Overview

The Ancient History teaching area equips future teachers with the knowledge and disciplinary depth required to teach Ancient History in secondary schools, with a particular emphasis on meeting the New South Wales (NSW) subject‑specific accreditation requirements. Students gain a foundational understanding of ancient civilisations, archaeological approaches, and historiographical methods. This teaching area clearly distinguishes Ancient History units from Modern History units to support students in selecting the correct combination of subjects for accreditation.

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Completion requirements

Students in the

  • Bachelor of Education (Secondary), Bachelor of Education (Primary and Secondary) and Bachelor of Education (Secondary and Special Education) must complete
  • 20 cp from Part A.1 AND
  • 60 cp from Part B (First Teaching Area) OR 40 cp from Part C (Second Teaching Area)
  • BEDSBA or any of the vertical degrees
  • 20 cp from Part A.1
  • A major in History or Archeology (for First Teaching Area) or a minor in History or Archeology (Second Teaching Area) must be completed as part of the Bachelor of Arts component of their degree
  • Master of Teaching (Secondary) must complete
  • 20 cp from Part A.2

All students taking an Ancient History Teaching Area in any degree must complete 20 points of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment units, as outlined below.

    Part A.1 : Undergraduate CPA units

    Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • EDHI299Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in History Education 110 CP
  • EDHI397Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment in Ancient History10 CP

    • To be taken as part of the BEDSCD, BEDPRS/PSR, BESBAH, etc

    Part A.2 : Postgraduate CPA units

    Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • EDHI599History Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 110 CP
  • EDHI697Ancient History Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment10 CP

    • To be taken as part of the Master of Teaching (Secondary) or any postgraduate teaching degrees.

Complete six history discipline units, comprising:

  • the two compulsory history units AND
  • two ancient history units AND
  • two other history units (Ancient or Modern) NEED TO CONFIRM THAT THIS IS CORRECT. HAVE OTHER ADVICE THAT THEY CAN ONLY DO 1 MODERN/MEDIEVAL UNIT (which is taken up by the compulsory unit)

Within these discipline units:

  • not more than 1 non-compulsory unit can be a 100-level unit AND
  • at least 1 non-compulsory unit must be a 300-level unit.

Part B.1 AND Part B.2

    Part B.1 : Compulsory History Units

    Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • HIST106Australian Indigenous Peoples Past and Present10 CP
  • HIST308Making History10 CP

    • Part B.2 : Ancient History Units

    Complete exactly 40 of the following:

  • HIST119Egypt and the Ancient Near East10 CP
  • HIST207Fall of the Roman Republic10 CP
  • HIST222Greek City States10 CP
  • HIST240Ancient Israel: Empires and Exile10 CP
  • HIST241Persians, Greeks and Romans: Cyrus to the Caesars10 CP
  • HIST254History, Myth and Legend10 CP
  • HIST265Ancient Rome: Kingdom, Republic and Empire10 CP
  • HIST350Women in the Later Roman Empire10 CP
  • HUMA319Rome Field School: Landscapes Past and Present10 CP
  • HUMA332Arts and Humanities Special Project10 CP
  • ARCH201Canaanites, Philistines, Judahites and the Rise of the Davidic Monarchy10 CP
  • ARCH202Roman Judea: Occupation and Conflict10 CP
  • ARCH204Archaeological Excavation in Israel20 CP
  • ARCH300Near Eastern Art, Text and Literature10 CP

    • Part B.3 : Modern History units

  • HIST105Early Modern Europe10 CP
  • HIST115Global History: Six Degrees of Separation10 CP
  • HIST117K-POP into Korean History, Societies and Cultures10 CP
  • HIST208Fascism10 CP
  • HIST209Revolutionary Europe 1789-191710 CP
  • HIST214Immigrants and Refugees in Australian History10 CP
  • HIST215Europe Divided and United 1945-Present10 CP
  • HIST225US Foreign Policy Since 194510 CP
  • HIST229Rebels and Revolutions in Latin America10 CP
  • HIST250Introduction to Philippines History and Culture10 CP
  • HIST251Human Rights in History10 CP
  • HIST253Underbelly Australia: Crime and Social History10 CP
  • HIST254History, Myth and Legend10 CP
  • HIST256War and Peace10 CP
  • HIST257To Protect or Punish? Childhood and Youth in History10 CP
  • HIST260Keep Calm and Carry on British History Since 190110 CP
  • HIST261The Rise of Asia in the Modern World10 CP
  • HIST262Money and Power in the Western World10 CP
  • HIST263The Making of Modern America, 1865 to 194510 CP
  • HIST264From Truman to Trump the US Since 194510 CP
  • HIST266News Flash: History and the Media10 CP
  • HIST267Diasporas and Journeys: Migration in World History10 CP
  • HIST268Aboriginal and Torres Strait Communities: Sharing Histories of Australia10 CP
  • HIST334Film and History10 CP
  • HIST335The Global Spanish Empire: Conquest to Collapse10 CP
  • HIST341History and Memory: Uses and Abuses of the Past10 CP
  • HIST342A History of the Present10 CP
  • HUMA207More than a Museum: Modern Rome10 CP
  • HUMA252Art, Politics and Society in Renaissance and Baroque Rome10 CP
  • HUMA332Arts and Humanities Special Project10 CP

Complete four history discipline units, comprising:

  • the two compulsory history units AND
  • two ancient history units

Within these discipline units:

  • not more than 1 non-compulsory unit can be a 100-level unit AND
  • at least 1 non-compulsory unit must be a 300-level unit.

Part C.1 AND Part C.2

    Part C.1 : Compulsory History units

    Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

    Part C.2 : Ancient History units

    Complete exactly 20 of the following:

  • HIST119Egypt and the Ancient Near East10 CP
  • HIST207Fall of the Roman Republic10 CP
  • HIST222Greek City States10 CP
  • HIST240Ancient Israel: Empires and Exile10 CP
  • HIST241Persians, Greeks and Romans: Cyrus to the Caesars10 CP
  • HIST254History, Myth and Legend10 CP
  • HIST265Ancient Rome: Kingdom, Republic and Empire10 CP
  • HIST350Women in the Later Roman Empire10 CP
  • HUMA319Rome Field School: Landscapes Past and Present10 CP
  • HUMA332Arts and Humanities Special Project10 CP
  • ARCH201Canaanites, Philistines, Judahites and the Rise of the Davidic Monarchy10 CP
  • ARCH202Roman Judea: Occupation and Conflict10 CP
  • ARCH204Archaeological Excavation in Israel20 CP
  • ARCH300Near Eastern Art, Text and Literature10 CP
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