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Department of Anthropology

Minor in Archaeology

Students on Summer 2019, Fall 2019, or Spring 2020 requirements ARCHMIN

The Minor in Archaeology offers students the opportunity to enhance their undergraduate studies with coursework on material culture and how humanity's past informs our present and future. Options for the minor include courses on early human evolution and tool use, ancient civilizations, cultural resource management, museum studies, and archaeological methods.

Requirements

The minor requires at least 15 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Introductory course. One (1) course:
    • ANTH-P 200 Introduction to Archaeology
  2. Archaeological Methods. One (1) course:
    • ANTH-X 480 Fieldwork in Archaeology (Recommended course)
    • ANTH-P 301 Archaeological Methods and Analyses
    • ANTH-P 330 Historical Archaeology
    • ANTH-P 332 Industrial Archaeology
    • ANTH-P 345 Indigenous Archaeology
    • ANTH-P 380 Prehistoric Diet and Nutrition
    • ANTH-P 385 Paleolithic Technology Laboratory
    • ANTH-P 390 Geoarchaeology
    • ANTH-P 401 Cultural Resource Management
    • ANTH-P 406 Laboratory Methods in Archaeology
    • ANTH-P 407 Archaeological Curation
    • ANTH-P 425 Faunal Osteology
    • ANTH-P 426 Problems in Zooarchaeology
  3. Archaeology of a Geographic Region. One (1) course:
    • ANTH-P 230 Archaeology of the Ancient Maya
    • ANTH-P 330 Historical Archaeology
    • ANTH-P 332 Industrial Archaeology
    • ANTH-P 350 Archaeology of Ancient Mexico
    • ANTH-P 361 Archaeology of the Midwestern United States
    • ANTH-P 370 Archaeology of the Andes
    • ANTH-X 480 Fieldwork in Archaeology
    • CLAS-C 412 The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean
    • CLAS-C 413 The Art and Archaeology of Greece
    • CLAS-C 414 The Art and Archaeology of the Roman World
    • CLAS-C 419 The Art and Archaeology of Pompeii
  4. Archaeology Electives. Two (2) additional courses from the Advanced Archaeology list, at least one (1) of which must be at the 300–499 level.
    • ANTH-P 301 Archaeological Methods and Analyses
    • ANTH-P 302 Invention and Technology
    • ANTH-P 330 Historical Archaeology
    • ANTH-P 332 Industrial Archaeology
    • ANTH-P 350 Archaeology of Ancient Mexico
    • ANTH-P 361 Archaeology of the Midwestern United States
    • ANTH-P 363 North American Prehistory through Fiction
    • ANTH-P 370 Archaeology of the Andes
    • ANTH-P 375 Food in the Ancient World
    • ANTH-P 380 Prehistoric Diet and Nutrition
    • ANTH-P 385 Paleolithic Technology Laboratory
    • ANTH-P 390 Geoarchaeology
    • ANTH-P 399 Undergraduate Seminar
    • ANTH-P 401 Cultural Resource Management
    • ANTH-P 406 Laboratory Methods in Archaeology
    • ANTH-P 407 Archaeological Curation
    • ANTH-P 409 Archaeological Ethics
    • ANTH-P 411 Archaeology of Magic, Witchcraft and Religion
    • ANTH-P 425 Faunal Osteology
    • ANTH-P 426 Problems in Zooarchaeology
    • ANTH-P 430 Archaeology of Violence and Conflict
    • ANTH-P 440 Archaeology of Space and Place
    • ANTH-P 445 Pots and People
    • ANTH-P 480 Fieldwork in Wyoming Archaeology
    • ANTH-X 480 Fieldwork in Archaeology
    • Up to 5 total credit hours of the following:
      • ANTH-X 476 Museum Practicum
      • ANTH-X 477 Fieldwork in Anthropology
      • ANTH-X 478 Practicum in Anthropology
      • ANTH-X 490 Individual Readings in Anthropology
    • One of the following:
      • ANTH-A 107 Becoming Human: Evolving Genes, Bodies, Behaviors, Ideas (with approval of department)
      • COLL-C 103 Critical Approaches to the Arts and Humanities (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • COLL-C 104 Critical Approaches to the Social and Historical Studies (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
      • COLL-C 105 Critical Approaches to the Natural and Mathematical Sciences (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
  5. Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
    2. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
    4. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    5. Exceptions to minor requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.