Anthropology Major

Anthropology Major Requirements

Minimum 35 credit hours distributed as follows:

One preparatory course

ANTH 105

Intro to Anthropology

4

Three subfield courses

Minimum 3 credits each.

One course in Archaeology

ANTH 225

Fundamentals of Archaeology

3

One course in Biological Anthropology

ANTH 235

Biological Anthropology

4

One course in Cultural Anthropology

ANTH 223	Cultural Anthropology	3
	Or
ANTH 387	Ethnographic Methods	4

One geographic course

At least 3 credits.

ANTH 237	Peoples & Cultures	3
ANTH 239	Ancient Civilization & Empires	3
ANTH 335	Third World Studies: S. Africa	4

ANTH 237 and ANTH 335: topics vary

Two courses in Anthropological theory

ANTH 388	History of Anthro Thought	3
ANTH 405	Capstone in Anthro Issues	3

Four additional anthropology courses with at least 2 courses at or above the 300 level

Minimum 6 credits

Anthropology Degree Pathway

First Year

Fall

ANTH 105	Intro to Anthropology	4
ANTH 150	Experiencing Archaeology	3

Winter

ANTH 237

Peoples & Cultures

3

Spring

Electives

Second Year

Fall

ANTH 223	Cultural Anthropology	3
ANTH 225	Fundamentals of Archaeology	3

Spring

ANTH 235

Biological Anthropology

4

Third Year

Fall

ANTH 387

Ethnographic Methods

4

Winter

ANTH 267

Anthropology of Resistance

3

Spring

ANTH 388	History of Anthro Thought	3
	Electives

Fourth Year

Fall

ANTH 350

Anthro of Conflict & Violence

3