Anthropology

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REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN ANTHROPOLOGY:

General Education - Credits: 39

See General Education Requirements .

Specific Departmental Requirements:

ANTH 151 - Introduction to Anthropology Credits: 4
ANTH 201 - Introduction to Archaeology Credits: 4
ANTH 210 - Intro Sociocult Anthro Credits: 4
ANTH 236 - Intro Biological Anthropology Credits: 4
ANTH 395 - Hist Anthropological Thought Credits: 4
ANTH 397 - Fundamentals of Anth Writing Credits: 4
ANTH 398 - Fundamentals of Anth Research Credits: 4
ANTH 495 - Senior Research Seminar I Credits: 2
ANTH 496 - Senior Research Seminar II Credits: 2

Subtotal Specific Departmental Requirements - Credits: 32

Additional Anthropology coursework:

Students must take a total of five additional courses, one from each of the three “Subdisciplinary Explorations” categories, and two from “Anthropology Electives”. Three of the total five courses must be numbered 300 or above, and each course must be at least 3 credits.

Subdisciplinary Explorations:

Each student must take one course from each of the following three categories:

Anthropology Electives-Credits 6-14

Students must take any two Anth-prefixed courses not already taken in fulfillment of the above requirements. These courses must be at least 3 credits.

Total Major Requirements - Credits: 48-61

STRONGLY RECOMMENDED:

At least 4 semesters of a second language.

Free Electives (variable)

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120

Note to transfer and former students: If you have taken any of your major requirements and received a different number of credits than listed above, you may need to complete additional major credit requirements.