Memorial’s Department of Archaeology includes archaeologists whose interests span the deep-time, precontact and historical records of the Americas, Europe and Africa. The Department has particular strengths in the study of the North Atlantic region, and maintains active field research programs in Newfoundland and Labrador, British Columbia, the Canadian Arctic, Greenland, the Caribbean and Europe.

Our strong international reputation is reflected in the research profiles of our faculty, the interdisciplinary research projects and community engagement initiatives we pursue, and our vibrant teaching programs. Students have access to state-of-the art laboratory facilities and archaeological collections. We foster collaborative projects with cross-appointed faculty in Geography, History, Classics, and Earth Sciences.

We provide students with the opportunity and support to develop strong field-, lab- and theory-based research projects of their own, and to join a community of scholars with an abiding curiosity about the material cultural and biological records of the human past.

The Department of Archaeology offers graduate programs leading to Master's and Doctoral degrees.

• The M.A. degree involves coursework, a thesis proposal and a written thesis, which can be completed in two years of full-time study
  
  
• The Ph.D degree involves coursework, a second language requirement, comprehensive exams, and a thesis proposal, which can be completed in four years of full-time study.

Find out more about applying to the Archaeology graduate program.

For more information about Master's and Doctoral examinations and submissions, please review the School of Graduate Studies Theses and Reports guidelines.

Archaeology graduate courses: Winter 2023

For additional course infomation such as slot, room number, and instructor, see our upcoming courses database. 

Interpretative Methods in Archaeology (ARCH 6001)

Course description forthcoming

Environmental Archaeology (ARCH 6682)

Course description forthcoming