Anthropology, B.A.

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Degree Requirements

Area F: Courses Appropriate to the Major Field (18 Hours)

Required Courses (12 Hours)

ANTH 2010 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 2020 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 2030 - Archaeology and Prehistory 3 Credit Hours
World language at the 1002 level or higher (3 Hours)

Additional Courses

Select additional courses as follows to complete 18 hours in Area F

Choose at least one course from the following

ANTH 1102 - Introduction to Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ENVS 1402 - Plant Resources in the Environment 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 1101 - Introduction to Human Geography 3 Credit Hours
GEOL 1122K - Introductory Geology II 4 Hours
MATH 1401 - Elementary Statistics 3 Credit Hours
HIST 1111 - Survey of World History to 1500 3 Credit Hours
PHIL 1010 - Critical Thinking 2 Credit Hours
PERS 2001 - Perspectives on Comparative Culture 2 Credit Hours
SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit Hours
WGSS 2010 - Introduction to Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies 3 Credit Hours
World language at the 2001 level (3 Hours)

Choose no more than one course from the following

AL 2101 - Exploring Language 3 Credit Hours
AL 2102 - Languages of the World 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 2040 - Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
World language at the 2002 level 3 Hours

Area G: Major Courses (27 Hours)

Course that fulfills CTW requirement (3 Hours)

ANTH 4970 - Senior Seminar in Anthropology-CTW 3 Credit Hours

Theory Course

Select one

ANTH 4020 - Anthropological Theory 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 4600 - Archaeological Theory 4 Credit Hours

Methods Course

Select one (at least 3 hours)

ANTH 4340 - Applied Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 4360 - Methods and Theories in Biological Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 4370 - Forensic Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 4480 - Ethnography in the 21st Century 4 Credit Hours
ANTH 4550 - Field School in Anthropology 4 to 8 Credit Hours
ANTH 4590 - Archaeological Methods 4 Credit Hours
ANTH 4670 - Research Methods in Sociocultural Anthropology 3 Credit Hours

Electives

Additional courses at the 3000 or 4000 level (at least 17 hours)

Area H: Minor and Additional Courses

Students taking more than 15 hours in courses in anthropology may count the additional hours toward their electives or may consider completing a double major.

Students majoring in anthropology are not required to take a minor.
Students majoring in anthropology must take additional courses as electives to complete a minimum of 120 hours, exclusive of KH 1010 .

Graduation with Distinction in the Major

This unit offers undergraduate students with the opportunity to earn the designation of graduation with distinction in the major. Please contact the undergraduate director for the specific criteria for this honor.