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 16 credits distributed as follows:

1. Required courses

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

2. Two 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 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. Students should meet with an advisor regarding electives.

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.