University of Montana Catalog 2023-2024

Anthropology B.A. - Archaeology

Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology; Archaeology Concentration

General Education Requirements

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog. 

Summary

Lower-Division Core Courses12
Statistics Requirement3
Subarea I - Theory and Methods6
Anthropological Theory
Anthropological Methods
Subarea II, III, IV6
Subarea II: Human Adaptation and Diversity
Subarea III: World Societies and Cultures
Subarea IV: Concepts and Issues
Anthropology and Linguistics Electives12
Archaeology Concentration Core Courses9
Area
Theory
Methods
Archaeology Allied Science Electives 12
Total Hours60

 

Degree Specific Credits: 60

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Note: For a degree in Anthropology with a concentration in Archaeology, students must complete all the general major requirements, including a total of nine credits of Archaeology Concentration core requirements and 12 credits in Archaeology electives. Note that in addition to fulfilling concentration requirements, ANTY courses also fulfill certain major requirements.

Lower-Division Core Courses

Complete all of the following courses:
ANTY 210NIntroduction to Biological Anthropology3
ANTY 220SCulture & Society3
ANTY 250SIntro to Archaeology3
LING 270SIntro to Linguistics3
Total Hours12

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Statistics Requirement

Complete one of the following courses:3
Anthropological Statistics
Anthropological Data Analysis
Introduction to Econometrics
Psychological Statistics
Social Statistics
Introduction to Statistics
Forest Biometrics
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C- 


Subarea I - Theory and Methods

Rule: Complete 3 credits in Theory and 3 credits in Methods: 6 total credits required.

Anthropological Theory

Complete 3 credits of the following courses:3
Human Evolution
History of Anthropology
Public Anthropology
Anthropological Museology
Emergence of Modern Humans
Social Anthropology
Archaeological Theory
Historical Archaeology
Archaeology of Hunter-Gatherers
Linguistic Analysis
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Anthropological Methods

Complete 3 credits of the following courses:3
Quantitative Ethnographic Field Methods
Advanced Anthropological Statistics
Osteology
Forensic and Mortuary Archaeology
Dental Anthropology
Evolution and Genetic Variation in Human Populations
Ethnographic Field Methods
Cultural Resource Management
Lithic Technology
Artifact Analysis
Archaeological Survey
Archaeological Field School
Methods for Native Languages
Field Experience/Practicum
Historical Linguistics
Linguistic Field Methods
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Subarea II, III, IV

Rule: Complete 6 credits from 2 of 3 subareas: 6 total credits required.

Subarea II: Human Adaptation and Diversity

Complete 3 credits of the following courses:3
Ancient Migrations
Race and Minorities
Food and Culture
Human Variation
Culture and Population
Evolution and Genetic Variation in Human Populations
Culture, Health, and Healing
Linguistic Ecology and Language Endangerment
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Subarea III: World Societies and Cultures

Complete 3 credits of the following courses:3
Intro to South & S. East Asia
The Silk Road
Archaeology of Yellowstone: 11,000 Years of Native Americans in Yellowstone National Park
Central Asian Culture and Civilization
Foundations of Civilization
Archaeological Wonders of the World
Native Peoples of Montana
Peoples and Cultures of World
Archaeology of North America
Archaeology of Montana
PaleoIndian Archaeology
Mesoamerican Prehistory
Cities and Landscapes of Central Asia
Artistic Traditions of Central Asia
Archaeology of the Arctic and Subarctic
Archaeology of the Southwest United States
Seminar/Workshop
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Subarea IV: Concepts and Issues

Complete 3 credits of the following courses:3
Anthropology and Global Health
Principles of Forensic Anthropology
Indigenous Peoples & the Ethics of Development
Myth, Ritual and Religion
Social Change
Mind, Culture, and Society
Culture and Identity
Anthropology of Gender
Drugs, Culture, and Society
Contemporary Issues of South and Southeast Asia
Language and Culture
Bilingualism
North American Indigenous Language & Linguistics
Morphology
Contemporary Global Issues of Indigenous People
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Anthropology and Linguistics Electives

Complete 12 credits in Anthropology and Linguistics electives not completing core or subarea requirements.12
Total Hours12

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Archaeology Core Courses

Rule: Complete one course from each of the 3 Archaeology Core Course subcategories: Area, Theory, and Methods. 9 total credits required.

Area

Complete one of the following courses:3
Archaeology of North America
Archaeology of Montana
PaleoIndian Archaeology
Mesoamerican Prehistory
Cultural Resource Management
Archaeology of the Arctic and Subarctic
Archaeology of the Southwest United States
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Theory

Complete one of the following courses:3
Archaeological Theory
Historical Archaeology
Archaeology of Hunter-Gatherers
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Methods

Complete 3 credits from the following courses:3
Lithic Technology
Artifact Analysis
Archaeological Survey
Archaeological Field School
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Archaeology Allied Science Electives

Complete 6 credits in Biology, Geography, or Geology. All 6 credits must be in the same discipline.6
Complete 6 credits in Computer Science, Environmental Studies, Forestry, History, Native American Studies, or Mathematical Sciences. All 6 credits must come from the same discipline.6
Total Hours12

Minimum Required Grade: C-