Certificate in Archaeology

The Certificate in Archaeology is designed to develop students’ research skills in archaeology through a combination of course work and hands-on experience. Successful completion of this certificate will indicate to employers and graduate schools that the students have taken a select range of courses that have given them a thorough grounding in the basic principles and practices of archaeology.

Certificate Type: Embedded
Application: Yes. Declaration or Change of Certificate(s)
Offered jointly by: The Department of Anthropology and the Department of History, Classics, and Religion
Administered by: The Faculty of Arts
Who can take it: All Undergraduate Students
Entrance requirements:
- ANTHR 206 - Introduction to Archaeology
- CLASS 220 - Introduction to the Methodology, Theory and Practice of Classical Archaeology

Certificate Requirements (18 units)

Archaeological Field School (6 units)

All students need to visit the webpage for important information about the application procedures for the field schools courses as they can vary from year to year.

Note

Students may apply to transfer credit from field school courses offered outside of the University of Alberta to ANTHR 396 or CLASS 475 / CLASS 476 as appropriate. To do so, students must consult with the undergraduate advisor of the Department of Anthropology or the Department of History, Classics and Religion, as appropriate before enrolling in the outside field school. Applications submitted after the outside field school has taken place, will not be accepted.

3 units from

3 units in 300-level ANTHR from

3 units in 300-level CLASS from

3 units at the 400-level from

Notes

Topics courses will only be applied to this certificate if the topic is Archaeological.

Application to this certificate program

All students, including those not in the Faculty of Arts, need to register at Undergraduate Students Services in the Faculty of Arts using this link: Declaration or Change of Certificate(s)

Application to graduate with this certificate

An Embedded Certificate can only be awarded at the time of Graduation. When Faculty of Arts students apply to graduate in Bear Tracks they must also declare certificate completion (see Academic Schedule ).

Contact Information

For further information about this certificate program, students should consult with an Undergraduate Advisor in the Department of Anthropology or the Department of History, Classics, and Religion.