B.A. in Anthropology (Bachelor of Arts)
The B.A. track in anthropology trains students in the discipline’s four traditional subfields: cultural, biological, and linguistic anthropology and archaeology, providing them with a holistic understanding of humans as biological, cultural, and linguistic beings, both in the present and the past. This track is intended for students who seek a comprehensive understanding of human cultural and physical diversity within a broad social, historical, and evolutionary framework.
Requirements for a major in Anthropology
The degree code is 070.
Total number of required credits: 40 credits, of which at least 18 credits are at the 300 or 400 level.
Requirements for Anthropology track
INTRODUCTORY COURSES:
Four courses required – 14 credits
- 01:070:101 Culture and Social Life (3) - fall 2019, spring 2020
- 01:070:102 Introduction to Human Evolution (4) - fall 2019, spring 2020
- 01:070:105 Introduction to Archaeology (4) - fall 2019, spring 2020 (honors lab only, limited seats)
- 01:070:108 Language, Culture and Society (3) - fall 2019, spring 2020
300- OR 400-LEVEL COURSES:
One course in three of the four anthropology sub-disciplines – 9 credits:
300- OR 400-LEVEL CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY COURSES
- 01:070:302 Culture and the Environment - fall 2019
- 01:070:303 Wealth and Culture - fall 2019
- 01:070:304 Political Anthropology
- 01:070:305 Anthropology of Development - fall 2019
- 01:070:307 Medical Anthropology - spring 2020
- 01:070:308 Anthropology of Religion - fall 2019
- 01:070:309 Visual Anthropology - spring 2020
- 01:070:311 History of Anthropology - fall 2019
- 01:070:317 Method and Analysis in Cultural Anthropology - fall 2019
- 01:070:318 Reading Ethnographic Writing
- 01:070:319 Anthropology and Human Rights
- 01:070:320 Diaspora, Race, and Ethnicity in the United States
- 01:070:322 Anthropology of Islam
- 01:070:323 Women Writing Culture
- 01:070:324 Globalization, Sex, and Families - fall 2019
- 01:070:338 Culture, Wealth and Power in Africa
- 01:070:341 Language, Food and Society
- 01:070:348 Primate Behavioral ecology
- 01:070:360 Law, Justice, Rights - spring 2020
- 01:070:367 Anthropology Goes to the Movies - fall 2019
- 01:070:368 Anthropology of Mass Media - spring 2020
- 01:070:369 The Cultural Politics of Nazism
- 01:070:371 The Politics of Culture
- 01:070:372 Body Politics - spring 2020
- 01:070:373 Visual Ethnography of Everyday Life
- 01:070:374 Localities and Global Systems
- 01:070:376 Power and Difference
- 01:070:378 The Anthropology of Gender
- 01:070:379 Gender and Power in Africa
- 01:070:380 Culture, Memory, History - spring 2020
- 01:070:389 Ethnography of Gender in South Asia
- 01:070:401 Theories in Cultural Anthropology
- 01:070:406 Rights and Wrongs of Indigenous Peoples - spring 2020
300- OR 400-LEVEL LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY COURSES
- 01:070:312 Language and Social Diversity - spring 2020
300- OR 400-LEVEL BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY COURSES
- 01:070:310 Human Aggression
- 01:070:325 Evolution and Culture - fall 2019
- 01:070:328 Evolution, Cooperation, and Conflict - spring 2020
- 01:070:329 Human Evolutionary Genetics
- 01:070:336 Primatology, Wildlife Ecology, and Conservation in Kenya
- 01:070:337 Field Methods and Analysis in Primatology in Kenya
- 01:070:345 Study Abroad - Applied Conservation and Ecosystem Management
- 01:070:346 Honors Study Abroad - Applied Conservation and Ecosystem Management
- 01:070:347 Study Abroad - Advanced Primate Behavior and Ecology
- 01:070:348 Primate Behavioral Ecology
- 01:070:349 Advanced Physical Anthropology
- 01:070:350 Primatology and Human Evolution
- 01:070:354 Functional and Developmental Anatomy of the Primate Skeleton
- 01:070:355 Laboratory in Skeletal Biology of Primates
- 01:070:356 Human Variation - spring 2020
- 01:070:358 Human Osteology - spring 2020
- 01:070:359 Human Osteology Laboratory - spring 2020
- 01:070:361 Hunters and Gatherers - spring 2020
- 01:070:377 Evolution and Religion
- 01:070:390 Fossil Hominin Anatomy
- 01:070:402 Primate Conservation Biology
- 01:070:420 Evolutionary Genetics: Humans and Other Primates
300- OR 400-LEVEL ARCHAEOLOGY COURSES
- 01:070:314 Prehistoric Funerary Archaeology
- 01:070:326 Life in the Pleistocene
- 01:070:327 Life in the Early Holocene
- 01:070:330 Archaeology of Australia - spring 2020
- 01:070:332 North American Archaeology - spring 2020
- 01:070:333 Colonial Archaeology
- 01:070:334 Field Study in Archaeology
- 01:070:335 Analysis of Archaeological Data
- 01:070:339 Caribbean Archaeology
- 01:070:391 Lithic Analysis in Archaeology
- 01:070:392 Faunal Analysis in Archaeology
- 01:070:393 Cultural Resource Management
- 01:070:394 Geological Context in Paleoanthropology - spring 2020
- 01:070:395 Quantification of Archaeological Data
- 01:070:397 Practicum in Vertebrate Paleontology
- 01:070:398 Field Study Paleoanthropology
- 01:070:404 Advanced Seminar in Archaeology
- 01:070:426 South African Archaeology
ELECTIVE COURSES:
Five courses required, of which at least three are at the 300 or 400 level – 15 credits
Honors in Anthropology credit (01:070:497, 498), and one approved independent study course (01:070:495, 496), may be used toward elective credit. No course may fulfill more than one sub-disciplinary requirement. Credit may be given for courses in other departments if approved.
All courses applied to this major must be completed with a grade of C or better.
