Online Archaeology Degree :: Accredited Universities

Anthropology in its broadest sense is the study of what it is to be human. Anthropology differs from all other disciplines that study human beings because it is holistic, historic, global and comparative. Anthropologists study the cultures, social organization, languages, and environmental relationships of societies and populations around the globe, and their physical and genetic diversity. Anthropology also examines the evidence gained through archaeology to learn about peoples of the past, and our primate relatives to help understand both our human uniqueness and our similarity with other primates.

Entry Requirements

• Students are not permitted to obtain a second undergraduate degree in the same field or related field as their first undergraduate degree. Students who have completed a previous undergraduate degree must enter the second undergraduate Bachelor of Arts four-year degree and follow these regulations. The English writing skills requirement is waived for students enrolling in the second undergraduate degree.
• Students in the Bachelor of Arts program, as either a first or second undergraduate degree, generally have the option to combine two majors if they wish. Students who undertake double majors must fulfill all requirements for both majors. Depending upon the majors chosen, this may greatly restrict course selection (particularly in the second undergraduate degree program) or require the completion of more than 120 credits. Students considering enrolling in double majors should consult with an Athabasca University advisor for assistance in selecting their programs and courses.
• You may change majors at any time. You will be placed in the current regulations. If you wish to remain in the regulations that were in effect at the time of your original enrolment, contact Admissions and Evaluations Services. Please reference the appropriate Calendar, e.g., 2002-2003 regulations. To request a change of major, complete and submit a new Undergraduate General Application Form. No fees are required.
• The degree conversion provision is available to Athabasca University students who have been awarded a three-year AU degree and wish to convert to a four-year degree. For more information about this regulation, please review the Degree Conversion Provision Policy
• In addition to completing this degree through online and distance learning, students have the option to take Bachelor of Arts courses in a classroom setting at several institutions. See Learning Services Collaborations for partners.

Other Fees

• $115 Application Fees

• $180 Learning Resources Fee (per 3 credit course)

• $9 Students' Union (per 3 credit course)

• $2 Alumni Relations (per 3 credit course)

• $334 Out of Country fee (For international students per 3 credit course)

• $100 Evaluation Fee

• $100 Examination rebooking fee

• $100 Late examination request fee

• $50 Multiple examination fee

• $165 Per Extension Fee

Notes

• 45 credits in designated History major courses including 30 senior (300/400) level credits (a minimum of 12, 400-level credits).
• 6 junior (200) level credits in Canadian history
• A minimum of 6 junior (200) level credits in European or world history
• A minimum of 6 senior (300/400) level credits in European history
• A minimum of 6 senior (300/400) level credits in North American history.
• A minimum of 6 senior-level credits in the history of areas of the world other than North America or Europe
• Electives
Our online program plans can assist you in selecting the courses needed to fulfill your program requirements.
Counseling Services offers an assessment website, "Mapping Your Future: Your Career and Athabasca University."

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Preventive Conservation develops an understanding of the wide range of materials that are used to create objects of moveable cultural heritage as well as the most appropriate strategies for storage, display and transportation. The programme is highly vocational, provides an ideal route into collections care or preventive conservation and is suitable for those with first degrees in art history, archaeology, fine art, chemistry, physics and engineering or computing. For those already involved in collections care it offers the opportunity to underpin established knowledge and understanding with a formal qualification contributing towards professional accreditation.

Semester One focuses on the theories that underpin preventive conservation. Students follow a taught programme that includes modules on the theories of Preventive Conservation, Environmental Management, Physics and Chemistry. Full-time students undertake two six-week work placements during the second semester of the programme that provide the opportunity to translate preventive conservation theories into a working knowledge of practice, while part-time students take the first six-week placement in Year 1 and the second one in Year 2.

During the placement both distance learners and campus-based students are required to:

- Develop a topic that they have negotiated with the host institution.

- Contribute to a weekly online Discussion Board on a pre-determined conservation procedure.

- Record in an electronic journal their activities and details of materials and equipment used.

- Undertake a dissertation that forms the basis of the final assessment.

Entry Requirements

Prospective students would generally have a first degree or comparable working experience in Collections Care. The programme can follow on from a wide range of first degrees including: Art History, Archaeology, Fine Art, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering or Computing. For those already involved in Collections Care comparable working experience could be considered. You will also need:

- Good written and spoken English

- A computer

- A digital camera

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In the twenty-first century, the dynamic and challenging world of business has encouraged the increasing use of project management across the sectors. In turn this has created a heightened demand for qualified project managers, not only in the traditional areas of engineering and technology but also into new fields of practice. These additional areas include environmental and community development programmes; education; archaeology; and many of the creative and key service industries including
tourism and event management, inspiring innovative forms of project and programme management. This diversity in project management has been encapsulated in the
design of the MSc in Project Management.

Entry Requirements

Normally a first or second-class Honours degree or professional experience in management. Students with professional project management status and who hold appropriate Level 7 qualifications such as Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management (or its international equivalent) are eligible for entry with advanced standing. Accredited prior certificated learning (APCL) may be available to suitably qualified applicants up to a maximum of 100 credits.The remaining credits (depending on entry qualifications) consists of 40 credits of independent study and a minimum taught component of 40 credits, which must include 20 credits of Research Methods in Business.

If English is not your first language: IELTS 6.5 (including 6.5 in academic writing) or equivalent is required.

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This course is designed for those seeking to become researchers in Archaeology and/or Ancient History, or to enhance their professional careers in archaeology, classical studies, museum or related contexts, as well as for existing professionals in heritage or related fields who have a particular interest in this area. Geographically, coverage within the School extends fully from southern Gaul to North Africa and Syria to enable coherent analysis of the whole Mediterranean. With many ancient historians as well as classical archaeologists among our staff we are uniquely placed to explore this material. Students also study the theoretical implications of text and material culture in a variety of contexts and methodologies available from other forms of historical archaeology.

The course seeks to question the ways in which the classical past may be reconstructed, to identify the interplay and debate between sources (physical and written), and to interrogate current understandings and perceptions of Greek to Roman societies across the span of the Mediterranean.

Entry Requirements

Normally an upper second class (2.1) honours degree in Archaeology, Ancient History, Classical Studies or a cognate subject with appropriate archaeological content, or its equivalent. Individual cases where the applicant has a minimum of five years’ professional experience in an appropriate field will be considered on their merits. Bridging modules are also offered for those graduates without a suitable first degree.

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