Anthropology Major or Minor

B.A. in Anthropology

A bachelor’s degree in anthropology consists of at least 32 credit hours of anthropology, including:

Foundational and Core Anthropology classes

  • ANTH  1415 – Physical Anthropology
  • ANTH  2316 – Understanding Cultures (formerly Cultural Anthropology)
  • ANTH  3313 – Archaeology
    or
    ANTH 3320 – Buried Cities, Ancient Lives
  • ANTH 4382 – Anthropological Theory
  • ANTH 4195 – Senior Seminar

plus

  • at least 18 additional credit hours of upper-level ANTH courses approved by an Anthropology advisor (see below)

Anthropology Electives

It is strongly recommended that each student take at least one of our methods-intense classes as part of their electives in the major.  These courses provide valuable opportunities to conduct or participate in original research and/or practical applied experience.  Research and community engagement are infused throughout our entire anthropology curriculum, but examples of highly research-focused or community serving classes include (but are not limited to):

  • ANTH 3381 – Social Statistics
  • ANTH 4316 – Linguistic Anthropology
  • ANTH 4485 – Ethnographic Methods
  • ANTH 4487 – Archaeological Investigation
  • ANTH 4440 – Applied Anthropology
  • ANTH 4355+4155 – Forensic Anthropology
  • ANTH 4467 – Primatology
  • ANTH 4398 – Special Topics
  • ANTH 4327 – Anthropology Internship
  • ANTH 4600 – Archaeological Field Research

Minor in Anthropology

A minor in anthropology requires 18 credit hours of anthropology courses, including ANTH 1415 Physical Anthropology and ANTH 2316 Understanding Cultures.