Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology

Outline

Students who declare the anthropology major are encouraged to participate in field, laboratory, and museum projects and to work closely with the faculty on research. Many projects can be tailored to student interests. The anthropology program has a small museum with varied exhibits, an archaeological laboratory, human skeletal materials for study, and a slide collection on topics related to anthropology. Majors are advised to gain field experience and to design a program of electives with a vocational orientation or to declare an appropriate minor in consultation with a faculty advisor.

Requirements for the Major in Anthropology

In addition to the college’s General Education, quantitative skills and foreign language requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree (consult College Catalog for an explanation of each), the following courses are required for the liberal arts major in anthropology. The total major requirement is 33 credit hours.


Required Courses, 12 credits

  • ANT 102: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
  • ANT 300: Human Evolution and Survival
  • ANT 492: Anthropological Theory
  • ANT 493: Anthropological Methods


Two courses from the following: 6 credits
Cultural area courses


Two courses from the following: 6 credits
Topics courses


Electives: 9 credits

Can be fulfilled by any anthropology course or 3 credits can be from CPV 400 (Cooperative Education Internship)