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Archaeology and Anthropology Department (ARC/ANT) 1 archaeology for students in all areas of the liberal arts and sciences. Archaeology and Anthropology Majors Archaeology: The archaeological studies major at UWL is among the Department (ARC/ANT) top comprehensive undergraduate programs in archaeology in the United States and the only one in the Midwest. The uniqueness of College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities our program lies in the fact that it is an interdisciplinary major that Department Chair: Timothy McAndrews integrates the fields of New World and Old World archaeology, cultural 435A Wimberly Hall; 608.785.6774 anthropology, physical anthropology, geoarchaeology, and cultural Email: [email protected] resource management. We are able to provide our undergraduate students with practical experience unmatched by other programs of its www.uwlax.edu/archaeology (http://www.uwlax.edu/archaeology/) kind for three primary reasons: Departmental mission 1. Our close relationship with the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center (MVAC), the research arm of our program, which conducts The Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of extensive research and public education activities throughout the tri- Wisconsin-La Crosse (UWL) is one of the most unique and high profile state region of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa; departments in the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities 2. Our impressive array of intensive international experiences designed (CASSH). We offer majors in archaeology and cultural anthropology to provide students with practical anthropological, archaeological, and minors in archaeology and anthropology. The central mission of and ethnographic methods; the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology is to provide the 3. Our focus on providing students with training in cutting edge highest quality academic programs in service to our majors and minors technologies that very few programs in the U.S. offer including: as well as to the students that take our courses as electives and to geophysical and remote sensing equipment (ground penetrating students enrolled in our many general education offerings. Beyond radar, magnetometer, resistivity meter); precision laser mapping this, the Archaeology and Anthropology Department embraces its equipment; a complete photogrammetry array; 3-D scanning, photo, further obligation to conduct scholarship that serves the needs of our and video equipment; photographic drone for aerial photography and associated communities (both locally and abroad) within the realm of video. our professional expertise and the availability of our resources. Cultural Anthropology: The cultural anthropology emphasis major at Additionally, since much of our teaching and research is international UWL is designed for students interested in learning more about cross- in scope, we are dedicated to contributing to the broader university cultural international issues and gaining employment in international effort to internationalize curriculum, providing students with skills settings and diverse settings in the US. This major program of study that will help them succeed in an increasingly interconnected world. combines the holistic, cross-cultural, and comparative perspective of Specifically, we strive to increase awareness, content knowledge, and anthropology to the study of human diversity and focuses on concepts, empathetic understanding of the complex ways individuals interact theories, and methods students use to understand contemporary with global systems and institutions (paraphrased from www.aacu.org/ peoples and cultures based upon others’ rationales. This major program making-excellence-inclusive). In addition to delivering high quality will also provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to internationalized curriculum on campus, we provide UWL students with work in diverse environments in the U.S., and to recognize the ways innovative and rich international programs abroad which allow them that our own beliefs and practices here in the U.S. are just as cultural experiential opportunities for global engagement. as others’ beliefs and practices around the world. The practical application of this emphasis for students is exhibited in the fact that The primary objective of the archaeological studies major as an U.S. News & World Report ranked “Anthropologist” 5th on their Top Ten academic program is to provide a sound and broad multi-disciplinary Best Jobs in Science listing for 2021 (https://money.usnews.com/ background for students seeking a liberal arts/humanities degree; to careers/best- (http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/rankings/ provide academic and professional preparation for students planning to best-science-jobs/)jobs/rankings/best-science-jobs). This ranking enter graduate school in archaeology; to provide professional training is based on expected job growth by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a for students planning careers in archaeology directly after graduation; competitive average salary, and the growing need for broader cross- and to provide elective and service courses for other majors. cultural understanding in our globalized society. The primary objective of the cultural anthropology emphasis major as an academic program is to provide a sound and broad multi-disciplinary Minors background for students seeking a liberal arts/humanities degree; to The anthropology minor provides students with a broad background provide academic and professional preparation for students planning to in one of the most fascinating of social sciences - anthropology, enter graduate school in anthropology; to provide professional training the scientific study of humanity. Required curriculum in the minor for students planning careers in anthropology directly after graduation; exposes students to all four sub-disciplines of anthropology - cultural and to provide elective and service courses for other majors. anthropology, physical anthropology, archaeology, and linguistics – The primary objective of the anthropology minor as an academic and students are able to flesh out the minor with a range of elective program is to provide a strong four-field anthropological background for courses that satisfy their particular interests. The anthropology minor students in all areas of the liberal arts and sciences. is an excellent pairing with a number of disciplinary majors available on campus including archaeology, sociology, communications, women’s, The primary objective of the archaeological studies minor as an gender, and sexuality studies, and disciplines in the health sciences, to academic program is to provide a solid grounding in anthropological name only a few. 2 Archaeology and Anthropology Department (ARC/ANT) The archaeological studies minor is designed for students who have an interest in the anthropological sub-discipline of archaeology but who are Majors majoring in another discipline. Common majors that are served by the archaeology minor include history, geology, geography, biology, physics, • Archaeological studies major - BA (http://catalog.uwlax.edu/ and a number of others. The minor in archaeological studies provides undergraduate/archaeology/major-archaeological-studies-ba/) students with a strong foundational understanding of the discipline • Archaeological studies major - BS (http://catalog.uwlax.edu/ while at the same time allowing for the selection of elective courses that undergraduate/archaeology/major-archaeological-studies-bs/) particularly suite the individual student’s interests. • Archaeological studies major: cultural anthropology emphasis - BA (http://catalog.uwlax.edu/undergraduate/archaeology/arc-major- Careers in archaeology and anthropology cultural-anthropology-emphasis-ba/) U.S. News & World Report has ranked Anthropologist and Archaeologist • Archaeological studies major: cultural anthropology emphasis - BS among the top careers on their Top 10 Best Science Jobs listing (http://catalog.uwlax.edu/undergraduate/archaeology/arc-major- for the last several years (http://money.usnews.com/careers/best- cultural-anthropology-emphasis-bs/) (http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/rankings/best-science- jobs/)jobs/rankings/best-science-jobs). In 2021 Anthropologist Minors was ranked #5 and Archaeologist was ranked #7. According the the • Archaeological studies minor (http://catalog.uwlax.edu/ Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median salary for Anthropologists and undergraduate/archaeology/minor-archaeological_studies/) Archaeologists is $63,670, the unemployment rate is only 1.8%, and the fields are expected to grow 9.9% between 2018-2028. You can learn • Anthropology minor (http://catalog.uwlax.edu/undergraduate/ more about the variety of careers paths our students pursue at https:// archaeology/minor-anthropology/) www.uwlax.edu/archaeology/resources-for-students/. Honors General education writing emphasis • Archaeology honors program (http://catalog.uwlax.edu/ This department incorporates a significant amount of writing through undergraduate/archaeology/archaeology-honors-program/) the required courses instead of identifying particular courses as writing • Cultural anthropology honors program (http://catalog.uwlax.edu/ emphasis courses. Students who complete a major in this department undergraduate/archaeology/cultural-anthropology-honors-program/) will fulfill the general education writing emphasis requirement (http://catalog.uwlax.edu/undergraduate/generaleducation/ #generaleducationrequirementstext). Anthropology Courses +ANT 101
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