Spring 2025 - ARCH 386 D100
Archaeological Resource Management (3)
Class Number: 4819
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Bob Muir
bmuir@sfu.ca
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Prerequisites:
ARCH 101 or ARCH 201.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Surveys the origins, implementations, and need for archaeological heritage legislation on an international and national scale. Topical issues associated with contract archaeology, public archaeology, native heritage, and avocational societies are incorporated.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course provides students with an understanding of archaeological resource management issues and procedures. The course begins with presentation and discussion of global issues, regulations, and strategies with respect to archaeological resource management. The remaining weeks focus on archaeological resource management in British Columbia, introducing the laws, processes, and procedures by which archaeological resources are managed, and discussing the challenges faced by resource management archaeologists. This later portion of the course also includes a series of workshops and written assignments designed to demonstrate the archaeological impact assessment process in British Columbia. Students will be evaluated on the basis of a midterm exam, participation in-class discussions/workshops, and two written assignments.
Grading
- Discussion/Workshop Participation 20%
- Midterm Exam 20%
- Assignment 1: Archaeological Overview Assessment 25%
- Assignment 2: Archaeological Impact Assessment 35%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
There is no required textbook for this course. Readings for the course are from a variety of electronic publications which will be available through CANVAS.
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.
Department Undergraduate Notes:
Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) 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:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
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RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION
Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.