ANTH - Anthropology Major
Program Description
Major effective prior to 2011
Modifications Made to Curriculum: Fall 2013, Fall 2018, Fall 2020, Fall 2023
Equips students with an integrated view of the discipline and providing biological, archaeological, linguistic, and cultural emphases with attention to laboratory and on-site field methods. The goal of anthropology is to construct a broader, more inclusive, and insightful view of humans/humanity in historical context.
Students who choose the program are encouraged to consider summer field programs, internships, and semester-long academic programs during their junior year. Students planning such programs should consult with a department member as early as possible.
Requisites
Requirements for the Major (44 Credits)
I. Core (24 Credits)
Complete all of the following:
course - Science and the Human Past: Introduction to Archaeology
course - Human Evolution: Biological Anthropology
course - Cultural Diversity: Cultural Anthropology and Linguistics
course - History of Anthropological Theory
course - Ethnographic Research Methods OR course - Archaeological Method and Theory OR course - Human Osteology
course - Senior Seminar in Anthropology
II. Electives (20 credits)
Complete 20 credits, selected from the following:
A. Biological Anthropology
course - Bioarchaeology
course - Forensic Anthropology
course - Independent Study in Anthropology
course - Human Osteology AND course Human Osteology Laboratory
course - Selected Topics in Biological Anthropology
course - Primatology
course - Food For Thought: Nutritional Anthropology
course - Evolution and Human Behavior
B. Archaeology
course - Introduction to Museum Studies and Cultural Management
course - Archaeology of the Middle East: from Meroe to Baghdad
course - Ancient Societies
course - Native Arts and Archaeology of Latin America
course - Regional Archaeology
course - Independent Study in Anthropology
course - Archaeological Method and Theory AND course - Archaeological Method and Theory Laboratory
course - Selected Topics in Archaeological Method and Theory
course - Archaeology and Sustainable Culture
course - Museum Studies and Cultural Management Practicum
course - Archaeological Field Study
C. Socio-Cultural Anthropology
course - Ecological Anthropology
course - Cultures, Economies, and Globalization
course - Society and Social Change in Sub-Saharan Africa
course - Native North American Cultures
course - Topics in Cultural Anthropology
course - Regional Ethnography
course - Anthropology of Business
course - Anthropology of Gender
course - Topics in American Folklore
course - Independent Study in Anthropology
course - Medical Anthropology
course - Anthropology of Religion
course - Advanced Topics in Gender and Culture
course - Selected Topics in Cultural Anthropology
course - Ethnographic Research Methods
course - Wildlife and Culture
course - Labor, Technology, and Society
D. Linguistics