Interdisciplinary Program in Archaeology

 

 

Advising and Administration

 

General Administrative Structure

Advising Information for Students

Administrative Information for Faculty

 

Administrative Structure

The minor is administered through two entities:  the Steering Committee and the Program Director.  The Steering Committee consists of 2 members each from the departments of Geology, Anthropology, and the Program in Classics; and at least 1 member each from all other departments or programs contributing to the program's curriculum.  Its functions consist of:

 

1.      reviewing and approving courses to be counted towards to the minor

2.      reviewing and modifying the structure of the minor 

3.      advising the Program Director in regards to counting outside field experience as fulfillment of minor requirements

 

Upon recommendation by the Steering Committee, the Program Director is appointed by the Dean for a term of 3 years, and has the following responsibilities:

 

1.      developing and submitting an annual report

2.      coordinating the advising of minors

3.      chairing meetings of the Steering Committee

4.      coordinating the advertising and publicizing of the minor

5.      collecting course proposals for review

6.      granting course exemptions

7.      overseeing library purchases and budget

8.      ensuring frequency of adequate course offerings

9.      promoting undergraduate research experiences in archaeology

10.   serving as a point of contact to the community

 

Advising (top)

To ensure the retention of minors, advisors appropriate to an individual student's interest are appointed.  For example, if an anthropology major declares an archaeology minor, every effort is taken so that they are be paired with a member of the Anthropology Program best suited to coordinate their study.  Students wishing to minor in Archaeology with majors outside of a related field are directly advised by the Program Director.  A declaration form for the minor can be found here.

 

Information for Faculty (top)

Do you teach a course that should be added to the minor?  Have an idea for a new course that might be added to the minor?  New courses are added to the list upon approval by the Steering Committee, which meets once in the fall, once in the spring, and at other times as necessary.  In certain circumstances, the Director can accept additional courses on a case-by-case basis.  The established criterion is that the discussion or use of archaeological material should comprise 1/3 of the course materials, which is the established campus-wide content standard for interdisciplinary programs.  A form for this purpose (in .pdf format) can be found here.  If you have any questions regarding  the Archaeology minor, participating in it or  whether your class counts towards the minor please contact the  Director, Erin Beutel  (beutele@cofc.edu).

 

The Steering Committee for 2008/2009 consists of:

 

Maureen Hays      (Anthropology)

Barbara Borg        (Anthropology)

Matthew Canepa   (Art History)

Jaap, Hillenius        (Biology)

Frank Kinard        (Chemistry)

James Newhard    (Classics)

Darryl Phillips       (Classics)

Erin Beutel           (Program Director/Geology)

Kem Fronabarger  (Geology)

Scott Harris          (Geology)

Norm Levine         (Geology)

James Ward         (Historic Preservation)

Peter Piccione      (History)

Chris Boucher       (History) 

 

updated July 2, 2008