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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 Analysis 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.

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IUP Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine Team, IUP Faculty Members, Administrators are Invited Presenters for Appalachian Regional Commission Conference

Members of Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine leadership team and IUP faculty members Rick Adkins and John Benhart were invited presenters for the Appalachian Regional Commission “Network Appalachia” meeting, showcasing the region’s experts on transportation, robotics, economic development, and emerging technologies.

  • 15 April 2026

Anthropology Students and Faculty Active at National Applied Anthropology Conference

IUP Anthropology faculty members Abigail Adams and Amanda Poole, along with students Shanya Coshey, Marisol Gonzalez Flores, Seth Koch, Samantha Langley, and Abigail Trimble, attended the eighty-sixth annual Society for Applied Anthropology meetings held March 17–21, 2026, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

  • 31 March 2026

Panel Discussion Honors Distinguished University Professor Emeritus Victor Garcia

Abigail Adams attended the eighty-sixth annual meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and participated in a two-session memorial panel to honor the late visionary applied anthropologist Victor Garcia.

  • 31 March 2026

Applied Archaeology Students Present Research and Win Award at Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference

Three Applied Archaeology MA students presented their thesis research at the Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference, held in March. Abdul Jones won the student paper award.

  • 17 March 2026

Applied Archaeology Student Research Featured in Pennsylvania Annual Report

Abdul Jones’ Applied Archaeology thesis research was featured in the 2025 Pennsylvania Archaeology Site Survey Report.

  • 10 March 2026
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Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
  • Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences
  • Kopchick Hall, Room 114
    421 North Walk
     Indiana, PA 15705
  • Phone: 724-357-2440
Office Hours

Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.