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 Honors College.

 

 

 

Courses that satisfy the elective requirements for the Minor Program in Archaeology include:

 

SOCIAL SCIENCES (3 credits)

ANTH 302:  Archaeology of North America

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

 

 

ARTS AND HUMANITIES (3 credits)

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 Greece (travel course)

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 Egypt and Mesopotamia

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 College of Charleston.  Decisions upon acceptance of outside field experience will be determined by the Program Director under the advisement of the Steering Committee.