College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice
Program Director: Dr. Jacob Freeman, Department Sociology and Anthropology
Graduate Program Director: Dr. Judson Finley, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Department Head: Dr. Judson Finley, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Location: Old Main 245
Phone: (435) 797-0219
WWW: https://chass.usu.edu/anthropology/index
Graduate Program Description
The Graduate Certificate in Archaeological Data Analytics is designed to prepare both fully matriculated graduate students as well as current professionals in the field wishing to enhance their portfolios to understand and implement data analytics within the context of cultural resource management activities. The certificate combines graduate level anthropology courses with courses offered as part of the Masters in Data Analytics program. This certificate may be earned as a stand-alone certification or as part of the USU Anthropology Graduate Program.
Certificate
Students who complete the program will receive a graduate-level certificate Archaeological Data Analytics. Their USU transcript will list the courses and grades received to complete the program.
Admission Requirements
To apply for admittance to the program, a person must complete and submit an application to the School of Graduate Studies . Academic credits obtained from the program may be applied toward a graduate degree.
To apply, the School of Graduate Studies requires:
- A bachelor’s degree (or, for some doctoral programs, a master’s degree) that is or will be completed before the student matriculates in the degree program.
- A 3.0 or higher grade-point average for terms that include the student’s last 60 semester credits or 90 quarter credits.
- Resume/CV
- International applicants are required to submit proof of proficiency in English.
Curriculum
The Archaeological Data Analytics Certificate consists of 18 hours chosen from among the courses listed below. The certificate provides a dual foundation in understanding the unique properties and methodological challenges of archaeological data and inference within the foundations of modern data science. The certificate is designed to meet students where they reside physically and intellectually, from just beginning data science to building on a 10 year career at the interface of archaeology and data science. To this end, the certificate combines courses from Anthropology (ANTH) and Data Science (DATA). The pathway chosen by students to complete their 18 credit hours will depend upon their goals, prior experience and course work in database management, python programming, archaeological data analysis, and archaeological inference. Thus, students may tailor the certificate to their career needs and goals.
Students must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA for program courses. Course grades less than a B (B- and below) do not count toward the certificate.
