The Department of Archaeology offers instruction in Archaeology, Physical Anthropology and Ethnology. Students wishing to emphasize the social sciences and humanities in their program should register for the BA degree; those who wish to emphasize the natural and biological sciences should register for the BSc degree.

It is recommended that all Archaeology Majors, especially Honours students, take the field school courses (Archaeology 306, Archaeology 506) or a departmentally approved field school. Students must obtain approval from the Faculty of Arts prior to attending a field school run by another university.

Contact Information

Department Head: G. Oetelaar

Department Office: Earth Sciences 806

Phone: 403.220.5227

Fax: 403.282.9567

Email: arky@ucalgary.ca

Website:

For Program Advice

For overall program advice, please speak to a program advisor in the Faculty of Arts Program Information Centre. Questions about program details should be addressed to the subject advisor in the Departmental Office; please see the Department website for contact information.

Admission to the Major

Prospective students wishing to enter the BA or BSc (Archaeology) Program must meet the criteria in the section of this Calendar on A.2 Admission Requirements at the Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ.

Admission to Honours

The Archaeology Honours program permits students to select one of three possible degree pathways: the Honours BA, the Honours BSc, and the Honours BA or BSc with a focus on Physical Anthropology.

The Faculty of Arts procedures for Admission to Honours established in section 3.4.3 Honours Degrees with a Major Field are applicable and provide the overall framework. The application deadline is March 1.

Field of Archaeology

The Field of Archaeology consists of all courses labelled Archaeology (ARKY).

Notes:

For students pursuing the Physical Anthropology concentration, Anthropology 311, 413 and 552 are included within the Field of Archaeology.
Archaeology-related courses offered by other departments may, with the permission of the Archaeology Department, be accepted for credit towards the Major in an Archaeology program. In some instances the Department will permit credit by special assessment.

Natural Science Courses for the BSc Archaeology

As part of their programs, archaeology students normally take a mix of courses with a social-sciences emphasis and a natural-sciences emphasis. Bachelor of Science degrees in Archaeology put a greater focus on the natural sciences and require students to choose their Archaeology and option courses to include at least 8.0 full-course equivalents from the following:

Archaeology Courses with a Natural-Science Emphasis

Archaeology 201, 203, 306, 413, 415, 417, 437, 453, 471, 506, 515, 533, 555, 589, 595, 596.

Supporting Courses in Natural Science

Anthropology 311, 413 and 552.

Geography 211, 305, 307, 313, 333, 357, 403, 411, 413, 415, 417, 433, 457, 503, 507, 509, 516, 519, 531, 533, 537, 567, 599.

All courses offered by the Faculty of Science

Notes:

The Department may determine that Archaeology 599 can be used as a Natural Sciences course, depending on the topic.
Bachelor of Arts degrees in Archaeology have a social sciences emphasis and require students to choose their Archaeology and option courses to include fewer than 8.0 full-course equivalents from the courses listed above.

4.5.1 BA or BSc in Archaeology

4.5.2 BA or BSc Honours Archaeology

4.5.3 Concentration in Physical Anthropology

4.5.4 Minor in Archaeology

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