Archaeology

The Certificate in Archaeology offers hands-on fieldwork and/or laboratory training combined with more traditional classroom courses to enable students to develop a working knowledge of practical archaeology and its methods.  This certificate program is ideal for students wanting to acquire the skills that will equip them to compete on the market for archaeology and cultural resource management jobs.  It will also prepare them for entry into graduate programs where they plan to pursue archaeology.

Certificate requirements: (Total 35 units)

1. ANTH 300: Archaeology (4)
2. A five units chosen from:
   • ANTH 320. Archaeological Survey and Excavation (5)
   • ANTH 577. Internship in Archaeology (5)
3. A five units chosen from:
   • ANTH 319. Experimental Archaeology and Ethnoarchaeology (5)
   • ANTH 321. Archaeological Laboratory Analysis (5)
4. Eight units chosen from:
• ANTH 302. African Archaeology (4)
• ANTH 303. Prehistory of the Middle East and Europe (4)
• ANTH 305. North American Prehistory (4)
• ANTH 306. Aztecs, Maya and Their Predecessors (4)
• ANTH 307. Incas and Their Predecessors (4)
• ANTH 312. Historical Archaeology (4) or HIST 312. Historical Archaeology (4)
• ANTH 315. Archaeology of the Southwest and California (4)
5. GEOG 201. Map Interpretation (4)
6. GEOG 202. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Mapping (5)
7. A minimum of four units chosen from :
   • GEOG 306. Remote Sensing of Environment (4)
   • GEOG 308. Advanced Geographic Information Systems (5)
   • GEOG 403. Advanced Map Design (5)
   • GEOG 480. Geomorphology (4)
   • GEOL 301. Introduction to Geologic Mapping (4)
   • GEOL 330. Sedimentary Petrology (5)
   • GEOL 350. Paleontology (5)