2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Archaeology Major

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:

Required Courses
ARCH 221Archaeological Methods and Theory4
or CLAS 221 Archaeological Methods and Theory
ARCH 320Archaeology, Art, and Cultural Heritage Ethics and Laws3
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 450Field Studies in Archaeology3
or ARCH 495 Research Project in Archaeology
Total Hours31