Requirements for a Major in Archaeology
Bachelor of Arts
A student majoring in archaeology must complete ten courses, with a grade of C- or better in each course:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ARCH 221 | Archaeological Methods and Theory | 4 |
| or CLAS 221 | Archaeological Methods and Theory | |
| ARCH 320 | Archaeology, Art, and Cultural Heritage Ethics and Laws | 3 |
| or CLAS 320 | Archaeology, Art, and Cultural Heritage Ethics and Laws | |
| Archaeology Focus Groups | ||
| Select at least one course from each of the following Focus Groups and must complete three additional courses from one of the Groups: | 18 | |
| Applications/Archaeometry | ||
| Genetics | ||
| Evolution | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology I | ||
| Human Ecology and Evolution | ||
| Human Genetics | ||
| Environmental Chemistry | ||
| Introduction to College Chemistry | ||
| Principles of Chemistry | ||
| Basic Inorganic Chemistry | ||
| Quantitative Chemical Analysis | ||
| Organic Chemistry | ||
| Organic Chemistry II | ||
| Instrumental Methods of Analysis | ||
| Geographic Informaiton Systems with Environmental Applications | ||
| Introduction to Geology and the Environment | ||
| A Geologic History of Earth | ||
| Introduction to Math Modeling | ||
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Linguistic Anthropology | ||
| Peoples of Africa | ||
| Peoples of Latin America | ||
| Historical Archaeology | ||
| Origins of Civilzation | ||
| African and Oceanic Art | ||
| The United States to 1865 | ||
| Virginia History | ||
| Colonial Latin America | ||
| Geographical History | ||
| Native American History | ||
| The Contest for Eastern North America, 1550-1763 | ||
| The American Revolution, 1763-1789 | ||
| The Renaissance | ||
| Native American Religions | ||
| Ancient World | ||
| Origins of Civilzation | ||
| Art and Archaeology of Egypt and the Ancient Near East | ||
| Prehistoric Aegean Cultures | ||
| Greek Art and Archaeology | ||
| Bronze and Iron Age Europe | ||
| Roman Art | ||
| Art of the Great Empires of Rome and Byzantium | ||
| The Art and Architecture of Ancient Athletic Games | ||
| Rise of the Ancient City | ||
| Ancient Cult and Worship | ||
| Roman Life | ||
| Warfare in Antiquity | ||
| Ancient Medicine | ||
| Ancient Identities | ||
| Archaeology of Israel | ||
| Greek History | ||
| Roman History | ||
| The Hellenistic World | ||
| 300-Level Course | ||
| Select one of the following 300-level course that was not used to satisfy one of the Groups above: | 3 | |
| Human Ecology and Evolution | ||
| Human Genetics | ||
| Instrumental Methods of Analysis | ||
| Geographical History | ||
| Native American History | ||
| The Contest for Eastern North America, 1550-1763 | ||
| The American Revolution, 1763-1789 | ||
| The Renaissance | ||
| Peoples of Africa | ||
| Peoples of Latin America | ||
| Capstone | ||
| ARCH/CLAS 450 | Field Studies in Archaeology | 3 |
| or ARCH 495 | Research Project in Archaeology | |
| Total Hours | 31 | |