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Archaeology Major Program

Department of Archaeology | Faculty of Environment
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Fall

Course Groupings

Upper division archaeology courses are divided into the following groups.

Group I - Core Courses

  • ARCH 372 Material Culture Analysis (5)
  • ARCH 471W Archaeological Theory (5)

Group II - Environmental Archaeology Courses

  • ARCH 329 Special Topics in Environmental Archaeology (3)
  • ARCH 340 Zooarchaeology (5)
  • ARCH 365 Ecological Archaeology (3)
  • ARCH 375 From Soup to Nuts: The Archaeology of Food (3)
  • ARCH 383 Molecular Bioarchaeology (3)
  • ARCH 386 Archaeological Resource Management (3)
  • ARCH 390 Archaeobotany (5)
  • ARCH 438 Geoarchaeology (5)

Group III - Biological Anthropology Courses

  • ARCH 322 Special Topics in Biological Anthropology (3)
  • ARCH 344 Primate Behaviour (3)
  • ARCH 373 Human Osteology (5)
  • ARCH 385 Paleoanthropology (5)
  • ARCH 432 Advanced Physical Anthropology (5)
  • ARCH 442 Forensic Anthropology (5)
  • ARCH 452 Introduction to Paleopathology (5)

Group IV - Topical Courses

  • ARCH 301 Ancient Visual Art (3)
  • ARCH 321 Select Regions in World Archaeology I (3)
  • ARCH 331 Select Regions in World Archaeology II (3)
  • ARCH 332 Special Topics in Archaeology I (3)
  • ARCH 333 Special Topics in Archaeology II (3)
  • ARCH 335 Special Laboratory Topics in Archaeology (5)
  • ARCH 348 Archaeological Conservation (5)
  • ARCH 349 Management of Archaeological Collections (5)
  • ARCH 376 Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (5)
  • ARCH 377 Historical Archaeology (5)
  • ARCH 378 Pacific Northwest North America (3)
  • ARCH 434 Archaeological Field Methods (3)
  • ARCH 485 Lithic Technology (5)

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, as specified below.

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete all of

  • ARCH 131 Human Origins (3)
  • ARCH 201 Introduction to Archaeology (3)
  • ARCH 272W Archaeology of the Old World (3)
  • ARCH 273 Archaeology of the New World (3)

and two of

  • BISC 102 General Biology (4)
  • EVSC 100 Introduction to Environmental Science (3)
  • FNST 101 The Cultures, Languages and Origins of Canada's First Peoples (3)
  • GEOG 111 Earth Systems (3)
  • GEOG 255 Geographical Information Science I (3)
  • REM 100 Global Change (3)
  • SA 101 Introduction to Anthropology (A) (4)

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete at least 32 upper division archaeology units, which must include

  • both Group I courses (ARCH 372, 471W)
  • at least one Group II course
  • at least one Group III course
  • at least two Group IV courses, of which one must be ARCH 321 or 331 or 378

Recommended Courses

The following courses are recommended.

  • ARCH 376 (required for honours, recommended for majors and those intending to go on to post-graduate work in archaeology)
  • BISC 102 (recommended for majors and honours where a focus will be in biological anthropology courses)
  • GEOG 111 (recommended for majors and honours where a focus will be in environmental archaeology courses)
  • SA 101 (recommended for majors, honours, and those intending to go on to post-graduate work in archaeology)
  • STAT 101, 201 or 203

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements
A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit.
Requirement

Units

 Notes
W - Writing

6

 Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject
Q - Quantitative

6

 Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth

18

 Designated Breadth Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division
6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc
6 units Humanities: B-Hum
6 units Sciences: B-Sci

6

 Additional Breadth

6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements)
Additional breadth units must be from outside the student's major and may be B-designated (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci courses). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honours, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

Elective Courses

In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.

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