Undergraduate Bulletin > Archaeology > Major
Special Programs in Liberal Studies Major—Concentration in Archaeology
(SPLS)
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Required: 122 semester hours, to include at least 36 hours at or above the 300 course level
AOS Code: U808
Program Requirements
I General Education Core Requirements (GEC)
See complete GEC requirements and approved
course listings for all categories.
Core Category
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Students may select courses for:
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Literature (GLT)
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Fine Arts (GFA)
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Philosophical, Religious, Ethical Principles (GPR)
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Mathematics (GMT)
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Natural Sciences (GNS)
one must be a laboratory course; each must have a different departmental prefix
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Reasoning and Discourse (GRD)
ENG 101 or FMS 115 or RCO 101, and one additional GRD course
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Social and Behavioral Sciences (GSB)
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Department specifies courses for:
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Historical Perspectives on Western Culture (GHP)
required: CCI 211
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II General Education Marker Requirements
See details and courses.
It is possible to meet all GE Marker Requirements while completing the GE Core
requirements or courses required by the major/concentration.
Students may select courses for:
Global/Global Non-Western Perspectives (GL/GN)
four (4) courses carrying GL/GN markers,
at least one of which must carry the GN marker
Required: ATY 258, CCI 211 and 212,
and one additional GL/GN course
selected by student
One Speaking Intensive (SI) Course
In addition to this SI Marker requirement, students must also complete
a second SI course within the major. All programs have identified
at least one course among their major requirements that is taught as Speaking Intensive.
One Writing Intensive (WI) Course
In addition to this WI Marker requirement, students must also complete
a second WI course within the major. All programs have identified
at least one course among their major requirements that is taught as Writing Intensive.
III College of Arts and Sciences Additional Requirements (CAR)
See requirements and approved courses.
Historical Perspectives on Western Culture
either a GHP/GPM
or GMO course
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Humanities and Fine Arts
one additional Literature (GLT) course
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Natural Sciences
one additional GNS/GLS or GPS course
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Social and Behavioral Sciences (GSB)
one additional GSB course
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Foreign Language (GFL)
intermediate-level proficiency in one language, demonstrated by placement test, or completion of course work through
course number 204
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Writing Intensive Courses (WI)
a total of four WI courses
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IV Major Requirements
Minimum 30 semester hours distributed as follows:
1. Core Requirements (12 semester hours)
ATY 258* World Prehistory
ATY 360 Modern Archaeology
CCI 211* Introduction to Classical Archaeology (Greece)
CCI 212* Introduction to Classical Archaeology (Rome)
2. Area Requirements [six (6) semester hours with three (3) hours from each category]
Old World Archaeology:
CCI 312* The Art and Archaeology of Egypt
CCI 313 Archaeology of the Aegean
CCI 314 Ancient Cities
New World Archaeology:
ATY 462 Archaeology of the Southeastern United States
ATY 510 Archaeology of South America
3. Analytical Methods and Techniques (6 semester hours with no more than 3 hours from ATY 378, ATY 478, CCI 401)
ATY 378/578 Historical
Archaeology Field Techniques
ATY 478 Field Methods in Archaeology
ATY 479 Analysis of Archaeological Data
ATY 553 Human Osteology: Description, Data Collection, and Analysis
ATY 559 Disease and Nutrition in Ancient Populations
CCI 401 Archaeological Practicum
GEO 314/314L* Physical
Geography: Landscape Processes
GEO 359 Remote Sensing
4. Related Area Electives (6 semester hours from any of the above courses or the following
related courses)
ARH 201 Ancient Art
ART 281 Ceramics I
ART 285 Photography I
ATY 213 Cultural Anthropology
ATY 340 Ancient North America
ATY 501 Selected Topics in Anthropology (if in Archaeology)
CCI 360 Archaeology of the Roman Provinces: Britain and
Gaul
CCI 365 Archaeology of the Roman Provinces: Asia Minor
and Syria
CCI 450 Internship in Classical Studies
CCI 475 Archaeology of Death in the Classical World
GEO 357 Principles of Cartography
HIS 220 The Ancient World
PHI 325 Introduction to the Philosophy of Science
Under special circumstances and with the permission of the Committee, some required courses may be substituted
for others.
V Electives
Electives sufficient to complete 122 semester hours required for degree.