University of Wisconsin -
La Crosse



ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDIES PROGRAM


Welcome to the UW-L Archaeological Studies Program. These pages are designed to answer most of the basic questions about majoring in Archaeological Studies at UW-L. Information not found on this web site can easily be obtained from any of the faculty members.  The Archaeology Studies Student Handbook is an important resource that will help answer your questions and serve as a detailed guide through the program.

The Archaeological Studies Major is one of the few comprehensive undergraduate degree programs in archaeology in the United States and the only one in the Midwest.  Its uniqueness lies in the fact that it is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary major that integrates the fields of Prehistoric Archaeology, Near Eastern Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Geoarchaeology, and Cultural Resources Management.

The program is built around the theme of close student-instructor interactions with opportunities for in-depth participation by our students in all aspects of archaeological research.  Field and laboratory research opportunities for students are abundant and varied.  The program's research focus is the archaeology of the Upper Midwest and South America.

The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UW-L) also offers many minors that enrich the Archaeological Studies Major.  One that is most complementary for graduate school-bound students is anthropology, offered in the Department of Sociology and Archaeology.  The anthropology minor provides a background for understanding cultural diversity in the prehistoric and contemporary world.  Another minor is geoarchaeology, offered by the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences.  Geoarchaeology applies the techniques of geology, geomorphology, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to archaeological problems (see the appendix to this handbook or the UW-L Undergraduate Catalog for details online at: www.uwlax.edu/records/ug-cat/index.html).  Other complementary minors include history, geography, and biology.


Archaeological Studies Homepage * Faculty * Requirements for the Major * Program Resources
Course Descriptions * Upcoming Course Schedule * Graduate School * Careers in Archaeology
Student Projects * Archaeology Club * Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center
Back to the Department of Sociology and Archaeology * Archaeology Studies Student Handbook



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