# Archaeology
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Master of Arts (MA)
Thesis-based program
[Start your application](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/how-apply)
## Program overview
Our faculty members in the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology believe that study and research must be grounded in rigorous training, as well as in extensive field experience. This thesis-based degree provides that hands-on approach, with students benefiting from the university’s world-class field and lab investigations from Western Canada, the circumpolar North, Asia, Africa, Latin America, to the Caribbean. Research areas in this program include cultural heritage management, development of complexity, ethnoarchaeology, human-environment interaction, landscape, paleobotany, bioarchaeology, social identity and more.
### Completing this program
- **Core Courses:** Topics in Archaeological Theory and Method or Theory and its Application in Biological Anthropology.
- **Specialized Courses:** Professional Skills for Anthropologists, Theoretical Foundations, Human Osteology or other courses.
- **Thesis:** Students will be required to submit and defend an original research thesis.
- **Additional Courses:** Students may study hunter-gatherer adaptations, origins of agriculture, development of complex societies or other topics.
- **Field Work:** Students will participate in a season of field work or an equivalent activity.
### Specializations
[Biological Anthropology (Interdisciplinary)](https://calendar.ucalgary.ca/programs/BANTINTSPC)
### Outcomes
Museum Curator, Cultural Resource Management, Heritage Regulator, academic positions.
**A master’s degree in archaeology will give you the pre-requisite for a PhD.**
### Thesis-based program
Students are required to prepare a thesis and successfully defend in an open oral defense.
### Courses
Four courses and a season of field work
[Learn more about program requirements in the Academic Calendar](https://calendar.ucalgary.ca/programs/ARKYMAT)
### Classroom delivery
### Time commitment
Two years full-time; four years maximum
### Supervisor
A supervisor is required, but is not required prior to the start of the program
### Fees and funding
See the Graduate Calendar for information on [fees and fee regulations,](https://calendar.ucalgary.ca/uofcregs/tuitionandfeesoverview/grad) and for information on [awards and financial assistance](https://calendar.ucalgary.ca/uofcregs/studfinsupport/awardsgrad).
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## Supervisors
Learn about faculty available to supervise this degree.\
Please note: additional supervisors may be available. [Contact the program](mailto:anargrad@ucalgary.ca) for more information.
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1. [Andrea Freeman](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/supervisor/andrea-freeman)
Accepting Inquiries
Geoarcheology, Pedagogy in Geography and archaeology
2. [Diane Lyons](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/supervisor/diane-lyons)
Accepting Inquiries
Ethnoarchaeology
3. [Elizabeth Paris](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/supervisor/elizabeth-paris)
Accepting Inquiries
Mesoamerican archaeology, Maya culture, Urbanism, Lithic analysis, Zooarchaeology, Archaeometallurgy, Compositional analysis, Economic archaeology
4. [Kathryn Reese-Taylor](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/supervisor/kathryn-reese-taylor)
Accepting Inquiries
Maya archaeology, Mesoamerican anthropology, Remote sensing in archaeology, Landscape archaeology, Urbanism, Ceramic analysis
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## Admission requirements
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#### GPA
A minimum of 3.3 GPA on a 4.0 point system, over the past two years of full-time study (a minimum of 10 full-course equivalents or 60 units) of the undergraduate degree.
#### Minimum education
A four year baccalaureate degree, or equivalent from a recognized institution.
#### Work samples
An example of the applicant's written work in the research context.
#### Documents
- A statement outlining the applicant's interests and reasons for wishing to pursue graduate work in this department. Clearly identify your thesis research area
- A C.V
#### Reference letters
Two
#### Test scores
None
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#### **English language proficiency (ELP)**
An applicant whose primary language is not English may fulfill the English language proficiency requirement in different ways. For accepted criteria, please refer to the program “Admissions” tab in the [Academic Calendar](https://calendar.ucalgary.ca/programs/ARKYMAT).
*\*Please contact your program of interest if you have any questions about ELP requirements.*
#### Deadlines
**For admission on September 1:**
- Canadians and permanent residents: December 15 application deadline
- International students: December 15 application deadline
If you're not a Canadian or permanent resident, or if you have international credentials, make sure to learn about
[international requirements](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/international-students)
## Are you ready to apply?
[Application process](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/future-students/how-apply)
## Learn more about this program
### Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
Earth Sciences 620
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4
[Contact the Graduate Program Administrator](mailto:agscinquiry@ucalgary.ca)
[Visit the departmental website](https://arts.ucalgary.ca/anthropology-archaeology/anthropology-archaeology)
### Faculty of Arts
University of Calgary\
2500 University Drive NW\
Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4
[Visit the Faculty of Arts website](https://arts.ucalgary.ca/)
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