Program Requirements
B.A. in Anthropology
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.
Requirements
100 Level Core Courses – 6 credits
At least TWO 100 level courses must be selected:
- ANTH 104 – CC Foundations of Anthropology (3)
- ANTH 106D – P5 Cross Cultural Interaction (3)
- ANTH 107 – CC Conflict and Culture (3)
- ANTH 110 – P1 Myths, Monsters, and Mysteries (3)
200 Level Core Courses – 12 credits
At least ONE course must be selected from EACH of the subfields below:
Cultural Anthropology
- ANTH 209 – P5 World Cultures (3)
- ANTH 226 – P2 Anthropology of Law (3)
- ANTH 227– P3 Anthropology of Sex (3)
- ANTH 238 – P5 Global Health (3)
- ANTH 240 – P2 Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion (3)
Biological Anthropology
- ANTH 201D – P4 The Human Animal (3)
- ANTH 221C – P4 Bones, Bodies, and Detection (3)
- ANTH 231C – P4 The Primates (3)
- ANTH 241D – P3 Medical Anthropology (3)
- ANTH 260 – P4 Genetics, Health, and Human Variation (3)
- SOCI 201 – SQ Principles of Epidemiology (3)
Linguistic Anthropology
- ANTH 204D – P5 Studying Language (3)
- ANTH 237 – Language and Society (3)
- ANTH 243 – P5 Ethnomedicine (3)
Archeology
- ANTH 254 – Ancient Civilizations (3)
- ANTH 264 – P4 Paleopathology (3)
- ARTS/MSTD 228D – P3 Introduction to Museum Studies (3)
- ARTS/MSTD 229D – P3 This Old House – Historic Site Administration (3)
300 Level Core Courses – 6 credits
At least TWO courses must be selected:
- ANTH 305 – Seminar in Cultural Anthropology (3)
- ANTH 306 – Seminar in Biological Anthropology (3)
- ANTH 308 – Archeology: Theory and Methods (3)
- ANTH 320 – Disaster, Hazard, and Risk (3)
- ANTH 330 – Special Topics in Area Studies (3)
Electives – 6 credits
TWO additional ANTH electives may be chosen at any level excluding any foundational core courses (Learning Community, Research-Based Writing and Data Analytics).
Total: 30 credits
Each 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 to take part in a fieldwork course (ANTH 493).