Program Requirements
Anthropology Major Requirements
Majors complete a total of 30 credits in anthropology: eight core courses and two elective courses, distributed as follows:
| 100 Level Core Courses | (6) | |
| At least two courses must be selected: | ||
| ANTH 103 | LC Anthropology in Action | |
| ANTH 104 | CC Foundations of Anthropology | |
| ANTH 106D | P5 Cross Cultural Interaction | |
| ANTH 107 | CC Conflict and Culture | |
| ANTH 110 | P1 Myths, Monsters, and Mysteries | |
| 200 Level Core Courses | (12) | |
| At least one course must be selected from each of the subfields below: | ||
| Cultural Anthropology | ||
| ANTH 209 | P5 World Cultures | |
| ANTH 226 | P2 Anthropology of Law | |
| ANTH 227 | P3 Anthropology of Sex | |
| ANTH 238 | P5 Global Health | |
| ANTH 240 | P2 Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion | |
| Biological Anthropology | ||
| ANTH 201D | P4 The Human Animal | |
| ANTH 221C | P4 Bones, Bodies, and Detection | |
| ANTH 231C | P4 The Primates | |
| ANTH 241D | P3 Medical Anthropology | |
| ANTH 260 | P4 Genetics, Health, and Human Variation | |
| SOCI 201 | SQ Principles of Epidemiology | |
| Linguistic Anthropology | ||
| ANTH 204D | P5 Studying Language | |
| ANTH 237 | Language and Society | |
| ANTH 243 | P5 Ethnomedicine | |
| Archeology | ||
| ANTH 254 | Ancient Civilizations | |
| ANTH 264 | P4 Paleopathology | |
| ARTS/MSTD 228D | P3 Introduction to Museum Studies | |
| ARTS/MSTD 229D | P3 This Old House – Historic Site Administration | |
| 300 level Core Courses | (6) | |
| At least two courses must be selected: | ||
| ANTH 305 | Seminar in Cultural Anthropology | |
| ANTH 306 | Seminar in Biological Anthropology | |
| ANTH 308 | Archeology: Theory and Methods | |
| ANTH 320 | Disaster, Hazard, and Risk | |
| ANTH 330 | Special Topics in Area Studies | |
| Electives | (6) | |
| Two additional ANTH electives may be chosen at any level (excluding 199) | ||
| Total | (30) | |
Each anthropology major is strongly encouraged to study a foreign language in depth, take a course in statistical methods, and spend appreciable time experiencing another culture. This may be done by attending college in a foreign country for a semester or year, taking part in a summer research or study program, or traveling. Students should discuss the possibilities of such work with their departmental advisor.
Each major is also strongly encouraged to complete a departmental internship (ANTH 490) or take part in a fieldwork course (ANTH 493).
For students majoring in anthropology, all courses designated as anthropology (ANTH) and all other courses outside of the discipline that meet a major requirement are included in the determination of the grade point average in the major.