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Archaeology
Archaeology Interdepartmental Program
Faculty
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David Black - Department of Anthropology - dwblack@unb.ca
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Susan Blair - Department of Anthropology - sblair@unb.ca
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Maria Papaioannou - Department of Classics & Ancient History - mariap@unb.ca
Archaeology Program Advisor
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TBA
The Archaeology Interdepartmental Program offers a comprehensive, four-year curriculum
covering anthropological archaeology, classical archaeology and related subjects. The core of
the program is offered through the departments of Anthropology and Classics & Ancient
History. Students have a choice of Minor, Major, Double Major, Honours or Joint Honours
study, with emphasis in either an Anthropological Archaeology stream or a Classical
Archaeology stream. The first two years of the program are comprised of required courses,
which provide foundational overviews of the discipline of Archaeology. While the upper-level
program structure allows students to specialize in one of the two streams (Anthropological or
Classical), students are required to take upper-level courses from both streams.
Minor, Majors and Honours Program
MINOR PROGRAM IN ARCHAEOLOGY
Students may enter the Minor program at any time before completing more than 90 ch of
undergraduate study, and after consultation with the Archaeology Program Advisor. The Minor
in Archaeology will consist of 24 ch of courses, forming a coherent sequence, distributed as
follows:
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6 ch of first-level archaeology;
6 ch of second-level archaeology;
12 ch of upper-level archaeology.
Students must achieve a grade of C or better in each individual course.
MAJOR AND HONOURS PROGRAMS IN ARCHAEOLOGY
Lower-Level Requirements:
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First Level Requirements: ARCH (ANTH) 1303 and ARCH (CLAS) 1323
Second Level Requirements: ARCH (ANTH) 2303 and ARCH (CLAS) 2333
Upper-Level Requirements:
Major: Students may enter the Major program after completing 60 ch of undergraduate study,
and after consultation with the Archaeology Program Advisor. The Major in Archaeology
consists of 24 ch of upper-level courses, distributed as follows:
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15 ch in the student's chosen Archaeology stream;
9 ch in the other Archaeology stream;
Double Major: Students may undertake Double Major study in Archaeology and another
discipline; Archaeology requirements are the same as for a Major. Students majoring in
Archaeology may not undertake a Double Major with Anthropology or Classics.
Honours: To be eligible for admission to the Honours program, students must have:
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completed 60 ch of undergraduate study with a cumulative GPA 2.5 or higher;
completed at least 12 ch of Archaeology course work with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or
higher in Archaeology courses.
For admission to Honours, students must apply in writing to the Archaeology Program Advisor.
The Honours program in Archaeology consists of 36 ch of upper-level courses, distributed as
follows:
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24 ch in the student's chosen Archaeology stream;
12 ch in the other Archaeology stream;
the above must include ANTH 5303 and CLAS 5013;
at least 3 ch of the above must be a recognized course involving archaeological field
research, or an acceptable equivalent; †
at least 3 ch of a science, an applied science, computing, statistics, or a technical subject
relevant to archaeological practice. ‡
Students must achieve a grade of B- or better in each individual course.
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Joint Honours: Students may undertake Joint Honours study in Archaeology and another
discipline. Students Honoring in Archaeology may not undertake a Joint Honours with
Anthroplogy or Classics.
Archaelogy requirements for a Joint Honours include 27 ch of upper-level courses, distributed
as follows:
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18 ch in the student's chosen Archaeology stream;
9 ch in the other Archaeology stream;
the above must include either ANTH 5303 and CLAS 5013;
at least 3 ch of the above must be a recognized course involving archaeological field
research, or an acceptable equivalent.†
Students must achieve a grade of B- or better in each individual course.
†This requirement may be satisfied through completing a field school program offered by
Anthropology or by Classics & Ancient History, or through field schools offered by other
universities or research institutions, or through field experience gained in a non-university
setting, such as employment on government-sponsored or private-sector cultural resource
management-based archaeological projects. Students should consult the Archaeology Program
Advisor in advance with regard to fulfilling this requirement.
‡Examples of UNB courses that would fulfill this requirement: introductory biology, geology,
chemistry or physics courses; introductory computer science; STAT 2043 ; MATH 1003 ; PSYC
2113 ; ANTH 3052 ; BIOL 4352 ; GGE 1001 , 2423 ; FNAT 2703 . Students should consult the
Archaeology Program Advisor with regard to fulfilling this requirement.
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