Anthropology (BS)
This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2022–Spring 2023 catalog year. For more information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.
Bachelor of Science in Anthropology
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences (AS)
Department: Anthropology
Academic Plan Code(s): ANTHBS
Program Information
Anthropology is the study of what it means to be human: from the study of culture and social relations, to human biology and evolution, to languages, to music, art and architecture, and to vestiges of human habitation. It considers such fascinating questions as how peoples' behaviors changes over time, how people move about the world, why and how people from distant parts of the world and dissimilar cultures are different and the same, how the human species has evolved over millions of years, and how individuals understand and operate successfully in distinct cultural settings.
The Bachelor of Science degree in Anthropology will allow students to develop skills to understand and critically evaluate numerical data. The degree will strengthen the students' major, preparing them for graduate research and the job market.
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements 1 | 31 | |
| College/School Requirements | 22 | |
| Program/Major Requirements 1 | 39-41 | |
| Supporting Courses | 27 | |
| Culminating Undergraduate Experience (Graduation requirement) | 3 | |
| Minimum Total Hours | 122 | |
| 1 | Some credit hours from the General Education Requirements may be satisfied by courses defined by the program, in which case additional electives will be required to complete the minimum hours for the degree. See the Degree Requirements tab for specific coursework. |
Departmental Admission Requirements
Admission to the BS in Anthropology requires a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0.
The Application for Major form can be found on the Arts & Sciences Advising Center website.
Completion of this degree requires work to be submitted for the department's Learning Outcomes Measurement. For details, contact the department.
General Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements * | 31 | |
| The following courses are required by the program and can satisfy the respective General Education Requirement: | ||
| Introduction to Cultural Anthropology - D2, SB | ||
| Biological Anthropology - S | ||
or ANTH 207 | Principles of Biological Anthropology - B | |
| * | All degrees require the completion of the University-wide General Education Program (link provided above). Some General Education requirements may be met in the requirements for the major or supporting coursework, in which case additional electives may be required to complete the minimum hours for the degree. |
College/School Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GEN 101 | Arts & Sciences First Year Experience | 1 |
| Foreign Language 1 | 6 | |
| Electives in Humanities or Natural Sciences 2 | 9 | |
| WR-two approved courses at the 300-level or above 3 | 6 | |
| Minimum Total Hours | 22 | |
Program/Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Anthropology | ||
| ANTH 201 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology - D2, SB 4 | 3 |
| ANTH 202 | Biological Anthropology - S 4 | 3-4 |
| or ANTH 207 | Principles of Biological Anthropology - B | |
| ANTH 204 | Archaeology - SB, D2 4 | 3-4 |
| or ANTH 206 | Principles of Archaeology - B | |
| ANTH 475 | Engaged Anthropology - CUE | 3 |
| ANTH 508 | History of Anthropology - WR, CUE 5 | 3 |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
| Quantitative Analysis in Anthropology | ||
| Biostatistics | ||
| Making Sense of Data - QR 4 | ||
| Statistics for Psychology | ||
| Introduction to Social Statistics | ||
| Methods (select one of the following): | 3 | |
| Archaeological Theory and Methods - WR 5 | ||
| Methods in Biological Anthropology - WR 5 | ||
| Methods in Skeletal Forensics - WR 5 | ||
| Ethnographic Methods - WR 5 | ||
| Archaeology as Practice | ||
| Cultural Anthropology (select one of the following): | 3 | |
| Sex, Gender and Culture | ||
| Race, Culture, Identity | ||
| Studies in Enthnomusicology - D2, SB | ||
| Introduction to Japanese Society - SB, D2 | ||
| The Anthropology of Europe - SB | ||
| Anthropology of China - D2, SB | ||
| African-American Cultural Traditions | ||
| Cultures of the Middle East | ||
| Indigenous Peoples of North America - SBH, D1 | ||
| American Indian Women | ||
| Cultures of Africa - SB, D2 | ||
| Iberian Anthropology | ||
| The Anthropology of Latin America - D2, SB | ||
| Anthropology of Religion | ||
| Ecology, Politics and Culture | ||
| Globalizing Inequalities - WR 5 | ||
| Conflict, Law, and Culture | ||
| War and Society - WR 5 | ||
| Nationalism, Violence, and the State | ||
| Anthropology of Refugees | ||
| The Anthropology of Space and Place | ||
| Human Rights | ||
| Museums, Culture and Nationhood | ||
| Language and Culture - AH, D1 | ||
| Anthropology of Clothing | ||
| Sustainability: Anthropological Perspectives | ||
| Global Capitalisms | ||
| State & Empire | ||
| Modes of Consciousness | ||
| Medical Anthropology | ||
| Food and Body Politic | ||
| Special Topics in Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Space, Place and Culture | ||
| Ecology, Politics and Culture | ||
| Food and Farm Movements in the Americas | ||
| Special Topics in Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Archaeology (select one of the following): | 3 | |
| Archaeology of Sacred Sites | ||
| Underwater Archaeology | ||
| Prehistoric Archaeology of Europe - SBH | ||
| Emergence of Human Culture - SBH | ||
| Rise of Civilization | ||
| Archaeology of North America - SBH | ||
| African Archaeology | ||
| Environmental Archaeology | ||
| Zooarchaeology | ||
| Urban and Historic Archaeology | ||
| Special Topics in Archaeology | ||
| Field Methods in Archaeology | ||
| Lithic Technology | ||
| Ceramic Analysis | ||
| Ice Age People: Colonization of the Americans - SB | ||
| Archaeology as Practice | ||
| Zooarchaeology | ||
| Human Impacts on Past Environments | ||
| Lithic Technology | ||
| Ceramic Analysis | ||
| Biological Anthropology (select one of the following): | 3 | |
| Human Origins | ||
| Human Biological Variation | ||
| Darwin | ||
| Primates | ||
| The Human Skeleton | ||
| Evolutionary Anthropology | ||
| Anthropology of Infectious Disease | ||
| Special Topics in Biological Anthropology | ||
| Forensic Anthropology Field School | ||
| Skeletal Forensics | ||
| Nutritional Anthropology | ||
| Health and Civilization | ||
| Special Topics in Biological Anthropology | ||
| Anthropology Electives | 9 | |
| Select three courses from any elective category above or from the following: | ||
| Special Topics in Anthropology | ||
| Cooperative Internship in Anthropology | ||
| Practicum in Anthropology Education | ||
| Readings and Research | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Senior Honors Thesis | ||
| Animals and Humans | ||
| Anthropology of Water | ||
| Minimum Total Hours | 39-41 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Supporting Courses | ||
| Electives in the Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Humanities (other than Anthropology) 4 | 15 | |
| Six additional hours of foreign language | 6 | |
| Minimum Electives | 6-8 | |
| Minimum Total Hours | 27 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Culminating Undergraduate Experience (Graduation requirement) | ||
| Requirement fulfilled by completing one of the following: | 3 | |
| Engaged Anthropology - CUE | ||
| History of Anthropology - WR, CUE | ||
At least 50 of the total minimum hours required must be at the 300 level or above.
| 1 | Completion of the intermediate level of a single foreign language |
| 2 | In addition to courses counted toward General Education; 6 hours must be at 300 level or above |
| 3 | May be incorporated into other degree requirements |
| 4 | Fulfills General Education requirement |
| 5 | Fulfills WR requirement |
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| GEN 101 | Arts & Sciences First Year Experience | 1 |
| ENGL 101 | Introduction to College Writing - WC | 3 |
| General Education: Cardinal Core Oral Communication - OC | 3 | |
| General Education: Cardinal Core Qualitative Reasoning - QR | 3 | |
| ANTH 201 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology - D2, SB | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 102 | Intermediate College Writing - WC | 3 |
| General Education: Cardinal Core Natural Sciences with Lab - B | 4 | |
| General Education: Cardinal Core Social & Behavioral Sciences Historical Perspective - SBH | 3 | |
| Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, or Humanities Elective (not Anthropology) | 3 | |
| ANTH 202 or ANTH 207 |
Biological Anthropology - S or Principles of Biological Anthropology - B |
3-4 |
| Hours | 16-17 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| General Education: Cardinal Core Arts & Humanities - AH | 3 | |
| General Education: Cardinal Core Natural Sciences - S | 3 | |
| Foreign Language 1 | 4 | |
| ANTH 204 or ANTH 206 |
Archaeology - SB, D2 or Principles of Archaeology - B |
3 |
| General Elective | 2 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| General Education: Cardinal Core Arts & Humanities US Diversity - AHD1 | 3 | |
| Foreign Language 2 | 4 | |
| Humanities or Natural Science Elective | 3 | |
| Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, or Humanities Elective (not Anthropology) | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Quantitative Analysis in Anthropology | ||
| Biostatistics | ||
| Making Sense of Data - QR | ||
| Statistics for Psychology or Introduction to Social Statistics |
||
| Hours | 16 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Foreign Language 3 | 4 | |
| Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, or Humanities Elective (not Anthropology) (300 level or above) | 3 | |
| Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, or Humanities Elective (not Anthropology) (300 level or above) | 3 | |
| Archaeology Course | 3 | |
| ANTH 475 | Engaged Anthropology - CUE | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Humanities or Natural Science Elective (300 level or above) | 3 | |
| Biological Anthropology Course | 3 | |
| Anthropology Elective | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Archaeological Theory and Methods - WR | ||
| Methods in Biological Anthropology - WR | ||
| Ethnographic Methods - WR | ||
| Methods in Skeletal Forensics - WR | ||
| Archaeology as Practice | ||
| Hours | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Humanities or Natural Science Elective (300 level or above) | 3 | |
| Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, or Humanities Elective (not Anthropology) (300 level or above) | 3 | |
| Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, or Humanities Elective (not Anthropology) (300 level or above) | 3 | |
| Anthropology Elective (300 level or above) | ||
| ANTH 508 | History of Anthropology - WR, CUE | 3 |
| Cultural Anthropology Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, or Humanities Elective (not Anthropology) (300 level or above) | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Anthropology Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Minimum Total Hours | 121-122 | |
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