Certificate in Cultural Resource Management Requirements
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY – FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT
Core Requirements (23 Units):
ARCH 372-5 Material Culture Analysis
ARCH 378-3 Pacific Northwest North America*
ARCH 386-3 Archaeological Resource Management
ARCH 434-3 Archaeological Field Methods**
ARCH 435-6 Field Work Practicum**
And one of:
FNST 301-3
Issues in Applied First Nations Studies Research
FNST 353W-3 First Nations Heritage Stewardship
FNST 401-3
Aboriginal Rights and Government Relations
FNST 403-3
Indigenous Knowledge in the Modern World
Additional Courses
Students complete at least two (8 units) additional courses, at least one of which must be ARCH 340-5, ARCH 373-5,
ARCH 388-5, ARCH 390-5, ARCH 485-5
ARCH 332-3 Special Topics in Archaeology I***
FNST 301-3 Issues in Applied First Nations Studies Rsrch
ARCH 340-5 Zooarchaeology
FNST 322-3 Special Topics in First Nations Studies***
ARCH 348-5 Archaeological Conservation
FNST 332-3 Ethnobotany of BC First Nations
ARCH 363-3 Landscape Archaeology
FNST 401-3 Aboriginal Rights and Govt. Relations
ARCH 373-5 Human Osteology
FNST 403-3 Indigenous Knowledge in the Modern World
ARCH 377-5 Historical Archaeology
GEOG 253-3 Introduction to Remote Sensing
ARCH 388-5 Geoarchaeology
GEOG 255-3 Geographical Information Science I
ARCH 390-5 Archaeobotany
GEOG 313-4 River Geomorphology
ARCH 480-5 Directed Laboratory/Library/Field Research***
GEOG 353-4 Advanced Remote Sensing
ARCH 485-5 Lithic Technology
GEOG 355-4 Geographical Information Science II
FNST 201-3 Cdn. Aboriginal Peoples’ Perspectives on History
GEOG 445-4 Resource Planning
Students complete at least 31 units, of which 23 are required core courses and the remaining 8
units are selected from the additional courses list. Students must complete a minimum of 12 units
at Simon Fraser University. Students are responsible for meeting the prerequisite requirements
for courses used toward the certificate.
Total Credits (minimum 31 units): ____________________________________
Total Core Credits (minimum 23 units): ________________________________
Certificate GPA (minimum 2.0 required): _______________________________
* or comparable regional course subject to departmental approval
** students who intend to complete a non-SFU field school for credit must consult the Academic Advisor for pre-approval. Field school courses must
include essential skills in survey, mapping, testing, excavation, and other such standard activities.
*** when topic is applicable (e.g. applied archaeology; archaeological legislation; ethics in archaeology; first nations issues in archaeology)
Updated: January 19, 2015