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Anthropology: Field Methods in Rock Art
Shumla School
Comstock, Texas
Dates
June 5 - June 29, 2012
What You Will Learn
- How to establish a field research design and field data collection protocols.
- Rock art recording methods, including photography, mapping, sketching, and written inventories.
- Laboratory procedures, recordkeeping, cataloguing, and records curation.
- Rock art data analysis — formulating and testing hypotheses.
- Current theories regarding the meaning and function of rock art.
- Archaeology of the Lower Pecos, hunter-gatherer lifeways, and the foraging adaptation.
Course Options
| ANTH 3317 (CRN 53143) | Field Methods in Rock Art |
| ANTH 4360 (CRN 53145) | Directed Study |
| ANTH 5317 (CRN 53144) | Rock Art Field Methods |
Cost, Payment, and Registration
Tuition for three hours of undergraduate university credit (one course): $651
Tuition for six hours of undergraduate university credit (two courses): $1,302
Tuition or three hours of graduate university credit (one course): $801.
Tuition will be paid online through SBS Billing and Payment.
You must register for your course though the Student Information System/Catsweb.
Additional costs include the following.
- A non-refundable application fee of $25 per course, payable to Texas State University in the Office of Distance and Extended Learning (ASBN 302) or online through Texas State E-Payment Services.
- A fee of $1,750, to cover lodging, meals, course materials, recording equipment, and on-site travel, which will be payable directly to the Shumla School. Please contact the Shumla School to make payment.
Balance of fees due Shumla ($1,750 for non-scholarship recipients) must be received by Shumla by May 20, 2012.
For more information about applying for and registering in this program, see the Extension Course Application and Registration page or contact the Office of Distance and Extended Learning.
For more information on expenses, please e-mail Amanda Castaneda, check the Shumla School Web site, or call 432.292.4847.
2012 Deadlines and Fees
| April 30, 2012 | Shumla Student Application Due and Scholarship Deadline |
| May 7, 2012 | Scholarships Announced |
| May 20, 2012 | Shumla Payment Deadline ($1,750 for non-scholarship recipients) |
Scholarships and Financial Assistance
Scholarship recipients will be announced by the Shumla School.
For detailed information on financial aid, contact the Texas State Office of Financial Aid, located in JCK 220.
Program Director Contact Information
Dr. Britt Bousman, Program Director
Dr. Carolyn Boyd, Program Director
Additional Information
For additional information, visit http://www.shumla.org/programs/university-classes/FieldMethodsRockArt/index.htm.
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