The Anthropology Major
The anthropology major provides students with an understanding of
human society in terms of its biological and cultural aspects in the
widest historical and comparative framework. This major provides a
useful background for students interested in careers in education,
research, government service, and other employment where a knowledge
of human relations is important.
The requirements for the anthropology major are 30 credits as follows:
1. 18 credits in anthropology that must include 21&62:070:203
Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology 21&62:070:204
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology.
3 credits in an area course:
21&62:070:207 Indians of North America
21&62:070:316 Peoples and Cultures of Africa
21&62:070:352 Peoples and Cultures of Latin America
21&62:070:353 Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia
21&62:070:361 Selected Area Studies
21&62:070:367 Archaeology of the Old World
21&62:070:369 New World Archaeology
3 credits in a comparative course:
21&62:070:301 Anthropology of Development
21&62:070:303 Anthropology of Postcolonialism
21&62:070:305 Culture and Personality
21&62:070:306 Anthropology of Power
21&62:070:309 Medical Anthropology
21&62:070:310 Comparative Religion
21&62:070:331 Urban Anthropology
21&62:070:337 Anthropology of Inequality
21&62:070:340 Comparative Roles of Women
21&62:070:350 Cultural Ecology
21&62:070:358 Archaeological Theory and Practice
21&62:070:363 Anthropology of Social Life
21&62:070:420 Tribal Warfare
3 credits in an advanced seminar:
21&62:070:425 Research in Anthropology
21&62:070:492 Seminar in Anthropology or
3 credits of independent study
3 credits in one additional anthropology course
2. 12 credits from other course listings in anthropology
and sociology. With departmental approval, related courses offered
in other departments may be applied toward the major.
Anthropology, Minor Requirements
The minor requires 18 credits as follows:
1. 12 credits in anthropology which must include
21&62:070:203 Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology
21&62:070:204 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology;
3 credits in an area course;
3 credits in a comparative course;
2. 6 credits from other course offerings in anthropology
and sociology;
3. With departmental approval, related courses offered in
other departments may be applied toward the minor.
Archaeology, Minor Requirements
The minor in archaeology is an interdepartmental program administered
through the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures
and involving the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the
Department of Geological Sciences.
Minor Requirements:
The minor requires a minimum of 19 credits, selected from the offerings
of the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities.
Group 1 (Natural Sciences) Minimum of 4 credits
Geology: 21&62:460:103 Planet Earth; 21&62:460:104 Planet
Earth Laboratory
Group 2 (Social Sciences) Minimum of 6 credits
Anthropology: 21&62:070:203 Introduction to Physical Anthropology
& Archaeology; 21&62:070:358 Archaeological Theory and Practice;
21&62:070:367 Archaeology of the Old World; 21&62:070:369
New World Archaeology
Hebraic Studies: 21&62:500:235,236 The World of the Bible
Group 3 (Humanities) Minimum of 6 credits
Classics: 21:190:214 Greek Archaeology; 21:190:215 Roman Archaeology;
21:190:310 Ancient Technology; 21:190:315,316 Topics in Mediterranean
Civilization
Group 4 - 3 credits
3 additional credits in any one of the above groups, to be taken
in the senior year, and to include the writing of a research paper,
the subject of which ties together the course of study; or a 3-credit
individual study project in a participating department, taken with
the approval of the program adviser and instructors involved.
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