Field schools
Survey, mapping, documentation, observation, sampling, community engagement, and field reporting.
Applied learning
Methods become meaningful through use.
Field and laboratory learning connects disciplinary questions to sampling, observation, documentation, measurement, analysis, interpretation, quality control, reporting, and public communication.
Laboratory intensives
Instrumentation, sample preparation, capture workflows, quality assurance, analysis, and technical documentation.
Collections & digital heritage
Artifact digitization, archives, metadata, visualization, conservation documentation, and controlled access.
Applied projects
Research, engineering, computation, publishing, CRM, and partner-defined work with evaluated deliverables.
Programs
Field and laboratory pathways
Archaeological Survey & Digital Documentation
Field survey, GIS, context recording, photography, 3D capture, artifact documentation, and technical reporting.
One to six weeks80.0 contact hours
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Long-Read Genomics
Run planning, long-read sequencing, quality control, alignment, analysis, reproducibility, and technical reporting.
One to six weeks45.0 contact hours
View pathway →3D Artifact Digitization
Intensive structured-light capture, model processing, measurement, texture, metadata, web presentation, and archival packaging.
One to six weeks45.0 contact hours
View pathway →Learning in context
Real places. Real evidence. Real responsibility.
Students work in environments where collection decisions, instrument settings, documentation, interpretation, and communication have practical consequences.
Register interestSelected courses
Method-centered learning
ANTH-101Foundations of Anthropological Inquiry
Introduces anthropology as a comparative study of human life across culture, biology, language, material evidence, technology, and history.
- Credits
- 3.0
- Contact hours
- 45.0
ANTH-210Ethnographic Methods & Thick Description
Develops field-based qualitative research through observation, interviewing, fieldnotes, reflexivity, ethics, coding, and interpretive writing.
- Credits
- 3.0
- Contact hours
- 45.0
ANTH-401AI in Anthropology
Examines how artificial intelligence can support anthropological research while preserving context, evidence, authorship, ethics, and disciplinary judgment.
- Credits
- 3.0
- Contact hours
- 45.0
ARCH-220Archaeological Method & Interpretation
Introduces archaeological reasoning from research design and survey through excavation, classification, chronology, interpretation, and reporting.
- Credits
- 3.0
- Contact hours
- 45.0
ARCH-365AI-Assisted Archaeology
Applies machine learning, computer vision, language models, and spatial computation to archaeological data with explicit validation and interpretive controls.
- Credits
- 3.0
- Contact hours
- 45.0
GEO-210Cartography & Spatial Reasoning
Builds foundational spatial thinking and cartographic communication across human, environmental, archaeological, and technical questions.
- Credits
- 3.0
- Contact hours
- 45.0
GEOG-405Spatial Analysis & LiDAR
Uses GIS, terrain models, point clouds, and LiDAR derivatives to investigate landscapes, built environments, archaeology, ecology, and infrastructure.
- Credits
- 3.0
- Contact hours
- 45.0
CRM-410Cultural Resource Management Practice
Examines CRM project design, records research, field coordination, compliance documentation, laboratory integration, partner relationships, and final reporting.
- Credits
- 3.0
- Contact hours
- 45.0
Institutional & employer training
Build a field, laboratory, or technical learning sequence for your organization.
Programs can be organized around instruments, methods, reporting requirements, collections, landscapes, software, or project deliverables.