Welcome to the Department of 考古学与人类学!

We are a close-knit department with 专门的老师 who have been awarded recognition for their teaching at the university and national level as well as an active alumni community. Small class sizes enable us to successfully 帮助我们的学生 (who have joined us from 40 states including Alaska and Hawaii and from as far away as Mauritius, 津巴布韦, 阿曼, 日本, Nepal and the United Kingdom) to pursue their educational passions and achieve their 的职业目标.

考古学

• We are one of only a few standalone Archaeology departments in the nation and are unusual in that we grant a BA in Archaeology, rather than Classical Studies or History. 的 考古专业 concentrates on the ancient Mediterranean, Near East, Western Europe.

• 我们的 majors have the unusual opportunity to learn 挖掘 and lab techniques at the only ongoing 校园开挖 在全国范围内，由博士领导. 艾伦·凯瑟. 的 Tin City 挖掘 project, 始于2003年, offers students a chance to practice archaeological field methods as well as the possibility for independent research.

• We provide our majors and minors with an exceptional opportunity to learn about historic preservation and modern architecture by working as a tour guide/docent at the campus' own 历史家 designed by Evansville native William Wesley Peters, who was Frank Lloyd Wright's favorite apprentice and, 晚些时候, 女婿.

• 在过去, our Archaeology faculty have brought students with them to work on their projects in Greece and Israel. Should conditions allow, we are hoping to continue that tradition during the coming summers.

人类学

• 人类学 and Archaeology pair well as a double major, giving our students a unique option not often available at other universities.

• 我们的 人类学专业 consists of classes in broad topics such as World Prehistory, 人类进化, Physical 人类学 and Linguistics.

• With our program focusing on the 人类学 of religion, exploring the how and why of worship and belief around the globe and close to home, we offer specialized classes such as the 人类学 of Religion and the 人类学 of Southeast Asia.

• In order to give 人类学专业s hands-on field experience our anthropologist is working on a grant that would allow him to bring students to Indonesia to help him with his research.

这两个专业

• 的 interdisciplinary nature of both the 考古学与人类学 majors provides the necessary preparation to attend graduate school or enter the workforce directly.

• 我们的 department faculty work with each student individually to help them find 实习, 出国留学, 挖掘 机会.

• We are fortunate to have a selection of 奖励和旅游基金 that are available only to our 考古学与人类学 majors.

• 我们的 students also seek out and have been awarded competitive undergraduate scholarships from the National Science Foundation, National Park Service, UExplore Undergraduate Research.

• 的 academic profile of 考古学与人类学 majors is high and many of our students participate in the university 荣誉项目. Every semester, approximately 20 students make the Dean's List.

• With a pool of motivated students like these, the department has produced many 成功的校友 谁在一个 字段数组.