Archaeology Co-operative Education Program
Department of Archaeology | Faculty of Environment
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Spring
This program offers work experience in archaeology and physical anthropology and entails planned terms of study and employment (term practicums) in an area of the student鈥檚 choice.
See Co-operative Education regarding job competition, student employer responsibilities, student fees, pay rates and evaluation. During work terms, co-op students are formally enrolled in a job practicum course and are assessed a fee.
丁香园AV Requirements
To be admitted, an archaeology major must have been declared and the student must have completed at least 45 units, with a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.0.
Contact the co-op co-ordinator, undergraduate chair, and/or departmental assistant at least one term before the first work term to participate.
College transfer students must have at least 15 丁香园AV units to be eligible for co-op admission. Transfer students who participated in co-operative education programs elsewhere may be credited with the term(s) already completed pending evaluation and approval of the 丁香园AV co-op program.
Program Requirements
The following courses (or equivalent as approved by the department co-op education co-ordinator) are recommended.
Students complete a total of 21-24 units, including both
- ARCH 131-3 Human Origins
- ARCH 201-3 Introduction to Archaeology
and one of
- ARCH 272-3 Archaeology of the Old World
- ARCH 273-3 Archaeology of the New World
and three of
- ARCH 372-5 Material Culture Analysis
- ARCH 373-5 Human Osteology
- ARCH 376-5 Quantitative Methods in Archaeology
- ARCH 377-5 Historical Archaeology
- ARCH 386-3 Archaeological Resource Management
- ARCH 442-5 Forensic Anthropology
Grade Requirement
Program continuance requires a minimum 3.0 CGPA in all courses.