become a qualified Scientific Diver enabling you to participate on many scientific and archaeological projects around the world. Careers in maritime archaeology are steadily growing, both in Australia and internationally. The Flinders program has drawn students from many countries (Australia, New Zealand, Brunei, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, UK, USA, Canada, South Africa, Italy and the Netherlands) and graduates now work professionally for underwater cultural heritage management agencies, museums and consultancy companies, as well as studying and teaching at universities all over the.
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Course structure
- The program enables you to select from a range of topics covering the theory and method of maritime and underwater archaeology. In addition
- a broad selection of topics in archaeology and related disciplines
- such as geophysics or heritage management
- are available. You can undertake fieldwork in both maritime archaeology and a number of archaeological contexts. Students without a background in
Admissions
Graduate Diploma Applicants for the graduate diploma must normally hold a bachelor degree or equivalent qualification. Alternatively, applicants must have completed the Graduate Certificate in Maritime Archaeology from Flinders University. Masters (2 years) Applicants must normally hold a bachelor degree or equivalent qualification. Masters (1.5 years) Applicants must normally hold a bachelor degree or equivalent qualification in Archaeology; or hold a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Archaeology or Maritime Archaeology (or a closely related discipline); or hold a Honours degree in Archaeology (or a closely related discipline).
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