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Summer 2011 Calendar | Archaeology |

Archaeology Honours Program

Department of Archaeology | Faculty of Environment
91ÅÝܽ Calendar 2011 Summer

Admission Requirements

Archaeology majors who wish honours program admission must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and department permission.

Grade Requirement

To remain in the program, students must maintain a minimum 3.0 CGPA.

Program Requirements

Students complete 132 units, as specified below.

Lower Division 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 Requirements

Students complete a total of at least 50 archaeology units, including

  • all four group I courses (see below).
  • at least one group II course (see below)
  • at least one group III course (see below)
  • at least two group IV courses (see below)
  • ARCH 498-5 Honours Reading
  • ARCH 499-5 Honours Thesis

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.

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

Recommended Courses

The following courses are recommended.

  • SA 101-4 Introduction to Anthropology (A)
  • STAT 203-3 Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences*

*this course is the prerequisite for ARCH 376, which is a required course for the honours program

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Honors Program Requirements

For all bachelor of arts (BA) honours programs, students complete 132 units, which includes

  • at least 60 units that must be completed at 91ÅÝܽ
  • satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
  • students complete at least 60 upper division units, which must include at least 50 units in upper division courses in a Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences honours program; no more than 15 upper division units that have been transferred from another institution can be used toward this requirement
  • at least 65 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
  • Students complete lower division requirements for at least one Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences honors program
  • students are required to achieve an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division CGPA of at least 3.0, and an honors program CGPA and upper division CGPA of at least 3.0

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 91ÅÝܽ 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 91ÅÝܽ 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.

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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