Excavating the Past
BS in Archaeological Sciences (ASc) option requirements
Archaeological Sciences students are required to complete the following courses to fulfill their 75 anthropology credits:
Core Coursework (Required):
- Complete core anthropology courses: BIO A 201, any 5-credit 200-level ARCHY course, and any 5-credit 200-level ANTH course.
- Complete one statistics course chosen from CS&SS/SOC/STAT 221, STAT 220, STAT 311, Q SCI 381, or ARCHY 495.
Specific Courses Required:
- 15 credits from the core Archaeological Sciences course list: ARCHY 372/3, 410, 459, 465, 467, 472/3, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 486, 487, 495, or BIO A 487
- 15 credits from the approved Archaeological Sciences course list (listed below).
- 25 credits of additional ARCHY, ANTH, or BIO A courses.
Additional Requirements:
- 35 credits must be Upper Division.
- 50 credits must be Natural Science courses in Anthropology.
Approved Courses for Archaeological Sciences (ASc)
Strongly recommended:
- ARCHY 303 Archaeology of Africa and Eurasia (5 credits)
- ARCHY 304 Archaeology of the Americas (5 credits)
- ARCHY 309 Archaeology of Mainland Southeast Asia (5 credits)
- ARCHY 319 Archaeology of Australia (5 credits)
- ARCHY 320 Prehistory of the Northwest Coast (5 credits)
- ARCHY 325 Archaeology of Island Southeast Asia and the Pacific (5 credits)
- ARCHY 345 Global Ethnoarchaeology (5 credits)
- ARCHY 369 Special Problems in Archaeology (3-6 credits, max 12 credits)
- ARCHY 377 Archaeology of the Arctic (5 credits)
- ARCHY 378 Prehistory of the Arid West (5 credits)
- ARCHY 401 Archaeology of Human Origins (5 credits)
- ARCHY 402 Archaeology and Social Difference (5 credits)
- ARCHY 403 The Archaeology of Landscapes (5 credits)
- ARCHY 467 Research Ethics in Archaeology: Conservation, Accountability, and Stewardship (5 credits)
- ARCHY 469 Special Studies in Archaeology (3-6 credits, max. 18 credits)
- ARCHY 470 The Archaeology of Extinction (5 credits)
- ARCHY 486 Geoarchaeology Laboratory (5 credits)
- ARCHY 489 Archaeology Practicum (2-9 credits, max. 15 credits)
- ARCHY 490 Museum Curation Practicum: Archaeology (1-5 credits, max. 15 credits)
- ARCHY 499 Undergraduate Research (max. 12 credits)
- ARCHY 270 Field Course in Archaeology. Note that five credits of this course will count to the ASc option. Credits may also be granted for other relevant field experience, please consult with a member of the archaeology faculty before undertaking field experience to ensure that it is appropriate for the ASc.
Also recommended:
- ANTH 461 Historical Ecology
- BIO A 388 Human Fossils and Evolution I (5 credits)
- BIO A 389 Human Fossils and Evolution II (5 credits)
- BIO A 487 Human and Comparative Osteology (5 credits)
- BIO A 491 Issues in Human Paleontology (5 credits)
- CL AR 340 Pre-Classical Art and Archaeology (3 credits)
- CL AR 341 Greek Art and Archaeology (3 credits)
- CL AR 342 Roman Art and Archaeology (3 credits)
- CL AR 343 Hellenistic Art and Archaeology (3 credits)
- CL AR 447 The Archaeology of Early Italy (3 credits)
- CL AR 448 The Archaeology of Italy (3 credits)
- ESRM 413 Soil Genesis and Classification (5 credits)
- ESRM 416 Field Survey of Wildland Soils (5 credits)
- ESS 455 Stratigraphy (5 credits)
- ESS 456 Depositional Environments (5 credits)
- ESS 459 Environmental Isotope Geology (5 credits)
- ESS 461 Geological Time (5 credits)
- ESS 554 Paleoclimate Proxies (5 credits)
- ESS 589 Paleoclimatology: Data, Modeling and Theory (5 credits)
- Q SCI 381 Introduction to Probability and Statistics (5 credits)
- Q SCI 482 Statistical Inference in Applied Research I: Hypothesis Testing and Estimation for Ecologists and Resource Managers (5 credits)
- Q SCI 483 Statistical Inference in Applied Research II: Regression Analysis for Ecologists and Resource Managers (5 credits)