Anthropology, BA

Core Courses (12 credits, 4 courses)

• ANTH 0770 - INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY 1: BIOLOGICAL/PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY (SS)
• ANTH 0771 - INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY 2: LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOCIOCULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (SS, SS1)
• ANTH 1110 - ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY (Fall even yrs.; Anthro majors with 60+ credits; W3)
• ANTH 1955 - ANTHROPOLOGY CAPSTONE (Prerequisite Anth 1110)

Anthropology Electives (15 credits, 5 courses)

• ANTH 0455 - DIVERSITY IN THE US (SS2)
• ANTH 1220 - CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE HUMAN CHALLENGE (SS3, Environ. Studies, Global Studies, Ecology)
• ANTH 1310 - MIGRATION AND DIASPORAS (SS3, WP, Global Studies, Legal Studies)
• ANTH 1410 - REPRODUCTIVE POLITICS (SS, WP, Political Science, Gender Studies, Global Studies)
• ANTH 1481 - THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF DEATH (SS1, WP, Global Studies, Diversity)
• ANTH 1705 - SUPERNATURAL WORLDS: ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION (SS, SS1, Global Studies, Diversity)
• ANTH 1760 - THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF LAW (SS, SS1, Legal Studies, Global Studies, History)
• ANTH 1762 - HUMAN ECOLOGY (SS, SS1, Environ. Studies, Natural Science)
• ANTH 1767 - ETHNIC IDENTITIES (SS, SS3, History, Political Science, Diversity, Global Studies)
• ANTH XXXX - WOMEN’S WORK (SS, SS1, History, Political Science, Gender Studies)

Interdisciplinary Electives (9 credits, 3 courses)

Students will do three from any of the following courses.  They may choose to concentrate on a “related area” (if a minor is unavailable) or they may select courses across disciplines.  They must choose 3 of the following:

• BIOSC 1017 - EPIDEMIOLOGY *
• BIOSC 1150 - HISTORY OF EVOLUTIONARY THOUGHT *
• BIOSC 1372 - ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 1 *
• CJ 1130 - MINORITY ISSUES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
• COMMRC 1410 - FILM AND PROPAGANDA *
• GEOG 0101 - WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
• HIST 1323 - AMERICA’S GREAT MIGRATION
• HIST 1470 - EURASIAN CURRENTS/ SILK ROADS OF THE COMMON ERA
• HIST 1525 - MEXICO, AZTECS TO THE PRESENT
• HIST 1583 - 20THC LATIN AMERICAN REVOLUTIONS
• HIST 1768 - CHRISTIANS MUSLIMS JEWS IN THE MIDDLE AGES: CONNECTION & CONFLICT
• PS 0300 - COMPARATIVE POLITICS
• PS 1503 - INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
• SOC 0352 - SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
• SOCSCI 0200 - RESEARCH METHODS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

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  * These courses have prerequisities; however, some students may have taken the prerequisities under Gen Ed requirements or for other reasons.  These courses are particularly good for students who want to focus on Biological Anthropology or Environmental Anthropology.  Or if they minor in Biology, which is encouraged.