Fall 2018 - ARCH 378 D100

Pacific Northwest North America (3)

Class Number: 8521

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Instructor:

    Bob Muir
    bmuir@sfu.ca
    778.782.6773
    Office: EDB 9615
    Office Hours: TBA
  • Prerequisites:

    ARCH 273.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

The prehistory and cultural traditions of the region. The content, antecedents, relationships, and changes in these cultures through time. Technological, socio-economic, and environmental factors in culture growth.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course examines the cultural traditions of the Pacific Northwest of North America as represented by the archaeological record. It will include an overview of the geography, ethnography, culture history, and archaeology of Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon, with emphasis on the Pacific Coast. This will be supplemented by examination of selected thematic topics such as early human occupation, technological traditions, social complexity, intensification, art styles, trade, warfare, and slavery.  The class format will include lectures, seminars, and films.  Students will be evaluated on the basis of a map quiz (on First Nations of the Pacific Northwest) two mid-term exams, and a term paper.

Grading

  • Map Quiz 20%
  • 2 Mid-term Exams 40%
  • Term Paper 40%

NOTES:

Prerequisite: ARCH 273 or by permission of instructor. 

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

None

Department Undergraduate Notes:

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need classroom or exam accommodations are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Students with Disabilities (1250 Maggie Benston Centre) as soon as possible to ensure that they are eligible and that approved accommodations and services are implemented in a timely fashion.

Deferred grades will be given only on the basis of authenticated medical disability.


Registrar Notes:

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