The anthropology program is designed to provide students with an understanding of the human condition based on the integration of historical, cultural, and biological perspectives. Through course offerings, students will broaden their familiarity with diverse ways of human life, past and present; gain knowledge of human adaptation and variation from our earliest ancestors to modern peoples; be exposed to employment opportunities in a variety of applied fields; and be prepared for graduate study in anthropology.
Students should meet with their advisor at least once every semester prior to selecting courses for the following semester. Students applying to graduate school in anthropology are encouraged to meet with their advisor two semesters before they plan to graduate for assistance in selecting appropriate programs.
A major in anthropology consists of a minimum of 34 hours of anthropology courses and must include:
- ANTH 210, 240, and 250
- One writing intensive course in anthropology
- Six additional hours of course work at the 400-level or above
- No more than three hours of course work at the 100-level
- C or better in every anthropology class counted in the major
- No more than twelve hours of anthropology classes may be transferred for the major.
A student with a major in anthropology is strongly encouraged to take a broad range of courses in all three subdisciplines of anthropology: archaeology, cultural anthropology and biological anthropology.
Baccalaureate Writing Requirement
Students who have chosen the anthropology major will satisfy the Baccalaureate Writing Requirement by successfully completing one of the following writing intensive courses:
- ANTH 354 Growth and Development
- ANTH 440 Ethnography
- ANTH 450 Primate Behavior and Ecology
A minor in anthropology consists of a minimum of 21 hours of anthropology courses and must include:
- ANTH 210 or 110
- ANTH 250 or 150
- ANTH 240
- Six hours of course work at the 400-level or above
- No more than six hours of course work at the 100 level
- C or better in every anthropology class counted in the minor
- No more than nine hours of anthropology classes may be transferred for the minor.