The Department of CSAA

The Department of CSAA
Buchtel College
of Arts and Sciences
237 Olin Hall
The University of Akron Akron, Ohio 44325-1910
Phone: 330-972-7875
Fax: 330-972-2338

...offers students the opportunity to explore the full scope of human adaptations from our earliest hominid ancestors to the urban societies of the modern world.

Classical Studies represents a tradition of scholarship which is at the very foundation of the Western academy focusing on the early civilizations of Greece and Rome.

Anthropology includes both a cultural component that examines the role of culture in shaping the lives of people from every corner of the world and in every walk of life and a physical component that focuses on early human evolution and the adaptations leading to anatomically modern people.

Archaeology looks specifically at the material culture of past civilizations and how ancient peoples used material culture to adapt to their natural and social environments. Together, these fields provide the student with a broad, and compelling, perspective on who we are and how we shaped our contemporary world.

The department offers four program options for students.

The Department also offers a variety of work-study or student-faculty research opportunities. Recent students have done field projects in Turkey, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Honduras, Greece, Egypt and a number of US sites. Students are encouraged to give conference presentations, attend professional meetings and publish papers as part of their intellectual development.

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Scholarships/Internships

CSAA majors and minors may apply for an internal departmental scholarship to facilitate student-initiated independent research projects or other research projects involving close collaboration with a faculty member.

The goal of this program is to provide undergraduate majors with opportunities to learn how research is done and to gain professionalizing experience in the field.

Appropriate projects include (but are not limited to): participation in archaeological excavations, cultural anthropological field studies, classical studies research abroad, field schools, travel to meetings where the student is presenting a paper, and independent library research involving travel or significant research off-campus.

On-campus tuition fees cannot be covered by this scholarship fund. Awards will be considered up to a maximum of $2000 and each student is strictly limited to two successful applications. Students should work with a faculty advisor to complete the required Scholarship Request Form.

The next due date is April 8, 2008.

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