2019-2020 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Archaeology Minor
Requirements for a Minor in Archaeology
Students pursuing the minor in archaeology will complete seven courses (minimum 22 credits) distributed as follows:
- Three core courses (10 hours total)
- Two regional issues courses (six hours total)
- One cross-disciplinary elective (three, four, or five hours depending on chosen course)
- One field research practicum (three hours minimum)
Core Courses (all three are required)
- ANT 220 - Introduction to Archaeology Credits: 4
- ARC 400 - Archaeological Methods and Research Design Credits: 3
- ARC 401 - Archaeological Theory Credits: 3
Regional Issues Courses (select two of the following)
- ANT 325 - Archaeology of North America Credits: 3
- ANT 350 - Archaeology of Mid-East Credits: 3
- CLA 350 - Issues in Classical Archaeology Credits: 3
Cross-disciplinary Electives (select one of the following)
- ARA 202 - Intermediate Arabic II: Language and Culture Credits: 4 (or other modern language at intermediate level)
- ART 420 - Asian Art Credits: 3
- BIO 311 - Who's Running Your Life: Genes, Evolution and Behavior Credits: 3 OR BIO 452 - Human Evolution (3 credits)
- CHM 115 - Principles of Chemistry I Credits: 4 (for non-CHM, BIO, or GEO majors)
- GPY 307 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3
- GEO 112 - Earth History Credits: 4 OR GEO 312 - Sedimentation-Stratigraphy (4 credits) OR GEO 320 - Geomorphology (4 credits)
- LAT 350 - Latin Prose Credits: 3 (or other ancient language at 300-level)
Field Practicum
All students must complete a minimum of three credits of field research, under the direction of the archaeologists on the CLAS faculty or in another pre-approved program.
- ANT 307 - Field Techniques and Laboratory Methods in Anthropology Credits: 1 to 9
- OR
- CLA 499 - Independent Study and Research Credits: 1 to 3
- OR
- HST 490 - History Internship Credits: 1 to 3
- OR
- GEO 315 - Geological Field Methods Credits: 3
- OR equivalent course