MAJOR in Archaeology

Students majoring in Archaeology must meet the requirements listed under Regulations for the General Degree of Bachelor of Arts. Under these Regulations, a minimum of 36 credit hours in Archaeology is required. Students wishing to concentrate in this option must take: 

• ARCH 1000: Introduction to Archaeology
• ARCH 2480: Principles of Archaeology
• ARCH 4182: History of Archaeology
• ARCH 4411: Archaeological Theory
• 3 credit hours from Group 1 (Core Courses);
• 9 credit hours from Group 2 (Field and Laboratory Courses);
• 3 credit hours from Group 3 (Regional Courses);
• 6 credit hours from Group 4 (Topical Courses).
• The remaining 3 credit hours may be in any other Archaeology course, except ARCH 2492, 2493 or 2495.

Specialization
Suggested course progressions are available for students wishing to specialize in Bioarchaeology / Archaeological Science, Historical Archaeology, and Prehistoric Archaeology.

MINOR in Archaeology

A minor in Archaeology may be achieved by completing the following courses:

• ARCH 1000: Introduction to Archaeology
• ARCH 2480: Principles of Archaeology
• 6 credit hours in Archaeology courses at the 3000-level
• 3 credit hours in Archaeology courses at the 4000-level
• 9 credit hours chosen from Archaeology courses at any level, except ARCH 2492, 2493, or 2495.

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Course Groupings for the Archaeology Program

Required Courses:

• ARCH 1000: Introduction to Archaeology
• ARCH 2480: Principles of Archaeology
• ARCH 4182: History of Archaeology
• ARCH 4411: Archaeological Theory

Group 1 (Core Courses)

• ARCH 1001: Critical Reading and Writing about the Archaeological Past
• ARCH 2430: Principles of Bioarchaeology (prerequisite for all 3000 and 4000-level Bioarchaeology courses)
• ARCH 2450: Principles of Archaeological Science (prerequisite for most 3000 and 4000-level Archaeology courses)

Group 2 (Field and Laboratory Courses):

• ARCH 2583: Introduction to Applied Archaeology
• ARCH 3040: The Human Skeleton
• ARCH 3585: Archaeological Fieldwork
• ARCH 3586: Laboratory Techniques
• ARCH 3650: Artifacts from North American Contexts 1600-1900
• ARCH 3710: Museums and Historic Sites (*Inactive Course*)
• ARCH 4015: Cultural Resource Management
• ARCH 4151: Palaeoethnobotany
• ARCH 4152: Zooarchaeology
• ARCH 4153: Lithic Analysis
• ARCH 4171: Iroquoian Archaeology

Group 3 (Regional Courses):

• ARCH 2481: Ancient Civilizations of the Americas
• ARCH 2482: Indigenous Peoples and the Struggle for Self-determination
• ARCH 3290: First Peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador
• ARCH 3291: First Peoples of the Maritime Provinces
• ARCH 3500: Prehistory of Africa, Asia and Europe I
• ARCH 3505: Prehistory of Africa, Asia and Europe II
• ARCH 3510: The Ancient Americas
• ARCH 3515: Prehistory of Mesoamerica
• ARCH 3520: Indigenous History to 1763
• ARCH 3525: Indigenous History from 1763
• ARCH 3580: Bronze Age Archaeology of the Eastern Mediterranean
• ARCH 3588: Arctic Archaeology
• ARCH 3592: Norse Archaeology
• ARCH 3651: Archaeology of Exploration, Interaction and Settlement in the Americas
• ARCH 3680: Archaeology of Iceland

Group 4 (Topical Courses):

• ARCH 2494: Games of Genders: Sex and Society in the Medieval North
• ARCH 3001: Art, Architecture and Medieval Life
• ARCH 3020: What is Human?
• ARCH 3561: Ethnoarchaeology
• ARCH 3582: Historical Archaeology
• ARCH 3590: Hunter-Gatherer Studies
• ARCH 3593: Archaeology of Children
• ARCH 3594: Archaeology of Sport
• ARCH 3595: Archaeology of Intoxicants
• ARCH 3687: The Archaeology of Death
• ARCH 3688: Coastal Archaeology
• ARCH 3750: Archaeology of Warfare
• ARCH 3850: Material Culture
• ARCH 3860: Vernacular Architecture (*Inactive Course*)
• ARCH 4041: Palaeopathology
• ARCH 4043: Biomolecular Archaeology
• ARCH 4150: Environmental Change and Quaternary Geography
• ARCH 4172: Postcolonial Archaeology
• ARCH 4173: Archaeology of the Body
• ARCH 4500: Special Topic in Historical Archaeology
• ARCH 4994: Past Material - Advanced Research and Writing