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For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Sociology and Anthropology department page.

Total Credits Required 120
General Education
30-40
Required Courses 36
 
Fundamentals and Theory Core 20
     Fundamentals Courses 4
     Select one of the following courses from outside of the student’s major concentration: 4
     (Students with the general anthropology concentration may select any fundamentals course.)  
          AN 100 Introduction to Socio-Cultural Anthropology (4 cr.) [SOCR]  
          AN 101 Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology (4 cr.)  
          AN 110 Introduction to Anthropology (4 cr.) [PERS]  
     Theory Course 4
     AN 470 Culture and Power 4
 
Anthropology Electives 12
Choose any AN courses at the 200-level or above.
Anthropology Concentration 16
Choose one concentration from the following:
 
     Archaeology Concentration 16
     AN 101 Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology 4
     AN courses with numbers ending in 40-59 (excluding AN 340, AN 440, and AN 450), AN 265, AN 390, AN 420, AN 340,  2-4
     or approved course if the topic is related to archaeology.  
   
     Anthropology Methods Courses  
     AN 355 Archaeological Field Methods/Field School 6
     AN 375 Archaeology Lab Methods 4
 
     Forensic Anthropology Concentration 16
     AN 101 Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology 4
     AN courses with numbers ending in 60-79 (excluding AN 265, AN 375, and AN 470),  2-4
     or approved course if the topic is related to forensic anthropology.  
   
     Anthropology Methods Courses  
     AN 355 Archaeological Field Methods/Field School 6
     AN 365 Forensic Anthropology 4
 
     General Anthropology Concentration 16
     Select one course from the following: 4
          AN 100 Introduction to Socio-Cultural Anthropology (4 cr.) [SOCR]  
          AN 101 Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology (4 cr.)  
          AN 110 Introduction to Anthropology (4 cr.) [PERS]  
     AN course 300-level or above 2-4
   
     Anthropology Methods Courses  
     AN 340 Ethnographic Field Methods 4
     Select one course from the following: 4-6
          AN 355 Archaeological Field Methods/Field School (6 cr.)  
          AN 365 Forensic Anthropology (4 cr.)  
 
     Sociocultural Anthropology Concentration 16
     AN 100 Introduction to Socio-Cultural Anthropology [SOCR] 4
     AN course with numbers ending in 20-39 (excluding AN 420 and AN 430), AN 210, AN 312, AN 315, AN 383, AN 390, 2-4
     or approved course if the topic is related to sociocultural anthropology.  
   
     Anthropology Methods Courses  
     AN 340 Ethnographic Field Methods 4
     Select one course from the following: 4-6
          AN 355 Archaeological Field Methods/Field School (6 cr.)  
          AN 365 Forensic Anthropology (4 cr.)  
         Or an approved language, communication, GIS, or data analysis course  

The anthropology major requires both a concentration and a minor or additional major. 

 


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