Students must complete 20 units of Electives on regions, themes, or other areas of interest. They are encouraged to do so by consulting with their faculty advisor and the Archaeology SSO to design a course plan.

The electives are broken down into emphasis categories below allowing students to identify courses based on their varied interests in archaeology, and students may choose courses from multiple emphasis categories.

Heritage: Courses for students interested in understanding the roles and reception of past material culture in present-day societies and cultures, navigating tensions that emerge within local, national, and international governments/communities and exploring how heritage work can contribute to healing and reconciliation.
Biological & Environmental Archaeology: Courses for students interested in understanding how humans lived and interacted with their surroundings and the environment.
Archaeological Science & Technology: Courses for students interested in how the sciences and technologies applied to material culture help us understand past societies.
Materiality & Society: Courses for students interested in the relationship and interaction between humans, their objects, and the societies they built together.
Regional: Courses for students interested in a particular region of the world such as the Americas, Mediterranean, Asia/East Asia, and Africa.

Non-ARCHLGY courses can be used to fulfill this requirement with the prior approval of the Archaeology curriculum committee and Archaeology Center director. Please contact the Archaeology student services officer for more information on this petition process.

Courses taken to fulfill the elective component cannot be used to satisfy any other degree requirement. A course can only be applied to one degree component.

ARCHA-BA - Archaeology (BA)

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