As an Anthropology major, you pursue a general field of study, or select one of two concentrations: Gender, Health & the Body or Representation & Identity.
The General Option: For students desiring a comprehensive foundation, the general option offers an in-depth study of the three traditional subfields of archaeology, biological anthropology, and cultural anthropology, affording a broad understanding of human cultural diversity and evolution across time and space.
Gender, Health and the Body: This concentration emphasizes the intersections of gender, health, and bodily practices within diverse cultural contexts. This concentration encourages students to critically analyze how gender roles, human biology, and health practices are shaped by and, in turn, shape cultural beliefs and social structures.
Representation and Identity: This concentration explores how cultural identities are constructed, maintained, and transformed through various forms of representation. This concentration focuses on how media, performance, material culture, and visual culture in shaping identities and social relations.
For whichever concentration you choose, you take 15 credits of upper-division electives (five courses). Four must be associated with your concentration and one can be of your choosing (within your concentration or not). As a rule for all concentrations: Two electives must focus on different world areas (e.g., “Cultures of South America,” “Cultures of East Asia,” etc.). By advisement, one elective may be taken outside Anthropology.
You will find the complete list of courses for each concentration in this document: Requirements and Concentrations
