Nov 22, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Anthropology Major, BA (62 Credits)


This liberal arts and sciences major provides background to prepare students for any vocation, in that a measure of achievement in all careers is success in human relationships. The major is also consistent with employment in a variety of business, government and social service areas.

Anthropology Program Learner Outcomes


Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

  • define concepts basic to the anthropological study of humans, such as culture, cultural variability, evolutionary change, ethnocentrism, cultural relativism, and holism;
  • identify the goals, main subject areas and distinctive characteristics of each sub-field;
  • recognize the range and variety of biological, cultural, and bio-cultural adaptations past and present;
  • classify the symbolic and communicative capacities of humans expressed through culture;
  • identify and describe appropriate research methods and techniques for the 4 sub-fields of anthropology;
  • use anthropological literature and appropriate information technology; and
  • articulate the ethics of the discipline as they relate to hypothetical scenarios.

Required Courses


Additional Required Courses


  • Credits: (4)
  • Select 300-level courses from at least three subfields:  Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Linguistics-Credits: (16)
  • Advanced (400-level) courses (must include a department-approved, 400-level seminar course) Credits: (16)
  • Department-approved electives Credits: (4)

Total Credits: 62


College and Department Information


Anthropology and Museum Studies Department  
College of the Sciences  

Program Codes
ANTHLABA, ANTHLABAP