{"id":259,"date":"2023-02-03T21:04:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T21:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/?page_id=259"},"modified":"2023-05-04T23:27:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T23:27:24","slug":"major","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/arch\/major\/","title":{"rendered":"Major"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--link-list \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--link-list\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Archaeology B.A. major at USC provides both academic breadth and field focus. 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