We have the following certificate programs under Archaeology:
Must already have a SAC.
ARCH 1 Introduction to Archaeology + ARCH 2 Data Analysis + ARCH 3 Basic Methods of Archaeology + 2 Electives + 2 Research Projects
Suggested Electives: ARCH 4 Mathematical Methods for Archaeology, ARCH 5 Computational Methods in Archaeology, BIMS 1 Introduction to Biomedical Science, BOT 1 Introduction to Botany, CHEM 1 Chemistry, ENVS 1 Introduction to Environmental Science, FRS 1 Introduction to Forensic Science, GEO 1 Introduction to Geology, HYDR 1 Introduction to Hydrology, OCN 1 Introduction to Oceanography, ZOO 1 Introduction to Zoology
Must already have an ARPC.
Any 4 Archaeological Learning Projects (ARCH 10 - 17) + 4 Electives (including ARCH 10-17) + 2 Research Projects + Design a Learning Project for Others
To complete this project you must do all required homework assignments, and you must develop and present either a 3-5 lesson learning project extending these lessons, or a paper applying these principles to a topic of interest.
Lesson 1: The nature of cultures. Lesson 2: Organization of societies. Lesson 3: Communities and households. Lesson 4: Technology and trade. Lesson 5: Diet and health. Lesson 6: Gender and ethnicity. Lesson 7: Symbols and ritual. Lesson 8: Archaeological survey and excavation. Lesson 9: Artifact analysis. Lesson 10: Reconstructing the past.
To complete this project you must do all required homework assignments, and you must develop and present either a 3-5 lesson learning project extending these lessons, or a paper applying these principles to a topic of interest.
Lesson 1: Review of data analysis. Lesson 2: Error analysis. Lesson 3: Propagation of error. Lesson 4: Statistical analysis of error. Lesson 5: Review of probability. Lesson 6: The normal distribution. Lesson 7: Other probability distributions. Lesson 8: Parameter estimation. Lesson 9: Statistical plots. Lesson 10: Fitting data to a curve.
To complete this project you must do all required homework assignments, and you must conduct a research project, write up the results as a research paper, and prepare a presentation of your results.
Lesson 1: Review of research methods. Lesson 2: Legal issues. Lesson 3: Site survey. Lesson 4: Maps and mapping. Lesson 5: Photography and digital photography. Lesson 6: Data acquisition. Lesson 7: Sample collection. Lesson 8: Sample conservation. Lesson 9: The archaeological laboratory. Lesson 10: Laboratory artifact analysis.
To complete this project you must do all required homework assignments, and you must develop and present either a 3-5 lesson learning project extending these lessons, or a paper applying these principles to a topic of interest.
Lesson 1: Vector algebra. Lesson 2: Vector analysis. Lesson 3: Curvilinear coordinates. Lesson 4: Tensor analysis. Lesson 5: Infinite series. Lesson 6: Fourier analysis. Lesson 7: Complex analysis. Lesson 8: Differential equations. Lesson 9: Orthogonality. Lesson 10: Special functions.
To complete this project you must do all required homework assignments, and you must develop and present either a 3-5 lesson learning project extending these lessons, or a paper applying these principles to a topic of interest.
Lesson 1: Review of Mathematica. Lesson 2: Numbers in Mathematica. Lesson 3: Algebra in Mathematica. Lesson 4: Calculus in Mathematica. Lesson 5: Differential Equations. Lesson 6: Transform techniques. Lesson 7: List processing. Lesson 8: Graphical processing. Lesson 9: Statistics. Lesson 10: Mathematica programming techniques.
To complete this project you must do all required homework assignments, and you must develop and present either a 3-5 lesson learning project extending these lessons, or a paper applying these principles to a topic of interest.
Lesson 1: Review of data analysis. Lesson 2: Review of error analysis. Lesson 3: Rejecting data. Lesson 4: Weighting. Lesson 5: Covariance of error. Lesson 6: Correlation. Lesson 7: The binomial distribution of errors. Lesson 8: The Gaussian distribution of errors. Lesson 9: Hypothesis testing. Lesson 10: The Chi-squared Test.
To complete this project you must do all required homework assignments, and you must conduct a research project, write up the results as a research paper, and prepare a presentation of your results.
Lesson 1: Review of the site survey. Lesson 2: The rationale for a site survey. Lesson 3: The style of a site survey. Lesson 4: The field walk. Lesson 5: GIS. Lesson 6: GPS. Lesson 7: The geophysical survey. Lesson 8: Site analysis. Lesson 9: The rescue. Lesson 10: The site report.
To complete this project you must do all required homework assignments, and you must develop and present either a 3-5 lesson learning project extending these lessons, or a paper applying these principles to a topic of interest.
Lesson 1: Review of probability. Lesson 2: .Random variables, moments, and distributions. Lesson 3: Special discrete distrubtions. Lesson 4: Special continuous distributions. Lesson 5: Review of statistics. Lesson 6: Point and interval expectation. Lesson 7: Hypothesis testing. Lesson 8: Regression. Lesson 9: Analysis of variance. Lesson 10: Nonparametric statistics.
To complete this project you must do all required homework assignments, and you must develop and present either a 3-5 lesson learning project extending these lessons, or a paper applying these principles to a topic of interest.
Lesson 1: Review of photography. Lesson 2: Camera optics. Lesson 3: Image acquisition. Lesson 4: Image processing and enhancement. Lesson 5: Image analysis. Lesson 6: Pattern recognition. Lesson 7: Image rendering. Lesson 8: Image compression. Lesson 9: Image storage and communication. Lesson 10: Signal analysis.
To complete this project you must do all required homework assignments, and you must develop and present either a 3-5 lesson learning project extending these lessons, or a paper applying these principles to a topic of interest.
Lesson 1: Review of data acquisition. Lesson 2: Sensors. Lesson 3: Signals. Lesson 4: Digital acquisition equipment. Lesson 5: Analog electronics. Lesson 6: Digital electronics. Lesson 7: Digital acquisition software. Lesson 8: Performance characteristics. Lesson 9: Measurement error. Lesson 10: Calibration.
To complete this project you must do all required homework assignments, and you must conduct a research project, write up the results as a research paper, and prepare a presentation of your results.
Lesson 1: Review of sample handling. Lesson 2: Bulk finds. Lesson 3: Registered finds. Lesson 4: Metal. Lesson 5: Organic finds. Lesson 6: Biological finds. Lesson 7: Ecological finds. Lesson 8: Documentation. Lesson 9: Conservation. Lesson 10: Display.
To complete this project you must do all required homework assignments, and you must conduct a research project, write up the results as a research paper, and prepare a presentation of your results.
Lesson 1: Review of archaeological excavations. Lesson 2: Site formation. Lesson 3: Types of excavations. Lesson 4: Concepts of excavation. Lesson 5: Planning an excavation. Lesson 6: Methods of excavation. Lesson 7: Field analysis. Lesson 8: Small finds. Lesson 9: Recording the excavation. Lesson 10: Interpreting the evidence from an excavation.
To complete this project you must do all required homework assignments, and you must conduct a research project, write up the results as a research paper, and prepare a presentation of your results.
Lesson 1: Review of laboratory archaeology. Lesson 2: Lithics. Lesson 3: Pottery. Lesson 4: Zooarchaeology. Lesson 5: Botanical archaeology. Lesson 6: Geological archaeology. Lesson 7: Seriation. Lesson 8: Stratigraphy. Lesson 9: Radiocarbon dating. Lesson 10: Archaeological illustration.
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