The minor in Maritime Studies offers students an exciting interdisciplinary selection of courses to compliment and enrich all majors offered at the Galveston campus of Texas A&M University. The minor requires Anthropology, English, and History/Political Science, with electives to be chosen from Maritime Studies courses. The broad range of liberal arts courses offered by this minor provides an opportunity for TAMUG students in other majors to expand their knowledge and experience of maritime topics. The courses in the minor have been carefully selected for content, class size, and instructor to provide an optimum learning experience.
Course List | Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
| 3 |
| Introduction to Archaeology | |
| Social and Cultural Anthropology | |
| Introduction to Biological Anthropology | |
| Historical Archaeology | |
| Nautical Archaeology | |
| Nautical Archaeology of the Americas | |
| Field Research in Anthropology | |
| European Archaeology | |
| Science, Pseudoscience and Critical Thinking in Anthropology | |
| Archaeology of the Pacific | |
| 3 |
| Literature of the Sea | |
| Studies in a Major Author | |
| 3 |
| History of American Sea Power | |
| United States Maritime History | |
| Maritime Foreign Policy | |
| Texas Maritime Culture and History | |
| Introduction to World Politics | |
| Politics of Energy and the Environment | |
| 6 |
| Classical Archaeology | |
| In Search of Homer and the Trojan War | |
| Crafts of the Maritime World | |
| Elissa Sail Training | |
| Viking Archaeology and Norse Mythology | |
| A History of Wooden Ship Construction | |
| Ancient Egyptian Seafaring | |
| Material Culture | |
| International Maritime Culture | |
| Maritime Piracy | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
Minimum of 6 hours at 300- to 400- level.
A minimum grade of 'C' must be made in a course for it to count toward the minor.
