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Department of Sociology and Anthropology | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Department of Archaeology | Faculty of Environment
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Calendar 2013 Summer

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

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 Human Origins (3)
• ARCH 201 Introduction to Archaeology (3)
• ARCH 272W Archaeology of the Old World (3)
• ARCH 273 Archaeology of the New World (3)

Upper Division Anthropology Requirements

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

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

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 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)

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 honours where a focus will be in biological anthropology courses)
  
• GEOG 111 (recommended for majors and honours 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.

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.

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