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Archaeology Co-operative Education Program

Department of Archaeology | Faculty of Environment
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Calendar 2012 Summer

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’s 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.

¶¡ÏãÔ°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 ¶¡ÏãÔ°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 ¶¡ÏãÔ°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.

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