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5MON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

TO: SENATE

FROM: SENATE COMMITTEE ON

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

SUBJECT: CHANGES

ARCHAEOLOGY DATE: APRIL 30, 1985

Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies at

its meeting of April 30, 1985 gives rise to the following motion:

MOTION: "That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board

of Governors, as set forth in 5.85-14, the deletion of the

following courses:

ARC. 439-3 Early Man and Environments In North America

ARC. 440-3 Advanced Zooarchaeology

*ARC. 475-3 Regional Studies in Archaeology: North American

Arctic

and

Change of number and division for ARC. 371-5

FROM: ARC. 371-5 Archaeological Theory

TO:

ARC. 471-5 Archaeological Theory"

FOR

INFORMATION:

Acting under delegated authority at Its meeting of March 19, 1985 the

Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies approved a change of title and

description for ARC. 101:

FROM: ARC. 101-3 The Prehistoric Past. Method and myth in the study of

human prehistory. The relationship between ideas and archaeological data

in regard to man's prehistoric past.

TO: ARC. 101-3 Introduction to Archaeology. A survey of methods used by

archaeologists to discover and interpret the past. Examples will be drawn

from selected sites and cultures around the world.

Acting under delegated authority at its meeting of April 30, 1985 the

Senate Committee on Undergradu.e Studies approved addition of

prerequisites for ARC. 272-3 and ARC. 273-3:

FROM: No prerequisites.

TO:

It Is strongly recommended that students take ARC. 10 1-3 or ARC.

131-3 before taking this course.

Curriculum Revisions 

Archaeology 

P. 149 ? 

Delete the following courses 

ARC. 439-3 Early Man and Environments in North America 

ARC. 440-3 Advanced Zooarchaeology 

ARC. 475-3 Regional Studies in Archaeology: North American 

Arctic 

Rationale: All three courses have experienced low enrollments. 

ARC. 439 and 475 were taught by a faculty member 

who is no longer in the Department of Archaeology. 

The content of ARC. 440 has been added to ARC. 340, 

which has been changed from a three credit course 

to a five credit course. 

P. 150 ? 

Change of number and division. 

FROM: ARC. 371-5 Archaeological Theory 

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TO: ARC. 471-5 Archaeological Theory 

RATIONALE: The department has received numerous complaints 

from students that this course is "too difficult" 

for the 300 Division, and that because of its 

number, they have taken it too early in their 

programmes. In response to these complaints, the 

department is requesting a change of number, in 

order to indicate to students that this course 

should be taken late in their program. 

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P. 149

Change of

ARC. 272-3 

ARC. 273-3 

FROM: No pre-requisite

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is strongly recommended that students take

ARC. 101-3 

ARC. 131-3 

before taking this course.

RATIONALE: 

Both

ARC. 272-3 

and

ARC. 273-3 

are courses wjüch

require some basic familiarity with archaeological

methods and human evaluation. The courses which

give this background are ARC.

101-3 

or ARC.

131-3 

If a student has not acquired this knowledge through

readings or archaeological experience then he/she

is strongly advised to take one of these courses.