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Interdisciplinary Program in
Archaeology |
Required
Courses (10 credits)
Anthropology: ANTH 202 – Archaeology (3 credits). This course is an introduction to basic theory
and methods in the archaeological recovery and interpretation of past cultural
remains.
Classics: CLAS 104 – Introduction to Classical
Archaeology (3 credits). This course provides
an historical overview of the field of classical archaeology, with a focus upon
tracing the theories and methods of the field, as well as an introduction to
the major sites and remains of the Greco-Roman world.
Geology: GEOL 101/101L – Dynamic Earth (4
credits). This course (and accompanying lab) examines
the many aspects of the Earth: its
internal structure and composition; its atmosphere and oceans; surface
processes such as erosion by streams, wind, and glaciers, and the folding and
faulting of solid rock; as well as earthquakes, volcanism, and plate tectonics.
OR
GEOL 103/103L – Environmental
Geology (4 credits). Provides an introduction to the study of
environmental geology, emphasizing how humans live with geological hazards such
as earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and floods.
OR
HONS
155 – Honors Geology I (4 credits). An introduction to the geological sciences
held in a small class format and open to members of the
Courses that
satisfy the elective requirements for the Minor Program in Archaeology include:
SOCIAL SCIENCES (3 credits)
ANTH 302: Archaeology of
ANTH 303: Paleolithic Archaeology
ANTH 304: Rise of Complex Civilization
ANTH 305: Prehistoric Art and Ritual
ANTH 318: Theories on the Origins of Agriculture
ANTH 319: Special Topics when the subject substantially
involves archaeological material
ANTH 328: Aztecs, Maya, and their Ancestors
ARTH 290: Special Topics when the subject substantially
involves archaeological material
ARTH 205: Pre-Columbian Art and Culture
ARTH 338: American Vernacular Architecture and Material
Culture
ARTH 340: Special Topics when the subject substantially
involves archaeological material
CLAS 121: Classical
CLAS 122: Bronze Age Greece (travel course)
CLAS 290: Special Topics when the subject substantially
involves archaeological material
CLAS 303: Topics in Classical Civilization when the
subject substantially involves archaeological material
HIST 230: Ancient
HIST 270: Special Topics in Pre-Modern History when the
subject substantially involves archaeological material
HIST 320: Special Topics in Lowcountry
History when the subject substantially involves archaeological material
HIST 370: Special topics in Pre-Modern History when
the subject substantially involves archaeological material
HPCP 199: Introduction to Historic Preservation
HPCP 420: Preservation Law and Economics
NATURAL SCIENCES (3 to 4 credits)
BIOL 332: Vertebrate Zoology
BIOL 340: Zoogeography
CHEM 583: Special Topics when the subject substantially
relates to the archaeological record
GEOL 210: Stratigraphy and Sedimentation
GEOL 225: Geomorphology
GEOL 290: Special Topics when the subject substantially
relates to the archaeological record
GEOL 314: Introduction to Remote Sensing
GEOL 449: Geographic Information Systems
Additional courses may
be approved on a case-by-case basis.
Capstone Experience: Fieldwork (3 – 8 credits)
Courses that satisfy the capstone experience
include:
ANTH 493 – Field School (8 credits).
CLAS 221
and CLAS 222 – Field Methods in Classical
Archaeology I & II (6 credits).
ANTH 300 – Archaeological Lab (1 credit) and ANTH 381 – Internship, Archaeological Fieldwork (3 credits).
Field School Transferred
from Another Institution (3 – 6 credits). This option is made available to accommodate
students who have a particular interested in archaeological research outside
the confines of opportunities available at the