Archaeology Minor

Schedule of Classes

Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

Requirements for a liberal arts minor in archaeology

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.

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)  

Applicable Majors

All Majors can declare this Minor with the exception of the following Major(s): Anthropology, Anthropology, B.A., Concentration in Linguistics, and Sociology/Anthropology.