Archaeology

Overview

The goal of the program in Archaeology, offered by Cornell University, is to offer students the intellectual resources and institutional support necessary to prepare them for successful admissions to top tier PhD programs and for careers in heritage management.

Cornell archaeology supports a diverse array of interests, ranging from material culture studies to public archaeology, historic preservation, and archaeological method and theory. Archaeology at Cornell is deeply committed to multidisciplinary studies. Faculty in Archaeology belong to the fields of Anthropology, Classics, History of Art, Landscape Architecture, and Near Eastern Studies.

The ideal trajectory toward the MA should result in the completion of all requirements within 12-18 months, although extensions to 24 months are allowed when warranted by a student’s research program.

Learning Outcomes

• Show understanding of the history and current methods and theories in archaeology;

• Keep abreast of current advances in one’s field and related areas;

• Show commitment to professional development through engagement in professional societies and other modes of knowledge exchange;

• Show commitment to sustaining a productive learning environment through teaching, collaboration, mentoring, and/or other means.

• Learn advanced research skills

• Perform critical analysis of one’s own and others’ findings;

• Communicate research appropriately.