Archaeology Major

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You’ll learn to appreciate how this discipline balances scientific investigation with culture-based understanding of past societies as you study the material remains and environmental settings of early civilizations.

Career Potential

• Teaching (elementary and secondary)
• State and federal advisory positions such as the Environmental Protection Agency
• Cultural resource/land management/ environmental agencies
• National and state park service
• Public archaeology facilities

What Will I Learn?

• The study of prehistoric and historic societies in worldwide contexts
• How to apply scientific and laboratory-based methods in your research

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Special Features

• Small classes led by eager faculty
• Individualized attention
• Careers as educators, museum curators, laboratory consultants and many other fields
• Rozanne Brooks Museum

Get Involved

College is more than a classroom. Choose from a variety of different electives that will make your degree more individualized.

Student Clubs

• Sociology/Anthropology Club

Honor Societies

• Alpha Kappa Delta, National Honor Society in Sociology
• Alpha Phi Sigma, National Honor Society in Criminology

Next Steps