Archaeology Minor

Total units 24 Units

Areas of interest Archaeology
Minor code ARCH-MIN

Academic career Undergraduate

The minor in archaeology provides students with the opportunity to explore archaeological techniques and evidence for human societies in different locations, for both prehistoric and historical periods.

Learning outcomes

Development of an understanding of patterns and regional variation in the human past as revealed by the archaeological evidence.
Understanding of how archaeologists reconstruct past cultures and lifeways.
Understanding the long-term cultural changes in different parts of the world.
Enhancing knowledge of human physical and cultural evolution.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

identify patterns and regional variation in the human past as revealed by the archaeological evidence;
explain how archaeologists reconstruct past cultures and lifeways;
describe long-term cultural changes in different parts of the world; and
explain the basics of human physical and cultural evolution.

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Requirements

This minor requires the completion of 24 units, which must include:

A maximum of 12 units may come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code	Title	Units
ARCH1111	Archaeology Uncovered	6
ARCH1112	From Origins to Civilizations	6

A minimum of 12 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:

Code	Title	Units
ARCH2004	Australian Archaeology	6
ARCH2005	Archaeology of the Pacific Islanders	6
ARCH2007	Archaeological Laboratory Methods	6
ARCH2037	Post-Roman Archaeology of Britain: From Arthur to the Black Death	6
ARCH2041	Introduction to Environmental Archaeology	6
ARCH2050	Archaeology of Southeast Asia	6
ARCH2052	Archaeology in Film and Fiction	6
ARCH2055	Archaeological Fieldschools & Fieldwork Practice	6
ARCH2056	Britons and Romans: Archaeology of the Western Roman Empire	6
ARCH2061	Archaeological Field Methods	6
ARCH3023	Thinking through the past: archaeological theory from 1950	6
ARCH2058	European prehistory from cultivation to the Celts	6
ARCH3024	In the footprints of Siddhartha: The Archaeology of Buddhism	6
ARCH3026	History of Archaeology: Discovering the Past	6
ARCH3028	Archaeology of Death and Mortuary Practices	6
ARCH3029	Making-Taking-Using-Breaking: Material Culture Studies and Technology in Archaeology	6
ARCH3030	Archaeology of Ritual and Religion	6
ASIA2203	Archaeology of China	6
BIAN3113	Human Evolution	6
BIAN3125	Ancient Health & Disease	6
BIAN2128	Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology	6
BIAN2130	Ancient Medicine	6
BIAN3010	Scientific Dating in Archaeology and Palaeoenvironmental Studies	6
BIAN3016	Analysis of Vertebrate Remains	6
HUMN2051	Introduction to Cultural Heritage Management	6

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