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[Triangulum]

Looking for a bit of advice on a couple of subjects, since the subject reviews thread doesn't seem to have much (or, more accurately, anything) on first-year archaeology.

So I'm tossing up between philosophy (PHIL1011 Reality, Ethics and Beauty) and archaeology (ARPH1001 Introduction to Archaeology) for first semester. Can't do both, unfortunately, because I'm already full up with stuff I want to do.

What's ARPH1001 like? Would I be disadvantaged doing second-semester archaeology if I don't do it? Other general impressions of either subject?

 

[Seryn]

Looking for a bit of advice on a couple of subjects, since the subject reviews thread doesn't seem to have much (or, more accurately, anything) on first-year archaeology.

So I'm tossing up between philosophy (PHIL1011 Reality, Ethics and Beauty) and archaeology (ARPH1001 Introduction to Archaeology) for first semester. Can't do both, unfortunately, because I'm already full up with stuff I want to do.

What's ARPH1001 like? Would I be disadvantaged doing second-semester archaeology if I don't do it? Other general impressions of either subject?

Most of the stuff in ARPH1001 isn't neccesarily vital but it does help a great deal to get a basic background in archaeological concepts. Personally i'd do the course again for Martin Gibbs alone, he's the best lecturer i'm yet to encounter. You'll cover some of the content again breifly in the near eastern topic in sem 2 if you do that but it really is covered better in this unit. I wouldn't say it disadvantages you to NOT study ARPH1001 but if you want to continue with archaeology after this year than i'd highly recommend you do take it. Let me know if you want to know anything else, because i'm yet to encounter anyone else on BOS who's done archaeology of any kind

 

[666_blessings]

Phil1011 is highly recommended. It's really interesting and alot of fun (especially the reality component).

 

[niteshade1312]

Yeah loved PHIL1011, except the creepy thin man lecturer

 

[666_blessings]

creepy thin man lecturer... you mean the guy that covered the ethics bit?

 

[niteshade1312]

yeah... I didn't have to say which part he taught and you know who I'm talking about But don't you don't he did look like he was from Charlies Angels?

 

[666_blessings]

Not really. I skipped half of his lectures cos they weren't particularly interesting and his notes on webct were pretty in depth anyway.