Anthropology, B.A.

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Bachelor of Arts
Curriculum 0729 Requirements

Anthropology Department

General Education Requirements 33-34 Credits

Up to 14 credits of prerequisite coursework may be required to satisfy GE and will count as elective credit.

Major Departmental Requirements 33 Credits

Physical Anthropology, Archaeology, Linguistics: (3 cr.)

Select one course from the following:

ANT 301 - “Race” and Human Variation (3 cr.)
ANT 308 - Forensic Anthropology (3 cr.)
ANT 328 - Archaeological Site Excavation (6 cr.)
ANT 452 - Topics in Biological Anthropology (3 cr.)
ANT 453 - Topics in Archaeology (1 to 3 cr.) (3 cr.)

Cultural Area: (3 cr.)

Select one course from the following:

Dimensions of Culture and World Issues: (9 cr.)

Select three courses from the following:

*Note:

ANT 451 - Topics in Anthropology (1 to 3 cr.) * may be applied to categories Cultural Area: and Dimensions of Culture and World Issues: above, as appropriate, in consultation with one’s academic advisor.

Senior Project: (3 cr.)

ANT 480 - Advanced Research Seminar (3 cr.)
Seminar involving individual creative research and analysis as an extension of the advanced writing course (ANT 380 ). The senior project will involve written and oral reporting of an original application of anthropological research skills to a problem of the student’s choice, including projects possibly arising from previous internship or other field experiences.

Anthropology Elective: (3 cr.)

Students must pass ANT 380 - Doing Anthropology (3 cr.) with a minimum grade of C or have permission of instructor to enroll in ANT 480 . Select one additional course from Physical Anthropology, Archaeology, Linguistics:, Cultural Area: or Dimensions of Culture and World Issues: above.

Career and Cognate Development 18-40 Credits

This requirement may be satisfied by completion of one of the following:

one or more academic minors
a second major
any one or combination of archaeological, biological or ethnographic field school experiences, full-time semester study abroad, independent studies and/or internships (for a minimum of 18 cr.)

To fulfill this requirement, students should take courses/programs that provide additional preparation for specialized graduate training in anthropology, or for graduate training or career preparation in allied fields.

Electives 13-36 Credits

Certain major/cognate courses may also satisfy GE requirements thus increase elective credits accordingly.

Total Credits minimum 120

Additional Degree Requirements

A minimum overall GPA of 2.0 in all required major courses (Major Departmental Requirements 33 Credits).
Completion of all college-wide degree requirements (Undergraduate Degree Requirements , General Education Program ).