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Undergraduate Anthropology Programs

The Department of Anthropology offers opportunities to learn about the diverse people of today's world, as well as about their biological and cultural origins. This area of study deals with ecology, society, biology, culture, and language, among other aspects of human life. In addition, anthropologists study history and evolution in both a culture and biological framework. 

Anthropology provides an excellent foundation for careers in a variety of professions, including medicine and health services, planning and community development, international relations and development, private business, government, law, journalism, museum work, and university teaching and research. 

Students can major or minor in anthropology. The major is structured to provide the student with a broad overview of the major subdisciplines: cultural anthropology, physical anthropology and archaeology. It also allows sufficient flexibility for a student to concentrate on a specific area of interest. 

In addition to satisfying University Studies and College requirements, each student completes the following: 

ANTHROPOLOGY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (B.A. or B.S.)

Total Course Work: 36 hours (plus 15 hours of allied coursework) 

1. Premajor Courses (9 hrs): 

  • ANT 220 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
  • ANT 230 Introduction to Physical Anthropology
  • ANT 240 Introduction to Archaeology 

2. Subdisciplinary Breadth* (9 hrs; 3 hrs minimum in each subdiscipline): 

  • Archaeology: ANT 241, 242, 320, 322, 342, 541, 545, 555, 585
  • Physical: ANT 332, 333 
  • Cultural: ANT 340, 401, 429, 525, 526, 532, 538, 539, 550

3. Regional Focus* (6 hrs): 

  • Two ethnology courses that treat material from different world regions: ANT 221, 323, 324, 327, 431G, 470G, 527, 534; OR 
  • One ethnology and one archaeology course that treat material from the same world region (i.e., Old World or New World): One course from previous bullett, plus one of the following - ANT 241, 242, 320, 322, 342, 555. 

4. Theory and Method (9 hrs. - required):

  • ANT 301, 433, 490 

5. Senior Integrative Seminar (3 hrs):

  • ANT 582

6. Allied Coursework (15 hrs at 200-level or above)

****ANT 350, 399, 580 and/or 581 can be used to fulfill Subdisciplinary Breadth and/or Regional Focus requirements, with consent of the Director of Undergraduate Studies 

****Courses taken to meet a requirement in one area cannot be used to meet a requirement in another. 

ANTHROPOLOGY MINOR REQUIREMENTS: 

Total Course Work Hours: 21 hours 

1. Premajor Courses (9 hrs): 

  • ANT 220 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 
  • ANT 230 Introduction to Physical Anthropology 
  • ANT 240 Introduction to Archaeology 

2. Two 200+ courses* 

3. Two 300+ courses* 

* The four (4) major courses must be from at least two sub-disciplines.