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Undergraduate Programs

Explore your options with programs that offer hands-on learning opportunities and a wide scope of career-building experiences.

Applied Anthropology, Anthropology, BA

Archaeology, Anthropology, BA

Geography and Geographic Information Science, BA

Geology, BS

Earth and Space Science Education
(Geology, BS with Secondary Science Education Teaching Certificate)

Regional Planning, BS

Anthropology Honors Program, BA

Geography Honors Program, BA

Regional Planning Honors Program, BS

Anthropology Minor

Geography Minor

Geology Minor

Regional Planning Minor

Graduate Programs

Expand your professional options with a graduate program that takes you directly into the material you'll need to advance your career.

Applied Archaeology, MA

Geography and Planning, MS

Certificates

Cultural Competencies Certificate

Undergraduate Certificate in Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Science and Applications

Undergraduate Certificate in Geospatial Intelligence Analysis

Graduate Certificate in GIS and Geospatial Techniques

Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Intelligence Analysis

Graduate Certificate in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Science and Applications

Planetarium

The new Cejka Planetarium in Kopchick Hall is a digital planetarium 35 feet in diameter. It is used extensively for educational outreach as well as in undergraduate instruction, both for introductory astronomy courses and in classes for Earth and Space Science teaching majors.

Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences Statement on Race and Diversity

The Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences Department is committed to combating racism through fostering inclusive and welcoming spaces for diverse students, and fostering student learning outcomes that expand the understanding of race: particularly, that race is not a biological reality, but that race and racism are cultural and social constructs that intersect with social class and other forms of social positionality to produce harm for people of color in our society and globally.

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News

IUP Students Present at the Appalachian Collegiate Research Initiative Conference in Washington, D.C.

A team of IUP students presented their research at the Appalachian Collegiate Research Initiative (ACRI), a grant-funded program of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). The 2024 ACRI conference, held December 6–7 in Washington, D.C., featured projects from students representing 15 colleges and universities. These projects addressed a range of pressing regional issues, from economic revitalization to environmental sustainability, showcasing innovative, community-centered solutions.

  • 27 January 2025

Poole Presents at African Studies Association Annual Meeting

Dr. Amanda Poole, Professor of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences, recently participated in the 66th African Studies Association (ASA) Annual Meeting, held in Chicago, Illinois, from December 12–14, 2024. The ASA Annual Meeting, the largest gathering of Africanist scholars in the world, is the flagship event of the association and brought together over 2,000 scholars and professionals under the theme Global Africa.

  • 27 January 2025

IUP Selected for 2024 Educational Award by Pennsylvania Drone Association

The Pennsylvania Drone Association selected Indiana University of Pennsylvania for its 2024 Ellie Education Award, recognizing IUP as “an educational institution that has helped to elevate the drone industry in our commonwealth in a meaningful and significant way. “

  • 13 December 2024

IUP Contributes to Recovery, Identification of Serviceman Missing After WWII Aircraft Crash in Germany

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency recently announced the identification of a previously unaccounted-for service member from a site where IUP was one of the contributing archaeological teams. IUP Anthropology faculty and students conducted forensic archaeological excavation of WWII aircraft crash sites in Germany through a cooperative agreement with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and the Henry M Jackson Foundation.

  • 11 December 2024

IUP Cejka Planetarium Offering Program About Planet Nine as Final Show for Fall Semester

IUP’s Cejka Planetarium in John J. and Char Kopchick Hall will host the final show for the fall semester on December 16 at 7:00 p.m., “How Many Are There? Planet Nine.” The program is free and open to the community.

  • 09 December 2024
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Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
  • Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences
  • Kopchick Hall, Room 114
    421 North Walk
     Indiana, PA 15705
  • Phone: 724-357-2440
Office Hours
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.