Anthropology, B.S.

Major Requirements

Credit Hours: 33

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations  section of this catalog.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements  for more information.

Required Courses

• ANTH 101 Introduction to Anthropology (3)
• ANTH 201 Cultural Anthropology (3)
• ANTH 202 Introduction to Archaeology (3)
• ANTH 203 Introduction to Biological Anthropology (3)
• ANTH 205 Language and Culture (3)
• ANTH 210 Development of Anthropological Thought (3) *

Required Capstone Experience

Complete 3 credit hours, preferably in your senior year, from the following:

• ANTH 491 Research Methods (3-4)
• ANTH 492 Senior Seminar in Anthropology (3)
• ANTH 493 Field School in Archaeology (3-8)
• ANTH 494 Field Work (2-8)

• Or complete the following Bachelor’s Essay sequence. Note that 499A will count toward your electives and 499B will count toward the capstone.

• ANTH 499A Bachelor’s Essay (3)
• ANTH 499B Bachelor’s Essay (3)

Complete a minimum of 3 credit hours from the following ANTH geographic area courses:

• ANTH 320 Peoples and Cultures of North America (3)
• ANTH 322 Peoples and Cultures of Africa (3)
• ANTH 323 African American Society and Culture (3)
• ANTH 325 Peoples and Cultures of Latin America (3)
• ANTH 326 Peoples and Cultures of Europe (3)
• ANTH 327 Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean (3)
• ANTH 328 Aztecs, Maya, and Their Ancestors (3)
• ANTH 329 Special Topics: Geographic Areas (3)

Electives

Complete 9 additional credit hours from ANTH coursework.  No more than one 100-level ANTH course may apply toward this requirement.

• ANTH 109 Special Topics in Anthropology (1-4)

• OR

• ANTH 110 Introduction to Forensic Anthropology (3)

• OR

• ANTH 111 The Construction and Deconstruction of Race (3)

• OR

• ANTH 115 Introduction to Cultural Sustainability (3)

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• ANTH 290 Anthropology Field Experience (1-3)
• ANTH 302 Archaeology of North America (3)
• ANTH 303 Paleolithic Archaeology (3)
• ANTH 304 Rise of Complex Civilization (3)
• ANTH 305 Prehistoric Ritual and Art (3)
• ANTH 306 Historical Archaeology (3)
• ANTH 307 Southeastern Prehistoric Archaeology (3)
• ANTH 309 Special Topics in Archaeology (1-4)
• ANTH 319 Special Topics in Anthropology (1-4)
• ANTH 320 Peoples and Cultures of North America (3)
• ANTH 322 Peoples and Cultures of Africa (3)
• ANTH 323 African American Society and Culture (3)
• ANTH 325 Peoples and Cultures of Latin America (3)
• ANTH 326 Peoples and Cultures of Europe (3)
• ANTH 327 Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean (3)
• ANTH 328 Aztecs, Maya, and Their Ancestors (3)
• ANTH 329 Special Topics: Geographic Areas (3)
• ANTH 333 Human Evolution (3)
• ANTH 335 Primate Behavior and Evolution (3)
• ANTH 336 Osteology and Forensics (3)
• ANTH 340 Medical Anthropology (3)
• ANTH 341 Introduction to Psychological Anthropology (3)
• ANTH 342 Human Behavior and Evolution (3)
• ANTH 345 Applied Anthropology (3)
• ANTH 346 Anthropology of Gender (3)
• ANTH 347 Introduction to Museum Studies (3)
• ANTH 352 Folklore of Ireland and the British Isles (3)
• ANTH 353 Cultural and Social Contexts of Education (3)
• ANTH 356 Anthropological Perspectives on Religion (3)
• ANTH 362 Social and Cultural Change (3)
• ANTH 381 Internship (1-6)
• ANTH 382 Student Research Apprenticeship in Anthropology (1-6)
• ANTH 383 Student Academic Apprenticeship in Anthropology (1-6)
• ANTH 384 Archaeology Internship (1-6)
• ANTH 385 Cultural Anthropology Internship (1-6)
• ANTH 386 Biological Anthropology Internship (1-6)
• ANTH 387 Linguistic Anthropology Internship (1-6)
• ANTH 388 Applied Anthropology Internship (1-6)
• ANTH 399 Tutorial (3)
• ANTH 401 Environmental Anthropology (3)
• ANTH 490 Independent Study (1-6)
• ANTH 491 Research Methods (3-4)
• ANTH 492 Senior Seminar in Anthropology (3)
• ANTH 493 Field School in Archaeology (3-8)
• ANTH 494 Field Work (2-8)
• ANTH 499A Bachelor’s Essay (3)
• ANTH 499B Bachelor’s Essay (3)

Notes:

• The number of Anthropology elective credit hours you must take may be fewer if you complete ANTH 493 Field School in Archaeology (3-8)  (8 credit hours) OR ANTH 494 Field Work (2-8)  to satisfy the capstone experience requirement for Anthropology. For example, if you complete the 8 credit hour ANTH 493 Field School in Archaeology , 3 credit hours will satisfy the capstone experience requirement and the remaining 5 credit hours will count toward your electives in the Anthropology major.
• Students majoring in anthropology are encouraged to include courses in sociology, history, political science, international studies, psychology, economics, statistics and computer programming in their program of study.
• The anthropology faculty very strongly recommends that anthropology majors take MATH 104 Elementary Statistics  or a higher level statistics course as one of the two math courses fulfilling the general education requirements. This requirement should be fulfilled as early in an individual’s program as possible and certainly within the first 6 credit hours after declaration of the anthropology major.
• No more than 3 credit hours from ANTH 290  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 9 credit hours from any combination of ANTH 381 , ANTH 384 , ANTH 385 , ANTH 386 , ANTH 387 , or ANTH 388  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 6 credit hours from ANTH 382  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 6 credit hours from ANTH 383  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 6 credit hours from ANTH 399  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 6 credit hours from ANTH 490  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 3 credit hours from ANTH 492  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 8 credit hours from ANTH 493  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 8 credit hours from ANTH 494  may be applied towards the program requirements.

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation

None.  All courses that may apply toward completion of course requirements within the major apply toward the major GPA calculation.