Students standing on top of ancient lava flow using LiDAR to map it. Students standing on top of ancient lava flow in Oregon mapping the surface using LiDAR.

Undergraduate Programs

Explore your options with programs that offer hands-on learning opportunities and a wide scope of career-building experiences.

Applied Anthropology, Anthropology, BA

Archaeology, Anthropology, BA

Earth and Environmental Science, BS

Earth and Space Science Education
(Earth and Environmental Science, BS with Secondary Science Education Teaching Certificate)

Forensic Sciences, BS

Geographic Information Science and Planning, BS

Undergraduate Minors

Anthropology, Minor

Geography, Minor

Geology, Minor

Regional Planning, Minor

Graduate Programs

Expand your professional options with a graduate program that takes you directly into the material you’ll need to advance your career.

Applied Archaeology, MA

Geography and Planning, MS
(not accepting new applicants for 2025–26 academic year)

Undergraduate Certificates

Cultural Competencies Certificate

Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Science and Applications Certificate

Geospatial Intelligence  Certificate

Graduate Certificates

GIS and Geospatial Techniques Certificate

Geospatial Intelligence Analysis Certificate

Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) Science and Applications Certificate

Planetarium

The Cejka Planetarium in Kopchick Hall is a digital planetarium 35 feet in diameter. It is used extensively for educational outreach as well as in undergraduate instruction, both for introductory astronomy courses and in classes for Earth and Space Science teaching majors.

Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences Statement on Race and Diversity

The Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences Department is committed to combating racism through fostering inclusive and welcoming spaces for diverse students, and fostering student learning outcomes that expand the understanding of race: particularly, that race is not a biological reality, but that race and racism are cultural and social constructs that intersect with social class and other forms of social positionality to produce harm for people of color in our society and globally.

Support Our Students

When you make a gift in support of our department, you invest in the world’s next generation of leaders. Scholarships and program support create the best possible student experience.

News

IUP Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences Hanna’s Town Research Featured on Pennsylvania Cable Network Program

Ongoing research by Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences at Historic Hanna’s Town is featured on a Pennsylvania Cable Network segment.

AGES Department Research Featured on NPR's Here and Now Program

AGES faculty recently participated in a project to identify portions of the Lake Erie bottom that could have been inhabited when the lake waters were lower.

IUP Cejka Planetarium Offering Program About Formation of Solar System, Oct. 20

Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Cejka Planetarium in John J. and Char Kopchick Hall will host a program about the formation of the solar system on October 20 at 7:00 p.m. The planetarium shows are free and open to the community.

AGES Departmental Seminar: Student Reports from Summer Experiences

Current Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences students report to the department about summer field schools, field work, internships, and research opportunities.

IUP Cejka Planetarium Offering Program About Life Cycle of Stars, to Host Observe the Moon Event

Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Cejka Planetarium in John J. and Char Kopchick Hall will host a program about the life cycle of stars on September 15 and will observe International Observe the Moon Night on September 19.