B.A. (General) Degree

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.
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