Anthropology offers B.A. major (30 hours) and minor (18 hours) degree options. The B.A. major requires a four-course sequence (12 credits) that provides foundational knowledge in cultural and linguistic anthropology, bioanthropology, and archaeology, two methods courses (6 credits), and other course electives (12 credits). The minor requires 18 hours of coursework, drawing from the core and elective options.

The four core anthropology courses are 3-credits each:

Anth 303 Cultural Anthropology
Anth 304 Biological Anthropology
Anth 305 Archaeology
Anth 409 Anthropological Theory

Methods class on campus include: Anth 320 (Animal Use in History), 344 (Archaeological Science), 375 (Digital Archaeology), 405 (Human Osteology), 406 (Methods in Ethnohistory), 407 (Methods in Ethnography), 408 (Lab Methods), 412 (Ceramic Analysis), 413 (Public Archaeology), 419 (Dental Anthropology), 425 (Bone Detectives II).

Methods courses off campus include: Anth 335 (Archaeology Field Session), 390 (Bioarchaeology Abroad), 391 (Archaeology Abroad), 392 (Field Study in the Andes), and 393 (Ethnographic Methods Abroad).

Catalog Description

Overview | Degree Requirements

Anthropology is the comparative study of human culture. The department offers a broad range of courses dealing with human evolution, the culture of peoples from around the world and through time, biological and cultural human adaptation, and archaeology.

Minimum Total Credit Hours: 120

General Education Requirements

See the ‘General Education/Core Curriculum‘ for the School of Liberal Arts.

Course Requirements

A major in anthropology for the B.A. degree requires 30 semester hours, including Anth 303, 304, 305, and 409, and a total of 6 hours selected from one of the following methods courses: Anth 320, 335, 344, 375, 390, 391, 392, 393, 405, 406, 407, 408, 412 and 413, 419, and 425.

Other Academic Requirements

An anthropology major may minor in sociology and vice versa.