Anthropology, BA

Requirements

52 or 58 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 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

ANT 46000Anthropological Capstone: Careers in Anthropology

1

MTH 14100Basic Statistics

3

SOC 10200Basic Concepts of Sociology

3

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

Cultural Anthropology Emphasis

 24 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 30600Ethnographic Field School

6

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

3

ANT 32400The Anthropology of Religion

3

ANT 32700Environmental Anthropology

3

Plus 9 credit hours selected from the following courses:

ANT 30800Archaeological Field School

6

ANT 31700Social and Cultural Change

3

ANT 40500Historical Archaeology

3

ANT 45000Internship in Anthropology

3-9

ART 23400Fibers I

3

ART 24000Ceramics I

3

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

3

PSY 30400Basic Research Methods

3

PSY 30600Behavioral Science Statistics

3

REL 23000Introduction to Asian Religions

3

REL 31800Asian Myth and Religion

3

SOC 21400The Family

3

SOC 24000The Sociology of Gender Roles

3

SOC 32100Urban Sociology

3

SOC 32400Social Interaction in Everyday Life

3

Archaeology Emphasis

30 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 9 credit hours selected from the methodology focus area courses below:

ANT 32700Environmental Anthropology

3

ANT 33700Anthropology of Migration

3

ANT 45000Internship in Anthropology

3-9

ART 18100Analog Photography I

3

ART 18101Digital Photography I

3

ART 23400Fibers I

3

ART 24000Ceramics I

3

HIS 20300Historical Methods

3

MTH 24100Statistics for Natural Science

3

Plus 6 credit hours selected from the research focus area courses below:

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

3

ARTH 35700Ancient Art

3

AST 20200Public History

3

HIS 22300The Ancient and Medieval World

3

HIS 30800The Origins of the United States to 1800

3

SOC 24000The Sociology of Gender Roles

3