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 such as

ANTH 225	Fundamentals of Archaeology	3
	Or
ANTH 239	Ancient Civilization & Empires	3

One course in Biological Anthropology such as

ANTH 235	Biological Anthropology	4
	Or
ANTH 340	Primate Behavior and Ecology	4

One course in Cultural Anthropology such as

ANTH 223	Cultural Anthropology	3
	Or
ANTH 341	Cultural Ecology	3

One geographic course

At least 3 credits.

ANTH 237	Peoples & Cultures	3
ANTH 239	Ancient Civilization & Empires	3
ANTH 335	Third World Studies	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 181	Intro Forensic Osteology	4

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

Spring

ANTH 388	History of Anthro Thought	3
	Electives

Fourth Year

Fall

ANTH 239

Ancient Civilization & Empires

3