Academic Program

Major and Minor Requirements

Major Requirements: Liberal and Interdisciplinary Studies, B.A., Archaeology Concentration

Required: 122 Semester Hours
Minimum 33 semester hours distributed as follows
See in Catalog

1. Core Requirements (15 hours)
   • ATY 158 Adventures in Time Travel Through Archaeology
   • ATY 360 Methods in Archaeology
   • CCI 211 Introduction to Greek Archaeology
   • CCI 212 Introduction to Roman Archaeology
   • GES 121 Introduction to Geographic Information Science
2. Area Requirements (6 hours with 3 from each category)
   • Old World Archaeology:
     • ATY 341 Paleolithic Archaeology
     • CCI 312 The Art and Archaeology of Egypt
     • CCI 313 Archaeology of the Aegean
     • CCI 314 Ancient Cities
     • HIS 380 Topics in the Near and Middle East
   • New World Archaeology:
     • ATY 334 Latin American Archaeology
     • ATY 340 North American Archaeology
     • ATY 370 Historical Archaeology
     • ATY 434 Archaeology of South America
     • ATY 462 Archaeology of the Southeastern United States
3. Analytical Methods and Techniques (6 hours, with no more than 3 hours coming from ATY 478 or CCI 401)

1. • ATY 477 Zooarchaeology (Prerequisite: ATY 158)
   • ATY 478 Field Methods in Archaeology
   • ATY 479 Analysis of Archaeological Data
   • ATY 497 Selected Topics in Anthropology (if Archaeology)
   • ATY 453 Human Osteology
   • CCI 401 Archaeological Practicum
   • GES 314, 314L Physical Geography: Landscape Processes (Prerequisite: GES 103, GES 108, GES 111, or permission of instructor)
   • GES 357 Principles of Cartography (Prerequisite: GES 121)
   • GES 359 Remote Sensing of Environment (Prerequisite: GES 121)
   • GES 421 Geographic Information Science (Prerequisite: GES 121, GES 357, GES 359)

1. Electives (6 hours from any of the above courses or the following related courses)
   • ART 281 Ceramics I
   • ART 285 Photography I
   • ATY 113 Engaging Culture
   • ATY 208 Lost Tribes and Sunken Lands
   • ATY 423 Applying Archaeology in the Real World
   • ATY 440 Colliding Worlds: Forming America
   • ATY 449 Gender Archaeology
   • ATY 497 Selected Topics in Anthropology (if in Archaeology)
   • CCI 360 Archaeology of the Roman Provinces: Britain and Gaul (Prerequisite: CCI 212 or permission of instructor)
   • CCI 365 Archaeology of the Roman Provinces: Asia Minor and Syria (Prerequisite: CCI 212 or permission of instructor)
   • CCI 450 Internship in Classical Studies
   • CCI 475 Ritual, Death, and Religion
   • CCI 512 The Archaeology of Roman Daily Life
   • GES 358 Geographic Information Systems (Prerequisite: GES 121 or permission of instructor)
   • HIS 220 The Ancient World

Under special circumstances and with the permission of the Committee, some required courses may be substituted for others.

Archaeology Minor

A minimum of 15 hours with 9 hours chosen from the Core Requirements and 3 hours chosen from each category of the Area Requirements.