The M.A. in Applied Archaeology prepares students to meet the needs of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania while also meeting the state and federal professional requirements so that they may work nationwide as applied or professional archaeologists.
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Graduate student Germaine McArdle surveying archaeological sites in New Mexico, Summer 2009
The IUP School of Graduate Studies and Research and the Anthropology Department are now accepting applications for M.A. in Applied Archaeology for the Fall semester. Because there is no deadline for admission, student applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; the deadline for applications for financial aid, including graduate assistantships, is March 15. To apply, complete the online or printed application available at How to Apply.
The program includes 36 hours of graduate coursework. All students will take a required common core of 15 credits, 15 credits of electives, and six credits of thesis and/or internship. For more information, contact Dr. Phillip Neusius (phillip.neusius@iup.edu), chair of the IUP Anthropology Department.
The goal of the M.A. in Applied Archaeology is to produce graduates who
- are trained in the subjects required for professional archaeologists, including preservation law, ethics, business, and archaeology and who have the writing skills to prepare technical reports as well as publications for the general public
- meet the U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s standards (36CFR61) for professional archaeologists upon graduation (an option for individuals already employed in the field of CRM) or meet all the requirements except for a full year of experience as a project supervisor (an option for students who enter the program immediately after graduation with a B.A. degree)
- have specialized training in technical skills such as human osteology, faunal analysis, artifact analysis, and geophysical surveys such as the use of electrical resistivity, magnetometers, and ground penetrating radar
In other words, our objective is to produce graduates who have the discipline-specific knowledge, technical training, and experience to be employed as professional archaeologists in a variety of settings, including private environmental consulting and engineering firms, national and state agencies, museums, and the historic preservation and heritage tourism industries.
