The department offers specializations in archaeometry, art, ceramic analysis, cultural resource management, ethnoarchaeology, forensic anthropology, geoarchaeology, historical archaeology, lithic analysis, palaeoanthropology, palaeoethnobotany, skeletal biology, and zooarchaeology.
In addition to gaining knowledge and expertise in particular areas of research interest, the student will gain a comprehensive understanding of the discipline and strive to acquire a general knowledge of world prehistory, physical anthropology, and archaeological theory and methods. Depending on enrollment, individual or group courses can be arranged in addition to regularly scheduled courses.
Program Requirements
This program consists of the following sequential steps for a minimum of 33 units: course requirements, thesis prospectus, colloquium presentation, advancement to candidacy, thesis completion, and defence. The course requirements, thesis prospectus, and the colloquium presentation should be completed by students by the end of the second term.
Students must complete the following
ARCH 871 - Archaeological Theory (5)
ARCH 872 - Graduate Seminar in Archaeology and Prehistory (1)
ARCH 873 - Graduate Seminar in Archaeology and Prehistory (1)
ARCH 876 - Research Design (5)
and one or more additional courses with a minimum of three units and approval by the supervisory committee
and a thesis
ARCH 898 - MA Thesis (18)
Program Length
Students are required to complete the program requirements in nine terms, and are encouraged to complete in less time.
Planlanan Eylül 2024
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby campus,
8888 University Drive,
BURNABY,
British Columbia (BC),
V5A 1S6, Canada
The minimum University requirements for admission to a master’s program are as follows.
Applicants normally will be required to achieve a minimum score of 7.0 on the International English Language Test System (IELTS - the academic NOT the general test) with a minimum of 6.5 in each section. The Test of English as a Foreign Language(TOEFL) may be used as an equivalent test provided a score of 93 or better is achieved with a minimum of 20 in each section (TOEFL-internet based exam), or TOEFL 580 and the Test of Written English(TWE) 5.0 (paper-based).
Seçtiğiniz bölüme bağlı olarak farklı IELTS koşulları olabilir.