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Anthropology, BA

Requirements

55 credit hours

Required core courses for the Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology are as follows:

28 credit hours
ANT 11200Cultural Anthropology

3
ANT 13100Biological Anthropology with Lab

4
ANT 20100Careers in Anthropology

1
ANT 20600/SOC 20600Introduction to Social and Cultural Research Methods

4
ANT 21000Native North American Indians

3
ANT 22500Introduction to Archaeology

4
ANT 42000/SOC 42000Sociocultural Theory

3
MTH 14100Basic Statistics

3
SOC 10200Basic Concepts of Sociology

3

Students must select either the cultural anthropology emphasis or archaeology emphasis.

Cultural Anthropology Emphasis

27 credit hours

The Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology with an emphasis in cultural anthropology requires the following courses in addition to the core courses:

ANT 31700Social and Cultural Change

3
ANT 31800/SOC 31800Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: A Global Perspective

3
ANT 32400The Anthropology of Religion

3
ANT 32700Environmental Anthropology

3
ANT 33700Anthropology of Migration

3

Plus twelve credit hours selected from the following courses:

ANT 30600Ethnographic Field School

6
ANT 30800Archaeological Field School

6
ANT 40500Historical Archaeology

3
ANT 45000Internship in Anthropology

1-9
ART 23400Fibers I

3
ART 24000Ceramics I

3
GEO 10300Human Geography

3
GS 30000Gender Theory

3
MTH 24100Statistics for Natural Science

3
PHL 17000Philosophy of Human Nature: Mind, Soul and Body

3
PSY 20500Human Development

3
REL 23000Introduction to Asian Religions

3
REL 31800Religions of China

3
SOC 21400The Family

3
SOC 30400The Sociology of Gender Roles

3
SOC 32100Urban Sociology

3

Archaeology Emphasis

27 credit hours 

The Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology with an emphasis in archaeology requires the following courses in addition to the core courses:

ANT 30800Archaeological Field School

6
ANT 35000Introduction to Cultural Resource Management

3
ANT 40500Historical Archaeology

3
ESC 20000Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

3

Plus six credit hours selected from the methodology focus area courses below:

ANT 30900Archaeological Laboratory Methods

3-9
(no more than three credit hours in ANT 30900)
ANT 32700Environmental Anthropology

3
ANT 33700Anthropology of Migration

3
ANT 45000Internship in Anthropology

1-9
ART 18101Digital Photography I

3
ART 23400Fibers I

3
ART 24000Ceramics I

3
HIST 20100Historical Methods

3
MTH 24100Statistics for Natural Science

3

Plus six credit hours selected from the research focus area courses below:

ANT 31800/SOC 31800Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: A Global Perspective

3
ARTH 35700Ancient Art

3
AST 20200Public History

3
HIST 16100The Ancient and Medieval World

3
HIST 32100The Origins of the United States to 1800

3
SOC 30400The Sociology of Gender Roles

3