Archaeology Minor Program
Department of Archaeology | Faculty of Environment
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Calendar 2012 Spring
Program Requirements
Lower Division Requirements
Students complete a total of nine units, including both of
- 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
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 Program
- ARCH 372-5 Material Culture Analysis
- ARCH 373-5 Human Osteology
- ARCH 376-5 Quantitative Methods in Archaeology
- ARCH 471W-5 Archaeological Theory
Group II – Laboratory Courses
- ARCH 335-5 Special Laboratory Topics in Archaeology
- ARCH 340-5 Zooarchaeology
- ARCH 348-5 Archaeological Conservation
- ARCH 349-5 Management of Archaeological Collections
- ARCH 377-5 Historical Archaeology
- ARCH 385-5 Paleoanthropology
- ARCH 390-5 Archaeobotany
- ARCH 432-5 Advanced Physical Anthropology
- ARCH 442-5 Forensic Anthropology
- ARCH 452-5 Introduction to Paleopathology
- ARCH 485-5 Lithic Technology
Group III – Regional Courses
- ARCH 330W-3 Prehistory of Latin America
- ARCH 338-3 Archaeology of China
- ARCH 360-5 Native Cultures of North America
- ARCH 370-3 Western Pacific Prehistory
- ARCH 378-3 Pacific Northwest North America
- ARCH 379-3 Archaeology of the American Southwest
Group IV – Topical Courses
- ARCH 301-3 Prehistoric and Indigenous Art
- ARCH 302-3 Art of Ancient Civilizations
- ARCH 311-5 Archaeological Dating
- ARCH 336-3 Special Topics in Prehistoric and Indigenous Art
- ARCH 344-3 Primate Behavior
- ARCH 365-3 Ecological Archaeology
- ARCH 383-3 Molecular Bioarchaeology
- ARCH 386-3 Archaeological Resource Management
- ARCH 438-5 Geoarchaeology
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 ¶¡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. |
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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) |