Archaeology Programs
THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS ARE BASED ON THE 2013-14 ARTS AND SCIENCE CALENDAR
The Archaeology Programs focus on the study of past human societies primarily through their material remains, or "material culture." Archaeologists explore the nature of and changes in past cultures around the world through survey, excavation, and analyses of stone tools, pottery, bones, plant remains, architecture and other cultural residues. Some of the major research foci of archaeologists are the nature of hunter-gatherer technology and economy, the origins of agriculture, pastorlism, urbanism and politically complex states, the workings of ancient exchange systems, and the development of class-based and gender-based political and economic inequalities in complex societies. Working archaeologists tend to specialize geographically, chronologically, or thematically. Classical archaeologists, for example, specialize in the cultures of the ancient Greco-roman world, while palaeoethnobotanists explore ways that botanical residues of ancient and prehistoric cultures can inform us about their economies and social systems.
The interdisciplinary programs are intended to allow students to combine courses from several departments to explore their interests in one of these areas.
PLEASE NOTE
1. Enrolment in the Specialist, Major and Minor Programs is limited. Students must obtain at least the specified mark(s) in the required course(s) as listed in the program requirements to be eligible to enrol.
2. Only ONE Archaeology program may be selected.
NOTE:
*Courses = Full (Y) courses or equivalent in Half (H), courses.
, = AND
/ = OR
Archaeology (Arts program)
SPECIALIST (11 full courses or their equivalent, including at least 4 FCE at the 300+ level and 1 FCE at the 400 level)
This is a limited enrolment program. All students who request the program and obtain at least the specified mark(s) in the required course(s) will be eligible to enrol.
Courses for admission: ANT200Y1 with a final mark of at least 70%.
First Year:
1. ANT200Y1
2. Statistical Requirement: GGR270H1 (Geography pre- or co-requisites waived for Archaeology and Anthropology students); or 0.5 FCE from STA220H1, STA221H1, STA247H1, STA248H1, STA255H1, STA257H1, STA261H1, or ANTC35H3 (at UTSC)
3. ANT100Y1 or CLA160H1. If CLA160H is taken, students must take an additional 0.5 FCE from the following: CLA230H1, CLA231H1, CLA232H1, CLA233H1; FAH206H1, FAH207H1; GGR100H1, GGR101H1; NMC260Y1
Upper Years:
4. ARH305H1, ARH309H1, ARH312Y1, ANT411H1
5. Field Requirement: ANT311Y1 or ARH306Y1 or NMC261Y0 or ARH361H1 or ANT418H5 (at UTM). If ARH361H1 or ANT418H5 is taken, students must take an additional 0.5 FCE from ANT.
6. 1.0 FCE from Group A
7. 4.0 FCE from Groups B and C, including 0.5 FCE from each of at least 2 Group C subgroups. Note that students may substitute ARH495H1 (Research Practicum) for 0.5 FCE of this requirement (assignment to Group B or C to be determined by Undergraduate Coordinator).
MAJOR (7 full courses or their equivalent, including at least 2 FCE at the 300+ level and 0.5 FCE at the 400-level)
This is a limited enrolment program. All students who request the program and obtain at least the specified mark(s) in the required course(s) will be eligible to enrol.
Courses for admission: ANT100Y1 with a final mark of at least 67% or ANT200Y1 with a final mark of at least 70%.
First Year:
1. ANT200Y1
2. ANT100Y1 or CLA160H1. If CLA160H1 is taken, students must take an additional 0.5 FCE from the following: CLA230H1, CLA231H1, CLA232H1, CLA233H1; FAH206H1, FAH207H1; GGR100H1, GGR101H1; NMC260Y1
Upper Years:
3. ARH305H1 and ARH309H1
4. 1 FCE from: ARH306Y1, ARH312Y1, ARH361H1, ANT311Y1, NMC261Y0, NMC369Y1, NMC465H1, NMC466H1
5. 2.5 FCE from: Groups A and B
6. 0.5 FCE from: Group C
MINOR
(4 full course equivalents, including at least 1 FCE at the 300- or 400-levels)
This is a limited enrolment program. All students who request the program and obtain at least the specified mark(s) in the required course(s) will be eligible to enrol.
Courses for admission: ANT200Y1 with a final mark of at least 70%.
1. ANT200Y1
2. ARH305H1 and ARH309H1
3. 1.5 FCE from Groups A and B
4. 0.5 FCE from Group C
Archaeology Groups (Note that these are different from the Anthropology ones)
The groups are divided in such a way as to give you guidance about
which courses, in various departments, are relevant to different areas of
archaeological specialization. Note that this does not mean that they are
archaeology courses, per se.
GROUP A: Theoretical: ANT370H1, ANT372H, ANT409H1, ANT410H1, ANT411H1, ANT416H1, ANT420H1; ARH309H1; HIS425H1
1- Archaeometry: CHM317H1, CHM414H1, CHM416H1; ENV315H1; GGR337H1; NMC369Y1
2- Ceramic and Lithic Analysis: ANT406H1; NMC369Y1, NMC462Y1, NMC465H1, NMC466H1, NMC469Y1
3- Geoarchaeology: ANT409H1; ENV315H1; GGR272H1, GGR273H1, GGR301H1, GGR307H1, GGR337H1, GGR373H1, GGR390H1, GGR413H1; GLG340H1, GLG360H1
4- Osteoarchaeology and Zooarchaeology: ANT334H1, ANT335Y1, ANT415Y1, ANT432H1, ANT434H1; EEB318H1, EEB323H1, EEB324H1
5- Paleoethnobotany: EEB330H1, EEB337H1, EEB340H1; GGR305H1, GGR390H1; JGE331H1
6- Urbanism and Settlement: ANT 318H1
GROUP C: Area Courses and Cultural History:
1- Classical and Aegean Archaeology: CLA230H1, CLA231H1, CLA232H1, CLA233H1, CLA362H1, CLA363H1, CLA364H1, CLA366H1, CLA367H1, CLA368H1, CLA369H1, CLA371H1, CLA389H1, CLA392H1, CLA403H1; FAH206H1, FAH207H1, FAH300H1, FAH303H1, FAH304H1, FAH305H1, FAH309H1, FAH312H1, FAH401H1, FAH407H1, FAH486H1; HIS320H1, HIS482H1
2- Egyptian Archaeology: JAL328H1; NMC343H1, NMC344H1, NMC362Y1, NMC368H1, NMC382Y1, NMC461Y1, NMC467H1, NMC468H1
3- European and Celtic Archaeology: FAH318H1, FAH325H1, FAH327H1, FAH328H1, FAH418H1, FAH420H1, FAH421H1, FAH425H1; HIS321H1, HIS323H1, HIS336H1, HIS357Y1, HIS362H1, HIS403H1, HIS412Y1, HIS424H1, HIS432H1, HIS482H1; SMC344Y1, SMC337H1, SMC338H1
4- Historical Archaeology: ANT412H1, FAH376H1; GGR240H1, GGR241H1, GGR336H1, GGR421H1; HIS369H1, HIS374H1, HIS384H1, HIS393H1, HIS456Y1
5- Islamic Archaeology: HIS303H1; NMC348Y1, NMC365Y1, NMC366Y1, NMC374H1, NMC376H1, NMC393H1, NMC394H1, NMC396Y1
6- Near Eastern Archaeology: JAL328H1; NMC346H1, NMC347H1, NMC360H1, NMC361H1, NMC363H1, NMC364H1, NMC370H1, NMC461Y1, NMC466H1
7- North and South American Prehistory: ANT314H1, ANT315H1, ANT316H1, ANT317H1, ANT319Y1, ANT320H1, ANT365H1, ANT407H1; HIS369H1
8- Old World Prehistory: ANT 419H1; ARH 360H1
9- East Asian Archaeology: EAS406Y1, EAS411H1, EAS412H1, EAS438H1
Please send suggestions or corrections to Josie Alaimo
Last updated: May 8, 2013
