Anthropology - Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
This major is offered through the Department of Anthropology in the School of Arts and Sciences.
The introductory courses provide our majors with a sense of the scope of anthropological inquiry, while the core courses, which should be taken in the sophomore or junior year, offer a more advanced focus on method and theory. The electives can be tailored to each student’s interests, for example, in ancient societies, immigrants and refugees, forensics, environmental anthropology, or cultural heritage. In addition to these required and elective courses, we encourage our majors to study abroad and pursue internships in relevant fields. In their senior year, students develop a Capstone Project based on either student-faculty research or an internship experience. The Senior Seminar, held in their final semester, allows students to workshop their Capstone Projects to produce a professional-quality paper, poster, or talk. Some students choose to develop their Capstone Project into a Senior Thesis.
For Anthropology majors in the University Honors Program, HSSS courses satisfy Social Science distribution requirements.
Introductory Courses - Take All
| ANTH 101 | Introduction to Anthropology: Cultural Competency in a Global Society | 3 |
| ANTH 105 | Human Evolution | 3 |
| ANTH 108 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
Theory Course - Take One
| ANTH 200 | Core Perspectives in Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 201 | Ethnographic Research Design and Conduct | 3 |
| ANTH 208 | Excavating Theory: Interpretation in Archaeology | 3 |
Methods Courses - Take One
| ANTH 201 | Ethnographic Research Design and Conduct | 3 |
| ANTH 351 | Archaeological Field Methods | 4 |
| ANTH 352 | Archaeological Laboratory Methods | 3 |
Anthropology Electives - Take Six
| ANTH 110 | Speech and Experience: Anthropology of Language | 3 |
| ANTH 202 | Sex & Culture in Modern World | 3 |
| ANTH 203 | Race and Ethnicity: Social Science Perspectives | 3 |
| ANTH 204 | Forensic Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 206 | Artifact Studies in Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 214 | The Anthropology of Food | 3 |
| ANTH 215 | Ruins, Relics and Restoration of the Biblical Past | 3 |
| ANTH 217 | Migrants, Refugees and the Homeless | 3 |
| ANTH 218 | Anthropology and the Environment: From Conservation to Devastation | 3 |
| ANTH 220 | Technology & Society | 3 |
| ANTH 230 | Sacred Cities of the World | 3 |
| ANTH 254 | Ancient Cultures of South America | 3 |
| ANTH 259 | Ancient Art and Architecture | 3 |
| ANTH 260 | Anthropology of Religion | 3 |
| ANTH 264/ANTH 264/AFRI 264 | Public Archaeology and the Africana Experience: Roots, Resistance, Resilience | 3 |
| ANTH 290 | Legislating Heritage: Domestic Law and International Conventions | 3 |
| ANTH 310 | Islam in the Modern World | 3 |
| ANTH 311 | Heritage, Archaeology and the Contemporary Middle East | 3 |
| ANTH 322 | Lost Cities & Ancient Empires | 3 |
| ANTH 334 | The Inca Empire Before and After the Conquest | 3 |
| ANTH 341 | Medical Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 354 | Archaeology of Settlements & Landscapes | 3 |
| ANTH 355 | Latinos and Latinas in the U.S. | 3 |
Senior Seminar - Take All