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Department of Sociology and Anthropology | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Department of Archaeology | Faculty of Environment
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Calendar 2012 Spring

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, as specified below.

Lower Division Anthropology Requirements

Students complete a total of 16 units, including all of

• SA 101-4 Introduction to Anthropology (A)
• SA 201W-4 Anthropology and Contemporary Life (A)
• SA 255-4 Introduction to Social Research (S or A)

and one additional 200 division course chosen in anthropology and/or sociology/anthropology.

Lower Division Archaeology Requirements

Students complete a total of 12 units, including all of

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

Upper Division Anthropology Requirements

Students complete a total of at least 20 units of anthropology, including all of

• SA 301-4 Contemporary Ethnography (A)
• SA 356W-4 Ethnography and Qualitative Methods (S or A)
• SA 402-4 The Practice of Anthropology (A)

and eight additional upper division units chosen from the Calendar list of anthropology (A) courses.

SA 486 is highly recommended.

Upper Division Archaeology Requirements

Students complete at least 24 archeology units, including

• 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

Archaeology Course Groups

Group I – Core Courses

• ARCH 372-5 Material Culture Analysis
  
• ARCH 471W-5 Archaeological Theory
  

Group II – Environmental Archaeology Courses

• ARCH 329-3 Special Topics in Environmental Archaeology
  
• ARCH 340-5 Zooarchaeology
  
• ARCH 365-3 Ecological Archaeology
  
• ARCH 383-3 Molecular Bioarchaeology
  
• ARCH 386-3 Archaeological Resource Management
  
• ARCH 390-5 Archaeobotany
  
• ARCH 438-5 Geoarchaeology

Group III – Biological Anthropology Courses

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

Group IV – Topical Courses

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

Courses Recommended by the Department of Archaeology

The following courses are recommended by the Department of Archaeology.

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

  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Program Requirements

  For all bachelor of arts (BA) programs (except the honours program), students complete 120 units, which includes

  • at least 60 units that must be completed at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV
  • at least 45 upper division units, of which at least 30 upper division units must be completed at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV
  • at least 65 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
  • satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
  • an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0, and a program (major, joint major, extended minor, minor) CGPA and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0

  Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

  Students admitted to ¶¡ÏãÔ°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 ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV within the student’s major subject
  Q - Quantitative	6	Q courses may be lower or upper division
  B - Breadth	18	Designated Breadth	Must be outside the student’s 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’s 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 honors, 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’s 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.

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Requirements

In addition to the above requirements, students must also satisfy Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences BA requirement.

Elective Courses

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

Languages Other Than English

Those contemplating graduate work are advised to acquire a reading knowledge of at least one language other than English.

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