The Department of Anthropology curriculum is designed with an emphasis on urban and applied anthropology and on research methods, while retaining the classic "four-field" approach to anthropology. Please see Anthropology Course Descriptions for the new courses and revised descriptions.  You can verify your progress toward graduation by using this handy Anthropology Graduation Check Sheet!

CURRICULUM IN ANTHROPOLOGY

*See General Course Requirements and Approved Electives in the Liberal Arts Section.

**Other courses may be substituted with approval of department.

The curriculum is planned to give a common background to all majors. Therefore all students must take:

1. Anthropology 2051 and 2052.

2. Anthropology 3101, 3201, or 3301.

3. At least nine hours from topics/theory courses in anthropology at the 4000-level or higher (excluding 4990).

4. At least six hours from area studies courses in anthropology.

5. At least three hours from Anthropology 4721, 4761, 4772, or 4775.

6. Anthropology 4801 and 4995.

In addition, please note:

• Students planning to continue in cultural anthropology, archaeology, physical anthropology, or linguistics should choose the needed additional six hours from courses appropriate to their specialization.

• No more than three credit hours at the 1000 level may count toward the major.

• All students must take six hours of courses numbered 2000 or above from the social sciences other than anthropology.

• Anthropology majors may satisfy the computer literacy requirement by taking either Computer Science 1000 or Sociology 2707. Three additional hours of statistics or computer sciences are strongly recommended for all majors.

• The nine hours in foreign language must be in the same language. Alternatively, students may opt to take 12 hours in two foreign languages (six hours in each of two languages). If the 12-hour option is chosen, reduce approved electives by three hours; the remaining 27 hours of approved electives must then include three hours of 2000+ humanities.

• Students planning to continue in graduate school are strongly advised to take the honors degree in anthropology.

Minor in Anthropology

Students who wish to secure a significant background in anthropology while majoring in another area may do so by earning 18 credit hours in anthropology courses, including both Anthropology 2051 and 2052 and at least nine hours at or above the 3000 level (exclusive of Anthropology 3896 and 4991). Successful completion of these requirements with an average of at least 2.0 in the minor will result in a minor in anthropology.

Honors in Anthropology

An honors program is available for qualified students who may be admitted by departmental action in the junior year. To secure admission a student must have an overall average of 3.25 and a 3.5 average in anthropology. The program requires successful completion of at least three hours of Arts and Sciences courses, completion of a 4000-level anthropology course on the honors level, the completion of an honors thesis, which involves earning six hours in Anthropology 3896, and the maintenance of an average of 3.6 in anthropology and 3.25 overall. The honors thesis is to be defended orally before a committee composed of the thesis director, another member of the anthropology faculty appointed by the department chair, and a representative of the honors program.