Anthropology 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 at least 33 credits from eleven courses including three subfield introductory courses, one sociocultural theory course, one area studies course, one methodology course, one comparative analysis course, one proseminar course, and three electives.

GPA: Minimum GPA of 2.0 within the major.
Pass/fail: No courses taken pass/fail may be applied toward the major.
Course level: At least five courses for the major must be at the 300-level or higher.

Course Requirements

Subfield Introductory Courses (9 Credits)

ANTH 105 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 106 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 107 - Intro To Archaeology 3 Credit(s)

Sociocultural Theory (3 Credits)

ANTH 345 - Theory in Sociocultural Anthropology 3 Credit(s)

Area Studies (3 Credits)

Take one course from the list below.

ANTH 232 - The Viking World 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)

Methodology (3 Credits)

Take one course from the list below.

ANTH 316 - Nutrition, Growth and Behavior 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 317 - Human Epidemiology 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 340 - Historical Archaeology 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 341 - Archaeological Method and Theory with Laboratory 4 Credit(s)
ANTH 353 - Urban Anthropology 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 385 - Language and Culture 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 412 - Issues in Biological Anthropology 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 432 - Archeological Science 3 Credit(s)

Comparative Analysis (3 Credits)

Take one course from the list below.

AFRSTY 343L - African Diaspora Archaeology: Uncovering Roots, Routes, and Resistance 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 211 - Human Origins 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 230 - Archaeological Myth & Mystery 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 238 - Empire and Imperialism: From Rome to the War in Iraq 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 247 - Ancient Cities & States 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 256 - Anthropology of Mass Violence 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 260 - Anthropology On Film 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 262 - Dreams & Dreaming 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 263 - Environmental Anthropology 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 264 - Shamanisms: Anthropological Perspectives 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 269L - Anthropology of the Objects and the Objectified: an Interdisciplinary Approach to Things 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 278L - Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Studies 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 295L - Introduction to Human Rights 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 301L - Childhood in America 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 312 - Human Variation 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 324 - A Biocultural Approach to War 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 343L - African Diaspora Archaeology: Uncovering Roots, Routes, and Resistance 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 346 - Culture, Globalization, and the Environment 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 357 - Culture, Disease, and Healing 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 358 - Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 361L - Indigenous Film and Critical Visual Studies 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 364 - Anthropology of Adolescence: Biocultural Interactions 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 366 - The Anthropology of Religion 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 367 - Social and Cultural Perspectives on Witchcraft and Sorcery 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 368 - Myth in Cultural Context 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 372 - Anthropology of Death 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 385 - Language and Culture 3 Credit(s)
CINE 361L - Indigenous Film and Critical Visual Studies 3 Credit(s)
WGS 360 - Gender, Culture, and Power 3 Credit(s)

Proseminar (3 Credits)

ANTH 425 - Contemporary Issues in Anthropology 3 Credit(s)

Electives (9 Credits)

Take any three additional anthropology courses between ANTH 211 and 491.

One Anthropology intermediate seminar may also be applied toward this requirement.