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New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2024 Programs of Study and Courses for Liberal Arts and Sciences Students Programs, Faculty, and Courses Archaeology 075 Minor Program  

Minor Program



This minor is designed for students interested in the multidisciplinary study of archaeology and includes courses drawn from the Departments of Anthropology, Art History, Classics, Geography, History, Jewish Studies, and Statistics.

Total number of required credits: 19 credits.

Required courses include 01:070:105 Introduction to Archaeology, which is a general introduction to the methods and techniques used in archaeology, regardless of the chronological or geographical specialization. Four elective courses from at least two departments must include at least one course from each of the three areas: chronology, geographic area, and methodology. In addition, all students must complete one of the practicum options listed below.

INTRODUCTORY COURSE. Required (4 credits):

01:070:105  Introduction to Archaeology (4)

CHRONOLOGY COURSES. At least one course required (3 credits):
Courses in the chronology group emphasize a particular chronological range and students will be able to make diachronic comparisons within this range.

01:070:112  World Prehistory
01:082:105  Introduction to Western Art History, Pre-History to 1400
01:190:215  Introduction to Greek and Roman Archaeology
01:090:295:H6  Historical Archaeology of Slavery
01:070:313  Historical Archaeology
01:070:326  Life in the Pleistocene
01:070:327  Life in the Holocene
01:070:333  Colonial Archaeology

GEOGRAPHIC AREA COURSES. At least one course required (3 credits):
Courses in the geographic area group emphasize the archaeology of a particular geographic area. Students will be afforded the opportunity to develop some proficiency with a particular geographic area.

01:070:206  Survey of New World Prehistory
01:070:207  Prehistoric Archaeology of Europe
01:070:209  The Prehistory of Iberia
01:070:330  Archaeology of Australia
01:070:332  North American Archaeology
01:070:339  Caribbean Archaeology
01:070:426  South African Archaeology
01:082:321  Art of Early China
01:082:333  Pre-Columbian Art
01:082:362  Native Arts of North America
01:082:388  The City of Rome
01:190:372  Cities of the Classical World
01:190:373  Pompeii: The Life and Death of a Roman Town
01:506:271  Jewish History: Ancient and Medieval
01:190:205  Greek Civilization

METHODOLOGY COURSES. At least one course required (3 credits):
These courses emphasize sets of methods or practices in archaeology defined very broadly.

01:070:314  Prehistoric Funerary Archaeology
01:070:352  Practicum in Geoarchaeology
01:070:391  Lithic Analysis in Archaeology
01:070:392  Faunal Analysis in Archaeology
01:070:335  Analysis of Archaeological Data
01:070:395  Quantification of Archaeological Data
01:070:393  Cultural Resource Management
01:082:430  Foundations in Cultural Heritage and Preservation
01:082:440  Cultural Heritage and Preservation Studies: Museums, Collecting, and Preservation
01:070:394  Geological Context in Paleoanthropology
01:450:321  Geographic Information Systems
01:450:322  Remote Sensing
01:960:401  Basic Statistics for Research or one of the following: 01:960:201, 01:960:211, 01:960:285.

PRACTICUM.  Required (3 credits):
The practicum requirement can be fulfilled through a variety of options involving research and professional experience, either in the field, in the laboratory, or in another professional setting
1. By completing 01:070:334 by attending either of the Rutgers archaeological field schools: the Turkana Basin Field School or the Archaeological Field School in Italy (Vacone).
2. By completing at least 3 credits in a non-Rutgers field school approved by the minor director. An example of such a field school that has been frequently used by Rutgers students is the Slavia Field School in Mortuary Archaeology, Drawsko, Poland.
3. By completing a professional internship relevant to archaeology whether in the field, in the lab, or in another professional setting. The internship will require the approval of the minor director. The course of record may be 01:070:386 any Rutgers internship course with the specific internship approved by the minor director.
4. By completing an advanced-level course. With preapproval from the program director, students unable to fulfill the practicum requirements via options 1, 2, or 3 may enroll in an advanced undergraduate or a graduate level course with significant hands-on experiences.


Students are advised to consult the anthropology department webpage for suggested course combinations for specializations in human origins, prehistoric archaeology, zooarchaeology, or heritage and recent archaeology.


 
For additional information, contact RU-info at 848-445-info (4636) or colonelhenry.rutgers.edu.
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