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OFFICE
OFT HE VICE-PRESIDENT, ACADEMIC AND PROVOST
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ATTENTION:
Senate
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Jonathan Driver, Vice-President, Academic & Provost, and Chair, SCUP
RE: ?
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences: Full Program Proposal for a
Certificate in Cultural Resource Management in the Department of
Archaeology (SCUP 09-22)
DATE: ?
May 13, 2009
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By a vote conducted by email, SCUP reviewed and approved the full program
proposal for a Certificate in Cultural Resource Management in the Department
of Archaeology from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Motion
That Senate approve and recommend to the Board of Governors, the proposal
for a Certificate in Cultural Resource Management in the Department of
Archaeology from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
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c: D. Yang
P. Budra
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Senate Committee On University Priorities
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
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Bill Krane. Chair
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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (SCUS 09-14 Revised
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DATE ?
April 9. 2009 ?
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Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies at its
meeting of April 2, 2009 gives rise to the following recommendation:
Motion
"that SCUP approve and recommend to Senate the revised full
program proposal for the Certificate in Cultural Resource
Management."
The relevant documentation for review by SCUP is attached.
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SCUS 09-14 Revised
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FACULTY OF
ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
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Jo Hinchliffe, Secretary
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
FROM: Paul Budra, Chair
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Curriculum Committee
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Certificate in Cultural Resource Management: Revised FPP
DATE: March 23, 2009
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Curriculum Committee recently voted
by e-mail to approve the attached Full Program Proposal for the Certificate in
Cultural Resource Management, as revised by the Department of Archaeology.
They have asked that this program be implemented for Fall 2009.
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Would you please place this item on the agenda of the next meeting of SCUS.
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ATTENTION: Paul Budra, Associate Dean
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TEL:
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Department of Archaeo'ogy
FROM:
Oongya Yang, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Chair
RE:
Revised Program Proposal for the Certificate in Cultural
Resource ManaQement
ATE:
2 March 2009
Following its 27 February 2009 meeting, the Department of
Archaeology Undergraduate Curriculum Committee would like to
submit a revised version of the full program proposal for the
Certificate in Cultural Resource Management. The proposal, with
changes, is attached.
Please let us know if further clarification is needed:
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Department of Archaeology
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Full Program Proposal -
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Certificate in Cultural Resource Management
Preamble
The Certificate in Cultural Resource Management is a program that offers interested
Archaeology students a package of selected existing courses for which they will receive
university recognition of this particular unit of study, and which will make them more
competitive in the burgeoning field of cultural resource management.
Rationale
This program facilitates student compilation of foundational method, theory, perspective, and
expertise for participation in the dynamic field of applied archaeology and cultural resource
management (CRM). CRM is the
research-based and compliance-driven
quest to identify.
document, evaluate, and conserve the full range of community values associated with the full
range of cultural heritage sites, objects, and traditions. The policy and practice of law, business,
planning, and community collaboration—in addition to archaeology, ethnography, and biological
anthropology—all play critical roles in contemporary CRM. This certificate program also
recognizes and promotes the interest in and increasing role that First Nations governments,
organizations, and communities have in caring for their own heritage, which includes the vast
majority of archaeological sites in North America.
Simon Fraser University is one of a very small number of institutions with an Archaeology
Department (elsewhere archaeology is a component of Anthropology department). The SFU
Archaeology Department currently offers the most extensive archaeology program in the
province, and the majority of archaeologists working in British Columbia have received their
training from SFU's archaeology program. This certificate addresses the growing need of local
and provincial governments, First Nations, developers, and the public, and also further enhances
the breadth of the Archaeology program.
About 90% of students with degrees in archaeology or archaeological anthropology who gain
employment in their field will be employed in CRM during part or all of their career. Through a
balance of conceptual exploration and practical training, this certificate program provides the
basis for intellectually rewarding work experience, enabling junior professionals to participate in
the critical process of determining which elements of our common cultural heritage are to be
passed on to future generations.
The proposed certificate is intended to engage between
5%
and
25%
of the SFU
undergraduate cohort (a total of 8-40 students per year) in a 30 credit-hour program that will
provide the essential training in archaeological method and theory while encouraging student
creation of a personalized "toolkit" of knowledge, skills, experiences, and perspectives. This will
provide our students with skills and experience necessary to make them more competitive in the
job market, specifically private and government sector work in the expanding realm of cultural
resource management.
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Curriculum
The structure of the 30-credit hour certificate is presented in Appendix A. All of the courses
for the certificate already exist at SFU.
We have designed this as a mid-entry certificate, which means that students will have to take
some courses (e.g., ARCH 201) to provide the necessary background and prerequisites. In
addition, the program of study is dominated by the core courses (24 of the required 30 credit
hours), which we believe necessary to achieve the purpose of the certificate. This tight structure
and limited options is, we believe necessary to achieve what is needed within the constraints of
the maximum (30) credit hours allowed for certificates.
A key element of the certificate is the required Archaeology Field School. Currently students
can graduate with a Major in Archaeology and have no field experience; this is addressed in the
certificate, which requires field school credits. This certificate will also be attractive as a stand-
alone program of study for those who want a credential without going into a full-fledged degree
program.
Students will be able to complete the Certificate while they complete the Archaeology Major.
Non-Majors can also pursue the certificate, but may require more time since a number of the
certificate courses have prerequisites. Some of the course options listed may be available on an
irregular basis, but the majority are part of the regular curriculum at the Burnaby campus.
This certificate has links to:
- the proposed MA Program in CRM (to be based on Surrey Campus)
- Co-op Program
Location
The program will be taught through existing courses at the SFU Burnaby campus, with the
possibility of delivery at the Kamloops campus, contingent upon course offerings there.
Budget
No additional funding, lab space, or equipment are required for this certificate.
No additional funding for
faculty
or instructors is required as the courses are currently being
taught with existing resources.
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Appendix
A
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Certificate in Cultural Resource Management
The
Certificate in Cultural Resource Management
is designed for Archaeology students who
wish to better prepare themselves for part- or full-time employment in the cultural resource
management sector, today the biggest employer of archaeologists in British Columbia. It offers a
package of courses, including the Archaeology Field School, to provide students with the
practical knowledge, skills, and experiences needed in the field of cultural resource management
or other career directions.
The certificate is available to full- and part-time students. The curriculum consists of
Archaeology courses, and others drawn from the First Nations Studies, Geography, and
Sociology/Anthropology curriculum. Credits earned in the program may be applied to Major or
Minor program and to a Bachelor's degree. However, credits earned in the certificate cannot be
applied to another SFU certificate or diploma.
Certificate Requirements
(30
units)
Students are required to complete at least 30 units, of which 24 are earned by
completing the required courses. The remaining 6 units are selected from the electives
list. Note that students are responsible for meeting the prerequisite requirements for
courses taken towards the Certificate.
Core Courses
(minimum of
24
units)
ARCH
372-5
Material Culture Analysis
ARCH-
3
78-3 Pacific Northwest North America (or comparable regional course subject to
departmental approval)
ARCH 3
86-3
Archaeological Resource Management
and
a minimum
of
10 units
of SFU
Archaeology Field School courses*
and any ONE of:
FNST 30
1-3
Issues in Applied First Nations Studies Research
FNST 401-3 Aboriginal Rights and Government Relations
FNST 403-3
Indigenous
Knowledge in the Modern World
Optional Courses
(any 2 of the following for at least six units)
ARCH 3
73-5
Human Osteology
ARCH 3
77-5
Historical Archaeology
ARCH 332-3 Special Topics in Archaeology l**
ARCH
340-5
Zooarchaeology
ARCH
348-5
Archaeological Conservation
ARCH 390-5 Arc/zaeobotany
ARCH
438-5
Geoarchaeology
ARCH
480-5
Directed Laboratory/Library/Field Research* *
ARCH
485-5
Lithic Technology
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Optional Courses (continued)
FNST 201-3 Canadian Aboriginal Peoples' Perspectives on History
FNST 301-3 Issues in Applied First Nations Studies Research
FNST 322-3 Special Topics in First Nations Studies**
FNST 332-3 Ethnobotany of BC First Nations
FN ST 401 -3 Aboriginal Rights and Government Relations
FNST 403-3
Indigenous
Knowledge in the Modern World
GEOG 253-3
Aerial Photographic Interpretation
GEOG 255-3
Geographical Information Science I
GEOG 313-4
River Geomorphology
GEOG 353-4
Remote Sensing
GEOG
355-4
Geographical Information Science II
GEOG
445-4
Resource Planning
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Aboriginal Peoples and British Columbia: Advanced Seminar
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* Field School credit must include essential skills in survey, mapping, testing, excavation, and
other such standard activities. Credit from other archaeological field schools must be
departmentally approved.
** When topic is applicable to CRM (e.g., Applied Archaeology; Archaeological Legislation;
Ethics in Archaeology; First Nations Issues in Archaeology).
N.B. Changes made to the certificate requirements listed in previous versions of this proposal
are in
bold italic.
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