Anthropology, B.A.

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Degree Requirements

Field of Study Area (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)

Field Electives

Select additional elective courses from the following to complete 18 hours in the Field of Study Area:

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 1122 - Introductory Geology II 3 Credit Hours and
GEOL 1122L - Introductory Geology II Laboratory 1 Credit 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

Major Area (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 - History of Sociocultural Theory in Anthropology 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 Analysis 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)

Minor and Additional Courses Area

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.

Additional Information

Program Financial Information

No additional expenses are needed to complete this degree program. Some special courses that travel away from campus, such as ANTH 4550 - Field School in Anthropology, will have additional costs. The department offers two endowed scholarships for undergraduate majors: the Robert L. Blakeley Endowed Scholarship in Anthropology and the Jeremy D. Gillen Endowed Memorial Scholarship in Anthropology.

Program Degree Requirements

Alternatives are available to some core and major requirements. Please see the Director of Undergraduate Studies for specific guidelines.

In addition to the Program Degree Requirements, students must fulfill the College of Arts and Sciences Degree Requirements (see College Degree Requirements) and the University Degree Requirements (see 1400 University Degree Requirements and Graduation).

University Grade-Point Average and Grade Requirements

Georgia State University undergraduate students must achieve an overall institutional grade-point average of 2.0 and a major GPA of 2.0 in Areas G and H to receive a bachelor’s degree from the university. Grades of C- can be used to satisfy graduation requirements. However, some courses have prerequisites that require a grade of C or higher. (See GPA Requirement for additional information.)

Graduation with Distinction

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.