Academic

University Courses in NZ

Undergraduate

A number of universities in New Zealand teach some archaeology components at undergraduate level.
In Anthropology Departments:

• University of Auckland

- University anthropology page

- Archaeopedia University of Auckland category page

• University of Canterbury Papers only offered at present - not a degree major.
• University of Otago
• University of Victoria, Wellington
• University of Waikato
• University of Invercargill - no not really, though it does appear in Dug to Death

In other Departments:

• Classics Department, University of Otago
• Classics and Ancient History Department, University of Auckland
• University of Canterbury Classics

Post-Graduate

At post-graduate level, two universities teach New Zealand archaeology:

• Anthropology Department, University of Auckland
• Anthropology Department, University of Otago

Conservation

To become a conservator you need to have a tertiary qualification in conservation studies. Employers increasingly prefer candidates to have a Master of Arts in conservation studies. This degree is currently only available overseas, in countries such as Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada.

The nearest university offering a relevant Master of Arts is the University of Melbourne, Australia. An undergraduate degree in subjects such as cultural heritage studies, archaeology, anthropology, organic chemistry, science, art history, or fine arts is needed to enter postgraduate training (taken from the Careers Services web page for Museum Conservator)].

University Departments outside NZ

About.com list of postgraduate archaeology schools in Australia Here

Career Advice

This book is recommended for early career archaeologists looking to work in Cultural Resource Management Cultural Resource Management Archaeology in New Zealand.

Theses relating to Archaeology

Lists of recent theses, with abstracts are occasionally published in Archaeology in New Zealand.

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