History and Archaeology Major (BA)

Anthropology Department | College of Liberal Arts

Program Declaration

At time of admission to the University or by completion of an Undergraduate Program Add/Change form .

Degree Requirements

If this is the student’s only or primary major, the degree requirements below must be completed for graduation. See graduation requirements for more information.

University Requirements

College of Liberal Arts Requirements for Bachelor of Arts

Major Requirements

Complete 42 credits from 14 courses including four basic anthropology courses, four basic history courses, two advanced anthropology courses, one advanced history course, one historical development of US and European society course, one historical or pre-historical non-European/Euroamerican course, and one contemporary societies outside the European tradition course.

Course Requirements

At least four courses used for the major must be at the 300-level or higher.

Historical Development of US and European Society (3 Credits)

Take one course from the list below.

ANTH 301L - Childhood in America 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 353 - Urban Anthropology 3 Credit(s)
HIST 301L - Ancient Greek History 3 Credit(s)
HIST 302L - Roman History 3 Credit(s)
HIST 303L - The Archaeology of Ancient Greece 3 Credit(s)
HIST 304 - Early Middle Ages: Europe 300-1000 3 Credit(s)
HIST 305 - Later Middle Ages: Europe 1000-1450 3 Credit(s)
HIST 306L - The Archaeology of Ancient Rome 3 Credit(s)
HIST 313 - Nineteenth Century Europe 3 Credit(s)
HIST 315 - Europe 1900-1945 3 Credit(s)
HIST 320 - Tudor-Stuart England 3 Credit(s)
HIST 324 - Russia and the Soviet Union: From the 1917 Revolution to Putin 3 Credit(s)
HIST 330 - The French Revolution 3 Credit(s)
HIST 334 - Italy Since 1815 3 Credit(s)
HIST 339 - Modern Irish History from 1800 to present 3 Credit(s)
HIST 370 - Colonial America to 1763 3 Credit(s)
HIST 371 - The American Revolution, 1763-1789 3 Credit(s)
HIST 372 - The Early Republic 3 Credit(s)
HIST 375 - The US Civil War and Reconstruction 3 Credit(s)
HIST 395 - The History of Boston 3 Credit(s)

History or Pre-History of Non-European/Euroamerican Societies (3 Credits)

Take one course from the list below.

ANTH 222G - Aztecs and Spaniards in the Conquest of Mexico 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 224G - The Rise and Fall of the Maya 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 336L - Ancient Mesoamerica 3 Credit(s)
HIST 160L - East Asian Civilizations to 1850 3 Credit(s)
HIST 249 - Modern Middle East History 3 Credit(s)
HIST 360L - Traditional China 3 Credit(s)
HIST 361L - The History of Modern China 3 Credit(s)
HIST 364 - India since 1857 3 Credit(s)
HIST 365 - The Middle East, 1798-1914 3 Credit(s)

Study of Contemporary Societies Outside the European Tradition (3 Credits)

Take one course from the list below.

ANTH 220G - Indigenous Peoples and Cultural Change in Amazonia 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 270L - Native Peoples of North America 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 272 - Peoples and Cultures of Africa 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 273 - Peoples and Cultures of Mesoamerica (Mexico and Guatemala) 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 274 - Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 275L - Peoples and Cultures of China 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 476L - Current Issues in Native America 3 Credit(s)
HIST 359L - Women in Modern China 3 Credit(s)
HIST 363L - Modern Japan 3 Credit(s)

History and Archaeology Major (BA)

Program Declaration

Degree Requirements

Major Requirements

Course Requirements

Basic Anthropology Courses (12 Credits)

Basic History Courses (12 Credits)

Advanced Anthropology Courses (6 Credits)

Advanced History Course (3 Credits)

Historical Development of US and European Society (3 Credits)

History or Pre-History of Non-European/Euroamerican Societies (3 Credits)

Study of Contemporary Societies Outside the European Tradition (3 Credits)