<p>Hello. I am currently a junior in high school and I want to major in archaeology and become an archaeologist.
I have been told to consider a double major and if any, I would pick engineering.
What are some good colleges out there that offer these two programs? Also, I heard it's better if a school has an archaeology department as well as anthropology department rather than having the two combined. How true is that?
Oh, and I live in New York. I would like to study in-state but I don't mind going to a school few states away.
Thanks!</p>
<p>Double majoring in engineering and archaeology would be near impossible unless you want to spend 6 years in college. If you want practical, look into an archaeology major with a GIS certifications/minor (although in five years, you’ll probably graduate with a completely different degree). The two fields compliment each other quite nicely. </p>
<p>OP, check out the Archaeology, Technology & Historic Structures program at the University of Rochester:
<a href=“https://www.rochester.edu/college/ATHS/undergrad/requirements.html”>https://www.rochester.edu/college/ATHS/undergrad/requirements.html</a></p>
<p>You also might consider programs in Historic Preservation in architecture schools, although that field is more commonly found at the graduate level.</p>
<p>MIT has a program in materials science and archaeology. <a href=“Bachelor of Science in Archaeology and Materials (Course 3-C) – The Center for Materials Research in Archaeology and Ethnology”>The Center for Materials Research in Archaeology and Ethnology;
<p>Some other schools where it might be easier to combine engineering and archaeology would be Brown, Johns Hopkins, Tufts, and Boston U. </p>
<p>What are your stats?</p>
<p>What is your budget (how much will your parents pay each year)?</p>
<p>What is your career goal.</p>
<p>You may be able to major in eng’g and minor in archeology IF the school allows for lots of AP credits and you have many. </p>
<p>WIthin a few states of NY?<br>
Check out Cornell, UPenn, and JHU if your qualifications are pretty strong. These 3 are expensive but have good need-based aid. If you don’t qualify for n-b aid and your family cannot afford ~$250K for college, or if you don’t have the stats for one of these selective universities, then look first to the SUNY schools.</p>
<p><a href=“http://ciams.cornell.edu/undergraduate/”>http://ciams.cornell.edu/undergraduate/</a>
<a href=“http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/academics/undergraduate/learnmore.cfm?gclid=CMW1htDY9LwCFTHxOgodEXcA-g”>http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/academics/undergraduate/learnmore.cfm?gclid=CMW1htDY9LwCFTHxOgodEXcA-g</a></p>
<p><a href=“Undergraduate | Department of Anthropology”>Undergraduate | Department of Anthropology;
<a href=“http://www.seas.upenn.edu/”>http://www.seas.upenn.edu/</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://blogs.hopkins-interactive.com/academics/category/archaeology/”>http://blogs.hopkins-interactive.com/academics/category/archaeology/</a>
<a href=“http://engineering.jhu.edu/”>http://engineering.jhu.edu/</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/departments/ceas.shtml”>http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/departments/ceas.shtml</a>
<a href=“http://www.stonybrook.edu/anthro/undergrad.shtml”>http://www.stonybrook.edu/anthro/undergrad.shtml</a></p>
<p>If I had a kid interested in archaeology, I would recommend to him…</p>
<p>Consider a degree in archaeology (anthropology) and combine it with a second major, minor or certificate in Geographic Info Systems (GIS). GIS is heavily used in archaeology.</p>
<p>Since archaeology jobs are very difficult to find, and those out there almost always require a grad degree, the GIS is a nice backup plan as GIS skills are in demand across many disciplines.</p>
<p>or…</p>
<p>A degree in Geology with a minor in archaeology. Another poster (currently in an archaeology PhD program) to CC often recommends this route. There are even some geoarchaeology programs. Hamilton College in New York has a geoarchaeolgy major. U Cincinnati and U Wisconsin-La Crosse also have programs. </p>