ANTH 555 - The Practice of Pub Arch

Credits: 4

The Practice of Public Archaeology is the capstone course for the public archaeology track for the MA in Anthropology. This class will build on the students’ internship experience from the previous summer to help each student move from learning about public archaeology to practicing public archaeology. The course will address issues of ethics, funding, research management, use of appropriate technology, collaboration, constituency building, and management of public archaeology. The course will use case studies to illustrate these issues, and students will draw on and share their intern experience to explore these topics. Offered every Fall semester. Prerequisites: Student must be enrolled in Public Archaeology MA Track and have completed his/her summer internship ANTH 595.