ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the breadth of fields employed in archaeological science Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Recognize some of the critical hands-on laboratory methods in archaeological science Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Explain how archaeologists build empirical inferences about past human societies and use different archaeological science methods to guide their interpretations Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Critique archeological science methods applied to existing research and identify methods for improved interpretations. Audience: Graduate 5. Carry out original archaeological research and/or a critical review adopting archaeological science techniques to produce quality work that is publishable or of a quality to be submitted to extramural research grant agencies (graduate) Audience: Graduate 6. Formulate research ideas and designs incorporating archaeological science technique(s). Audience: Graduate 7. Communicate methodological procedures in archaeological science. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the breadth of fields employed in archaeological science Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Recognize some of the critical hands-on laboratory methods in archaeological science Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Explain how archaeologists build empirical inferences about past human societies and use different archaeological science methods to guide their interpretations Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Critique archeological science methods applied to existing research and identify methods for improved interpretations. Audience: Graduate 5. Carry out original archaeological research and/or a critical review adopting archaeological science techniques to produce quality work that is publishable or of a quality to be submitted to extramural research grant agencies (graduate) Audience: Graduate 6. Formulate research ideas and designs incorporating archaeological science technique(s). Audience: Graduate 7. Communicate methodological procedures in archaeological science. Audience: Graduate