Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology

Beyond the general university requirements, the major in anthropology must complete at least 53 credits of departmentally approved course work. The student must earn at least a C grade in all lower and upper division core courses.

Required Lower Division 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 Laboratory		1 cr 
ANTH 250	Introduction to Sociocultural 
		Anthropology			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 g401	History and Theory of 
		Anthropology			3 cr 
ANTH g495	Department Colloquium		1 cr 
		TOTAL: 				4 cr 
IN ADDITION:	Upper Division Anthropology
		Elective Courses		9 cr
Plus at least 3 credits from each of the four sub-field core courses: 
Archaeology 
ANTH g403	Theory in Archaeology		3 cr 
ANTH g404	Material Culture Analysis	3 cr
ANTH g405	Analytical Techniques 
		Laboratory 			1 cr 
Biological Anthropology 
ANTH g330	Human Origins and Evolution	3 cr
ANTH g334	Topics in Biological 
		Anthropology			3 cr 
Linguistic Anthropology 
ANTH g360	Introduction Sociolinguistics	3 cr
ANTH g458	Historical Linguistics	3 cr 
		Sociocultural Anthropology 
ANTH g384	Methods and Techniques 
		of Ethnographic 
		Field Research			3 cr 
ANTH g402	Ecological Anthropology		3 cr 
						TOTAL 12 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	Introduction to Statistics	3 cr
	OR 
BIOS 315	Introduction to Biometry	3 cr 
		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 
						TOTAL 9 cr
Plus 12 credits from the following: 
ANTH g362	American Indian Verbal Arts	3 cr
ANTH g364	Survey of American Indian 
		Languages			3 cr 
ANTH g406	American Indian Health 
		Issues				3 cr 
ANTH g474	Special Topics in 
		Indian Education		3 cr 
ANTH g489	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 Laboratory		1 cr 
ANTH 250	Introduction to Sociocultural 
		Anthropology			3 cr 
IN ADDITION:	Upper Division 
		Anthropology Courses		9 cr 
						TOTAL 22 cr