Anthropology, BA

Required courses for Anthropology major

The anthropology major requires the completion of 33 credits distributed as follows. Students must complete two of the three primary introductory courses in Anthropology (ANTH 0582, ANTH 0680, and ANTH 0780) with a grade of C or better prior to declaring this major.

Core courses

• ANTH 0582 - INTRODUCTION TO ARCHEOLOGY
• ANTH 0680 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
• ANTH 0780 - INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

History of Anthropology course

• ANTH 1552 - A HISTORY OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL THOUGHT

One Writing Course in Anthropology

See Anthropology Undergraduate Canvas Page for full listing of Writing courses. Examples include:

• ANTH 1447 - LANGUAGE, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY
• ANTH 1530 - ORIGINS OF CITIES
• ANTH 1560 - POLITICS IN PREHISTORY
• ANTH 1747 - WRITING CULTURE
• ANTH 1750 - UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR
• ANTH 1763 - FIELD METHODS

One Methods course; these are offered in each sub-discipline

See Anthropology Undergraduate Canvas Page for full listing of Methods courses. Examples include:

• ANTH 1505 - ENVIRONMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY
• ANTH 1515 - LITHIC ANALYSIS
• ANTH 1534 - ARCHEOLOGICAL DATA ANALYSIS 1
• ANTH 1541 - CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
• ANTH 1556 - ZOOARCHAEOLOGY
• ANTH 1602 - HUMAN SKELETAL ANALYSIS
• ANTH 1617 - PALEOPATHOLOGY
• ANTH 1709 - ACTIVIST ANTHROPOLOGY
• ANTH 1763 - FIELD METHODS

One Undergraduate Seminar course

ANTH 1750 or other Undergraduate Seminar. See Anthropology Undergraduate Canvas Page for full listing of Undergraduate Seminar courses.

Elective courses

Students are required to complete a minimum of five elective courses in ANTH courses; three of these must be at the 1000 level.

Other requirements

Grade requirements: A minimum GPA of 2.0 in departmental courses is required for graduation.

Satisfactory/No Credit option: No course that counts toward the major can be taken on an S/NC basis.

Writing (W) requirement: Students must complete at least one W course in the major. The department strongly recommends a field school course for undergraduate majors.

Honors major requirements: Students with a minimum overall GPA of 3.50 and a minimum GPA of 3.80 in their Anthropology courses may graduate from the department with honors, pending the submission and acceptance of a completed project representing substantial student research. An honors project may be the expanded version of a paper from a current or previous course, or may result from independent research.

Undergraduate Anthropology Club: This organization offers workshops, hosts informal discussions, shows films, and organizes field trips for Anthropology majors and those interested in Anthropology.

Lambda Alpha: Students with a minimum overall GPA of 3.25 and a minimum GPA of 3.50 in their Anthropology courses may apply for membership in the Delta Chapter of the Lambda Alpha Anthropology National Honor Society.