Overview

Applied Archaeology (MA) offered by the Indiana University of Pennsylvania includes 36 hours of graduate coursework. You will take a required, common core of 18 credits, plus 12 credits of electives, and six credits of thesis and/or internship.

Students who enter the program usually hold a bachelor's degree in anthropology, history, geography, or a related field. Depending on your undergraduate coursework, you may be required to take courses as a condition of your admission to prepare for the program, especially an archaeological field school. You must also meet all the requirements of the graduate school and take the General Test of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) before admission.

Students at Applied Archaeology (MA) offered by the Indiana University of Pennsylvania will:

benefit from specialized training in technical skills such as human osteology, faunal analysis, artifact analysis, and geophysical survey.

learn subjects critical for professional archaeologists, including preservation law, ethics, business, and archaeological methods.

develop the writing skills to prepare technical reports and publications for the general public.

complete a thesis, which may be in the form of a cultural resource management (CRM) report or a policy study of a cultural resource issue.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Prehistoric Technologies

Zooarchaeology

Soil Science

Human Osteology

Forensic Archaeology

Public Archaeology

Advanced Archaeological Field Methods

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00 , International

More details

To be fully considered for financial aid, including graduate assistantships and departmental scholarships, applications should be submitted by March 1.

Language

English

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Indiana, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

A bachelor’s degree in anthropology, history, geography, or a related field.

Depending on your undergraduate coursework, you may be required to take courses as a condition of your admission to prepare for the program, especially a 6-week (or equivalent) North American archaeological field school.

You must also meet all the requirements of the graduate school and take the General Test of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) before admission.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

14598 USD / year

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Out-of-State

14598 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

9720 USD / year

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Living costs

Indiana

United States

1000 - 1500 USD / month

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