Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology

Beyond the general university requirements, the major in anthropology must complete at least 52 credits of departmentally approved course work.

Required Lower Division Courses

ANTH 107            The Nature of Language        3 cr
ANTH 203            Intro to Archaeology          3 cr
ANTH 230            Introduction to Biological
                    Anthropology                  3 cr
ANTH 232            Introduction to Biological    
                    Anthropology Laboratory       1 cr
ANTH 250            Comparative Social
                    Organization                  3 cr
ANTH 237            Peoples and Cultures of
                    the Old World                 3 cr
                    OR
ANTH 238            Peoples and Cultures of the
                    New World                     3 cr
                                                  TOTAL: 16 CR

Required Upper Division Courses

ANTH 401            History and Theory of              
                    Anthropology                  3 cr

Plus at least 3 credits from each of the four sub-field core courses:

Archaeology

ANTH 403            Theory in Archaeology         3 cr
ANTH 404            Material Cultural Analysis    3 cr
ANTH 405            Analytical Techniques 
                    Laboratory                    1 cr

Biological Anthropology

ANTH 330            Human Origins and Evolution   3 cr
ANTH 332            Human Osteology               3 cr
     
Linguistic Anthropology
ANTH 360            Introduction Sociolinguistics 3 cr
ANTH 458            Historical Linguistics        3 cr

Sociocultural Anthropology

ANTH 384            Methods and Techniques 
                    of Ethnographic 
                    Field Research                3 cr
ANTH 402            Ecological Anthropology       3 cr
IN ADDITION:        Upper Division Anthropology             
                    Courses                       9 cr
                                                  TOTAL 24 cr

Related Areas

In consultation with a departmental advisor, students will complete 9 credits of upper division courses in fields outside the department which are related to their specific interests.

One of the following 3 credit statistics courses must also be completed:

MATH 252 or BIOS 315                              TOTAL 12 cr

Minor in American Indian Studies

Required Courses

ANTH 100            General Anthropology          3 cr
ANTH 220            Introduction to American
                    Indian Studies                3 cr
ANTH 238            People and Cultures of the
                    New World                     3 cr

Plus 12 credits from the following:

ANTH 362            American Indian Verbal Arts   3 cr
ANTH 364            Survey of American Indian               
                    Languages                     3 cr
ANTH 406            American Indian Health
                    Issues                        3 cr
ANTH 474            Special Topics in Indian                
                    Education                     3 cr
ANTH 489            Special Topics in American              
                    Indian Studies                3 cr
HIST 258            Native American History       3 cr
POLS 303            Law and the American Indian   3 cr
POLS 304            Tribal Government             3 cr
                                                  TOTAL 21 cr

Minor in Anthropology

Required Courses

ANTH 107            The Nature of Language        3 cr
ANTH 203            Introduction to Archaeology   3 cr
ANTH 230            Introduction to Biological              
                    Anthropology                  3 cr
ANTH 232            Introduction to Biological              
                    Anthropology Lab              1 cr
ANTH 250            Comparative Social 
                    Organization                  3 cr
IN ADDITION:        Upper Division Anthropology             
                    Courses                       9 cr
                                                  TOTAL 22 cr