BSH.ARCH - Archaeology - BSc Honours

www.trentu.ca/archaeology

The Archaeology program focuses on the interdisciplinary and comparative study of the human past through the material record. Courses focus on comparative world archaeology, field and analytic methods, laboratory techniques, theory and ethics, and the archaeology of specific geographic regions. Current geographic areas of academic expertise are the Americas, Europe and the Mediterranean, and Southeast Asia. Degree options provide students with foundational training in the methodological, theoretical, and professional aspects of contemporary archaeological practice.

INFORMATION & ADDITIONAL NOTES

• Due to overlapping requirements, it is not possible to combine Anthropology and Archaeology in a joint-major Honours degree combination. A joint major is possible between Ancient Greek & Roman Studies and Archaeology, but no credit may be double-counted.

• Courses in Anthropology fulfilling University science course requirements for the BSc are marked SCIE in the individual course descriptions.

• Students are strongly advised to plan course selection carefully in order to acquire needed prerequisites and to prepare for graduate school or careers in different specialties. Advising information is available on the Archaeology program website.

• Students are required to gain relevant, practical archaeological experience. They are encouraged to do so by taking one of three field courses (ANTH 3000Y, ANTH-AGRS 3850Y/3851H, or ANTH 3855H), which are normally offered in the summer, or by taking a combination of laboratory and/or field courses (ANTH 3151H, 3152H, 3153H, and/or 3165H), which are normally offered during the regular school year (except for ANTH 3165H, which is normally offered in the summer). Alternatively, students may register in a field school or lab methods course at another university by obtaining a Letter of Permission from the Office of the Registrar prior to registering in the course. See Letters of Permission for additional details.

• Students who already have extensive field and/or laboratory experience (such as from previous archaeological employment) should consult with the program coordinator, who may consider waiving the degree requirement for a field or lab course. At a minimum, students would normally have to have the equivalent of four weeks of full-time work in the field and/or lab (i.e., 160 hours total). If such a waiver is approved, the student will need to substitute an additional course, with the coordinator’s approval, in order to meet the total number of required courses.