Archaeology Minor
For information, contact the Department of Anthropology, 120 Upham Hall, 513-529-8399.
The Archaeology Minor allows students to develop their skills in archaeological approaches to the human past, including field and laboratory techniques, material culture analysis, and cultural heritage management. This transdisciplinary minor is ideal for students interested in focusing their studies on the deep and diverse history of humans by analyzing and preserving the material remains of past communities. Archaeology combines critical thinking, scientific methods, and experiential research, making it a fitting and unique complement to a variety of student majors.
Students planning to take this minor should inform the chief departmental advisor and formally declare this minor. A minimum GPA of 2.00 is required for all courses in the minor. These courses must be taken for a grade, not credit/no-credit. Minor may be completed with an Anthropology Major; please see notes section below on restrictions.
Program Requirements
(18 semester hours)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses: | ||
| Select one introductory course: | 3 | |
| Lost Cities & Ancient Civilizations | ||
| Greek Civilization in its Mediterranean Context | ||
| Roman Civilization: From City to Empire | ||
| Take the following theory and methods courses: | ||
| ATH 212 | Introduction to Archaeological Theory and Methods | 4 |
| ATH 416 | Applying Archaeology | 3 |
| Elective Courses (to total 18 credit hours): | 8 | |
| Greek and Roman Sculpture | ||
| Greek and Roman Painting | ||
| Greek and Roman Decorative Arts | ||
| Old World Archaeology | ||
| North American Archaeology | ||
| Latin American Archaeology | ||
| Paleoanthropology | ||
| Culture, Art, and Artifacts | ||
| Field Methods in Archaeology | ||
| Archaeology of Power | ||
| Museums and Collections: Beyond the Curio Cabinet | ||
| Museums Today: Content, Practices and Audiences | ||
| Greek and Roman Cities | ||
CLS 299 | Discovering Greece 1 | |
| Discoveries of Archaeology | ||
| Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Techniques and Applications of Remote Sensing | ||
| The Dynamic Earth | ||
| Geoarchaeology | ||
| Geomorphology | ||
| Paleoclimatology | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
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CLS 299 is a 6 credit, Winter-Term study abroad course. Students may petition to have up to 3 credits from this course count toward the Archaeology Minor.
Notes:
- No more than 6 credit hours of variable content courses may count towards the minor: ATH 340; ATH 177, 277, 377, 477; ATH 480; ATH 491.
- Only 9 credit hours may overlap with any other major/minor.