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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
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
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
Last Revision August
2005