Archaeology Minor

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The archaeology minor is intended for majors in sciences, math, computer science, history, art or other non-anthropology majors who are interested in applying their major to archaeology.

Requirements for a liberal arts minor in archaeology

To earn a minor in archaeology, students cannot be anthropology majors and must complete 20 credits distributed as follows:

1. Required courses

AN 1511 - Human Evolution and Archaeology (4)
AN 3571 - Archaeological Methods and Theory (4)

2. Three elective courses chosen from the following list:

AN 3410 - Museum Studies in Archaeology (4)
AN 3430 - Archaeology of Ancient Civilizations (4)
AN 3450 - Archaeology of North America (4)
AN 3550 - Archaeology of Mesoamerica (4)
AN 3560 - Historical Archaeology (4)
AN 3562 - Archaeology of Israel (4)
AN 3563 - Archaeology, Ideology and Sacred Sites in the Ancient Near East (4)
AN 3581 - Archaeological Field School (4 OR 8)
AN 3800 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4)

Other coursework

Students may also use the following courses as elective choices if the course content is about archaeology.
AN 3000 - Current Problems in Anthropology (4)
AN 3900 - Special Topics in Anthropology (4)
AN 3930 - Field Experience in Anthropology (4)
AN 4996 - Independent Study and Research (2 OR 4)
AN 4997 - College Teaching Apprenticeship (2 OR 4)