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Anthropology and Museum Studies

Summer Field Programs

CRM Archaeology Summer Field School

Learn about cultural resource management (CRM) and archaeological and GPR fieldwork. Participate in CRM projects in central Washington State. This in-person field program runs three weeks for 6 credits (quarter system). Meetings are in Ellensburg, and leaving from campus to the field on weekdays. The 2024 dates are June 17-July 5. See the documents below for more details and an application to complete and email to the instructor Dr. Karisa Terry.

Forensic Anthropology Summer Field School:
Record and excavate a mock crime scene. Analyze skeletal remains in a laboratory setting.  This in-perons field program runs three weeks for 6 credits (quarter system).  Meetings are in Ellensburg on weekdays.  The 2024 dates are July 8-26.  See the documetns below for more details and an application to complete and email to the instructor Dr. Nicole Jastremski.

Bioarchaeology in Ecuador Summer Field Course:
The bioarchaeology field program will not be held in Summer 2024. Instead, there will be a forensic anthropology summer field program. The bioarchaeology program is next planned for Summer 2025.

Other Summer Courses Online:
In addition to the field courses above, we offer introductory and upper-division courses fully online each summer. These may allow you to complete an anthropology minor 100% online over two summers. The following will be offered asynchronous online in Summer 2024:
  • ANTH 110 Exploring Biological Anthropology (5 cr.) Dr. Jessica Mayhew (Full session)
  • ANTH 120 Science of the Past (5 cr.) Dr. Karisa Terry (6-week session)
  • ANTH 130 Cultural Worlds (5 cr.) Dr. Hope Amason (6-week session)
  • ANTH 314 Human Variation & Adaptation (5 cr.) Dr. Lori Sheeran (6-week session)

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