Historical Archaeology (MA)

Anthropology Department | College of Liberal Arts

Program Requirements

Complete 36 credits from ten courses including three required courses, one fieldwork course, five electives, and one thesis course.

Capstone: Completion and defense of a thesis based on original research.

Minimum grade: No course with a grade below B- may be applied toward the program.
Statute of limitations: Six years.

Course Requirements

Required Courses (9 Credits)

ANTH 625 - Graduate Seminar in Historical Archaeology 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 640 - Archaeological Methods and Analysis 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 665 - Graduate Seminar in Archaeology 3 Credit(s)

Fieldwork Course (6 Credits)

Students who can demonstrate sufficient field training and receive approval from the graduate program director may waive this requirement and complete six credits of additional elective courses.

ANTH 685 - Summer Field School in Historical Archaeology 6 - 10 Credit(s)

Electives (15 Credits)

Complete five courses from below.

ANTH 615 - Public Archaeology 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 635 - Material Life in New England 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 643 - Reconstruction the African Diaspora 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 645 - Topics in Environmental Archaeology 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 650 - Materials in Ancient Societies 5 Credit(s)
ANTH 655 - Historical Landscapes and Geographic Information Systems 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 672 - Culture Contact and Colonialism in the Americas 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 696 - Independent Study 1 - 6 Credit(s)
ANTH 697 - Special Topics in Archaeology 1 - 6 Credit(s)
ANTH 698 - Practicum in Archaeology 1 - 10 Credit(s)
AMST 604 - Gender and Sexuality in US History and Culture 3 Credit(s)
AMST 605 - Ethnicity, Race, and Nationality 3 Credit(s)
HIST 620 - Introduction to Public History and Popular Memory 3 Credit(s)
HIST 625 - Interpreting History in Public Approaches to Public History Practice 3 Credit(s)
HIST 685 - Topics in Atlantic History 3 Credit(s)
HIST 688 - Oral History 3 Credit(s)

Thesis Course (6 Credits)

ANTH 699 - Thesis Research Projects in Historical Archaeology 6 - 10 Credit(s)