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Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology and Heritage Studies (Honours)
Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology and Heritage Studies (Honours)

Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology and Heritage Studies (Honours)

  • ID:WLU010007
  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
  • Duration:
  • Intake:
  • Type:Full-time

Fees (CAD)

  • Application Fee:$156.00
  • TuitionFee/Year:$32,252.00
  • LivingFee/Year:$15,000.00
  • InsuranceFee/Year:$1,000.00
  • OtherFee/Year:$2,149.99
  • Application Fee:$156.00
  • TuitionFee/Year:$32,252.00
  • LivingFee/Year:$15,000.00
  • InsuranceFee/Year:$1,000.00
  • OtherFee/Year:$2,149.99

* Books, Student services fees

Estimated Total/program:
$202,231.96
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Admission Requirements

Entry requirements :
  • Competitive IB Score-30 
  • English at 4
  • IB Minimum Score : 26
English language requirements :
  • IELTS : 6.5 or higher with a minimum 6.0 in each band
  • TOEFL IBT : overall score 83 or higher with a minimum score of 20 in each component. Paper-based testing: 560 overall.
  • CAEL of CAEL Online : 70 overall, 60 in each band.
  • PTE : 59 overall or higher
  • CAE : overall score of 176
  • Duolingo : minimum score of 115

Course Information

Learn about past ways of life by studying the physical remains of past cultures. Archaeology teaches you methodical excavation techniques and laboratory analysis. In the broader field of heritage studies, you’ll learn how to consult and work in partnership with Indigenous, descendant and local communities to preserve their cultural heritage. Practise these skills in fieldwork opportunities in Canada and around the world.

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First-Year Required Courses

  • Doing Archaeology

  • Invitation to Archaeology

Sample First-Year Electives

  • Ancient Rome: Not Just Caesar

  • Great Battles in History

  • Greece: Minotaur to Alexander

Sample Upper-Year Courses

  • Fakes, Frauds and Mysteries

  • Health, Diet, Disease in the Past

  • Introduction to Osteology

  • Who Owns the Past?

  • Life in the Stonehenge Era

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Pathway Courses

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

  • archaeological site surveyor
  • artifact analyst
  • collections curator
  • crime scene investigator
  • field archaeologist
  • forensic analyst
  • GIS specialist
  • historical preservation specialist
  • underwater archaeologist
  • urban planner

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

OSHC: 1000.00 ($) CAD 

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