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University of Calgary Calendar 2023-2024 Faculty of Arts 4. Program Details 4.4 Anthropology and Archaeology 4.4.9 BSc Honours Archaeology
4.4.9 BSc Honours Archaeology

A. FACULTY OF ARTS REQUIREMENTS

Students must adhere to the applicable Faculty of Arts requirements in 3.3.2 Honours Degrees.

B. MAJOR-FIELD WITH HONOURS REQUIREMENTS

BSc students must successfully complete a minimum of 54 units and a maximum of 72 units in Courses Constituting the Field of Archaeology while fulfilling the following requirements:

  1. Core: 15 units: Archaeology 201, 451, Anthropology 201, 203, 350.

  2. Regional Archaeology: 9 units from Archaeology 303, 317, 321, 335, 341, 343, 395, 423, 437, 439.

  3. Archaeological Techniques: 6 units from Archaeology 306*, 415, 417, 453, 471, 506, 515, 555, Geography 412.

    *Archaeology 306 counts as 3 units for the Archaeological Techniques requirement. The remaining 3 units count towards partial fulfillment of the Archaeology Options requirement.

  4. Ethnography and Ethnohistory: 6 units from Archaeology 307, 345, 399, 419, Anthropology 320, 321, 329, 355.

  5. Archaeology Options: At least 12 units from Courses Constituting the Field of Archaeology.

  6. Honours Thesis: 6 units Archaeology 590.

C. OTHER REQUIREMENTS

1. Natural Science Emphasis: Inclusive of the courses used to fulfill requirements B. 1–6 above, students must include in their degree a minimum of 48 units from the Courses with a Natural-Science Emphasis.

Courses with a Natural-Science Emphasis

Note: The Department will determine whether Archaeology 490, 531, and 597 can be used as a Natural Sciences course, depending on the topic.

2. Statistics: 3 units from Geography 485, 585; Psychology 300; Sociology 311, 315; Statistics 213, 217.

D. DEGREE OPTIONS

The BSc Honours in Archaeology can be taken with Co-operative Education. See section 3.3.8 Co-operative Education Programs for information and requirements.