Archaeology Minor Program

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

Program Requirements

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete a total of nine units, including both of

ARCH 131 Human Origins (3)
ARCH 201 Introduction to Archaeology (3)

and one of

ARCH 272W Archaeology of the Old World (3)
ARCH 273 Archaeology of the New World (3)

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete a total of at least 16 units of archaeology,which must include one course from each of groups I, II, III and IV listed below.

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)

Special topics and/or directed studies courses may substitute for group II, III or IV courses, provided the content suggests a suitable substitution, and written department consent is obtained prior to enrolment.

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
B - Breadth	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.

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