Archaeology Major Plan Requirements
1067 - 1117
Lower Division Requirements:
Lower Division Recommended:
ARCH 131-3
SA 101-4
ARCH 201-3
STAT 203-3
ARCH 272-3
ARCH 273-3
Group Requirements:
Group I:
(must take Archaeology 372-5, 471W-5, and either 373-5 or 376-5)*
Group II:
at least one course
Group III:
at least one course
Group IV:
at least two courses _____________________________________
Plan GPA Requirements:
Overall Plan GPA of 2.00
Major Upper Division of 2.00
Special topics and/or directed studies courses may be substituted for Group II, III, or IV courses, provided that the
content of the special topics and/or directed studies course suggests a suitable substitution, and that written
consent of the department is obtained prior to registration.
*Honors students must complete all four Group I courses. Should majors take both ARCH 373
and 376, they may use both as Group I requirements or use 373 as a Group II requirement or 376
as a Group IV requirement.
Upper division Archaeology courses are divided into the following groups:
Group I (Core Program)
ARCH 372-5 Material Culture Analysis
373-5 Human Osteology
376-5 Quantitative Methods in Archaeology
471W-5 Archaeological Theory
Group II (Laboratory Courses)
ARCH 335-5 Special Laboratory Topics in Archaeology
340-5 Zooarchaeology
348-5 Archaeological Conservation
349-5 Management of Archaeological Collections
377-5 Historical Archaeology
385-5 Palaeoanthropology
390-5 Archaeobotany
432-5 Advanced Physical Anthropology
442-5 Forensic Anthropology
452-5 Introduction to Paleopathology
485-5 Lithic Technology
Group III (Regional Courses)
ARCH
330W-3 Prehistory of Latin America
338-3 Archaeology of China
360-5 Native Cultures of North America
370-3 Western Pacific Prehistory
378-3 Pacific Northwest North America
379-3 Archaeology of the American Southwest
332-3, 333-3, and 334-3 when topic suitable*
Group IV (Topical Courses)
ARCH
301-3 Prehistoric and Indigenous Art
344-3 Primate Behaviour
365-3 Ecological Archaeology
375-3 From Soup to Nuts: The Archaeology of Food
383-3 Molecular Bioarchaeology
386-3 Archaeological Resource Management
438-5 Geoarchaeology
332-3, 333-3, and 334-3 when topic suitable*
* Special topics and/or directed studies courses may substitute for group II, III, or IV courses, provided the content of the special
topics and/or directed studies course suggests a suitable substitution, and written department consent is obtained prior to
enrollment.