Anthropology

Programs

The anthropology curriculum includes courses in biological anthropology, which deals with the biological evolution of the human beings and with the nature and significance of physical variation among human populations; archeology, which deals with the recovery and analysis of cultural remains of human populations that lived in the past; and sociocultural anthropology, which focuses on socially learned and transmitted systems of knowledge of contemporary human populations with special emphasis on non-Western societies and cultures. The anthropology curriculum provides a comprehensive, well-rounded knowledge of the field to students in our major and minor programs, and many of our courses are requirements or electives in other degree programs.

Curriculum: Liberal Arts
Major: Anthropology
Total credits: 36

Declaring a Major

Requirements and Concentrations

The Anthropology major requires 36 total course credits plus a zero-credit “field engagements” requirement. Course credits combine required core courses and electives. Core courses consist of these foundational and upper-level courses:

REQUIRED COURSES - 21 credits

ANT213 Principles of Archaeology

ANT214 Principles of Cultural Anthropology

ANT215 Principles of Biological Anthropology

ANT393 Anthropologies of Inequality

ANT480 Histories of Anthropological Thought

ANT402 Research Methods in Anthropology

ANT490 Capstone Seminar

ELECTIVES* - 15 credits

Select five additional courses from a variety of courses that span different world areas and anthropological themes. For those pursuing concentrations, at least four electives must be within the chosen concentration. Two (2) electives must focus on different world areas as determined in consultation with advisor.

FIELD ENGAGEMENTS - 0 credits

All Anthropology majors complete a series of “field engagements” that emphasize outside-the-classroom learning, research ethics training, and professional development.

Curriculum: Liberal Arts
Minor: Anthropology
Total Credits: 18

Declaring a Minor

Anthropology Minor Requirements

REQUIRED COURSES* - 6 credits
One of the following:

ANT211 General Anthropology
ANT214 Cultural Anthropology

One of the following:

ANT213 Introduction to Archaeology
ANT 215 Introduction to Biological Anthropology

ELECTIVES* - 12 credits
One 300 level course
One 400 level course
Two (2) additional courses at any level

*Courses in which a student earns a grade lower than a C- do not count towards the major or minor requirement.